The next section of Highway 407 East to Taunton Road is set to open in January.
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407 Extension Opens In January
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged 407 East, Bethany, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Highway 407, highway 407 expansion on December 9, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Tis’ The Season For Giving To Charity
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged Bethany, Bethany Village, Charity, City of Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough Regional Health Centre on December 6, 2017| Leave a Comment »
During the holiday season the feeling of getting or giving too much ‘stuff’ is becoming a common concern. What do you give to the person who has everything? Or what do you give to the person who is trying to downsize and de-clutter – at any age?
Why not give a donation on behalf of your favourite charity instead?
A recent article in the local Kawartha news about the great work of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) made me stop to consider all of the needs in our communities.
The PRHC Foundation works with donors of all types including individuals, businesses, event organizers, and a variety of funding bodies to ensure we have the needed equipment and technology that forms the backbone of patient care.
Many people don’t realize just how much the PRHC relies on the generous contributions of the local community. Lesley Heighway, PRHC Foundation President and CEO, says that the financial support for leading-edge equipment allows the hospital to continue offering world-class patient care.
“It takes a tremendous amount of technology to operate a state-of-the-art hospital,” Heighway explains. “While the government does provide funding to hospitals, it doesn’t provide the money for the vast majority of PRHC’s equipment needs and it’s equipment that our healthcare professionals can’t do their jobs without .”
In fact, recent donations have been used for a wide array of pressing needs including updating nine of the twelve operating rooms with minimally invasive surgical tools and technology.
Current campaigns at the PRHC Foundation include raising $1.9 million for investment in mammography technology to continue to tackle breast cancer, and $1.4 in the Maternal Child Program, allowing fewer families with children to stay in the community for treatment rather than travelling outside of the region.
Check out the Foundation’s website to see what options you have to make a meaningful donation today http://www.prhcfoundation.ca/.
If you brainstorm with your family, I’m sure you will come up with a long list of other charities that deserve a financial boost no matter what time of year it is. And there are many ways to give. Consider a gift through your estate, a gift of stock, an endowment, become a monthly donor, attend the charity’s special events, make a memorial donation, or simply make a one-time donation – it all counts!
Omemee’s Favourite Son Comes Home
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged Bethany, Bethany Village, Neil Young, Omemee on December 2, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Friday December 1st, 2017 will be a night that Neil Young fans and the Town of Omemee (12 KM north of Bethany) will remember for a long time.
Neil played a solo concert for over 90 minutes at Coronation Hall. He brought is own 100+ year old piano with him that he purchased in the 1970’s for $1,500 along with a tree stump that was a gift from the First Nation’s community in Nebraska.
About 200 lucky fans got to watch inside. Hundreds more gathered outside. And the whole thing was streamed world wide on the internet.
A few years ago I sold a house on Mt. Nebo Road, high up on the hill overlooking Omemee. The owner told me the song Sugar Mountain was about that property.
Thanks Neil for coming home!
Omemee: Keep On Rockin’ In A Free World…
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged Bethany, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Neil Young, Omemee on November 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The Toronto Star is reporting the Neil Young concert will happen in Omemee:
Could a Concert on December 1st Give Omemee World Wide Attention?
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged Bethany, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Neil Young, Omemee on November 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »
You may know The Village of Omemee as a small community of approximately 1,400 residents, located on Highway 7 between Peterborough and Lindsay – a mere 13 km from Bethany. But if you are new to the area, you may not know that Omemee is “the town in Northern Ontario…” from Neil Young’s song “Helpless”. Yes, Neil Young lived in the small town on the Pigeon River from the age of 4 until he was almost 12.
Source: Google Maps http://www.regionalguidebook.com/travel/kawartha-lakes/omemee.html
So what is all the excitement about December 1st?
“December 1st will be a big day for me. The Visitor (a new 10-song Reprise Records studio album by Young) will be coming to your town. I will be going to my town. You will be able to hear me and see me,” Young wrote on his Facebook page on Nov. 11.
He doesn’t give any further details about where the show will take place. But there was a time that Omemee was Young’s town!
Billboard Magazine has reported that it will be in a yet-to-be-determined venue that can hold about 200 people.
Young, 72, was born in Toronto and moved to Omemee with his parents – including dad and writer Scott Young. The family also lived in Winnipeg, Toronto and Pickering – but could those cities be referred to as “my town?”
Neil was in Omemee recently in late September. He was in Ontario to be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. At that time he posted a cell phone photo taken in front of the Omemee Hall.
Photo source: http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2017/11/21/neil-young-to-livestream-concert-from-a-canadian-hometown-stage
Photo credit: NEIL YOUNG Twitter photo
The broadcast, a partnership between CTV, Facebook and Shakey Pictures, has been scheduled for Dec. 1 at 8 p.m.
The date marks the release of The Visitor, a new studio album recorded over the past year and backed by his band Promise of the Real. The date also marks the launch of The Neil Young Archives, an online comprehensive chronological collection of Neil Young’s entire recorded music, films, videos and books.
We will have to wait until December 1st to find out if the concert will in fact be broadcast from Omemee – but we’ll all be able to watch it live, for free, regardless.
“Hi there, December 1st will be a big day for me. The Visitor will be coming to your town. I will be going to my town. You will be able to hear me and see me. My archive will open on that same day, a place you can visit and experience every song I have ever released in the highest quality your machine will allow. It’s the way it’s supposed to be. In the beginning, everything is free. Lots of Love, neil”
One Of the Fastest Growing Economies in Canada… Oshawa!
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, tagged Bethany, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, durham region, fast growing economy, Oshawa on November 8, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Here is a link to a recent article published in The Star. Oshawa has reinvented itself as a health, sciences and education hub.
Click Here To Read The Star Article.
“Doors Open” in the Kawarthas September 9th – 10th, 2017
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged Bethany, Bethany Village, Doors Open on September 2, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Every April to October, Ontario’s heritage treasures across the province are open to the public. Free events are showcased to open doors, gates and courtyards of our unique cultural sites – allowing visitors to explore behind the entry ways.
Doors Open Ontario showcases the buildings, natural spaces, infrastructure and cultural landscapes that shape and define our communities. And visitors and residents of the Kawarthas are in for a treat!
In celebration of the Canada’s 150 years, you can take a look at the cultural and religious diversity in the Kawarthas.
Sturgeon Point Church
Visit venues that will highlight the rich agricultural traditions stretching back to pre-Confederation times, including many untold stories of cultural and religious diversity.
- Enjoy a traditional wild rice harvest with the local First Nations peoples.
- Meet members of the local Mennonite and Amish community and enjoy their hand-crafted goods.
- Sample mouth-watering aromas in the area’s oldest Chinese restaurant.
- Rediscover artists; the railway line built by William Mackenzie; religious landmarks; and of course, take time to sample farm fresh produce and baked goods.
Fenelon Falls Museum
Doors Open in the Kawarthas includes:
- Cherry Tree Lodge
- Christ Church Anglican
- Derry’s Restaurant
- Friends (Quaker) Cemetery
- Kawartha Muslim Religious Association Lindsay Masjid
- Kinmount Railway Station
- Martin Farm
- Maryboro Lodge – The Fenelon Museum
- Olde Gaol Museum, Lindsay
- St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
- St. Luke The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church
- Sturgeon Point Union Church
- Wild Rice Harvesting at Gamiing Nature Centre
- Zehr’s Farm Fresh Produce and Bakery
For more information and details including addresses, hours of operation and links to maps visit http://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/Events/Kawartha-Lakes.aspx.
Enjoy two days of touring the Kawarthas and entering the many ‘Open Doors’!
The Farmer’s Market – Your Back to School Partner
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged Bethany, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Farmers Market, Lindsay on August 31, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Labour Day brings some relief for busy parents – school starts again! But with that relief comes the age old challenge of packing lunches that your kids will enjoy. What better shopping resource for the next two months than your local farmers market?
Take your pick!
- peaches, apples, pears…
- leafy greens, crispy carrots, peppers, tomatoes and celery
- jams and jellies
- deli meats
- amazing baked goods
- a full array of cheeses
- naturally raised meats, eggs, and fish…
Nutritionists offer some helpful ideas on how to encourage kids to enjoy the foods that are good for them. The habits they develop at a young age will remain with them long into adulthood.
- Set an example – Kids copy what their older siblings and parents are eating.
- Make food fun – Broccoli is not too exciting when you’re really hoping for macaroni and cheese. But if he is a dinosaur who needs to eat three small trees in order to outrun a tyrannosaurus rex, suddenly broccoli becomes fun.
- Get them involved in the shopping and cooking – Children are more invested in a meal if they help with its preparation.
- Enforce the “one bite rule” – Research shows that children who have initially rejected a food must be exposed to it at least 8-10 times for the food to be accepted. Many parents have had success by requiring the child to try at least one solid mouthful of a rejected food whenever it is served. Eventually the food will be more familiar to the child and usually they begin to actually like it.
- Don’t force them to finish – One bite is different from finishing your plate. Fighting and punishments create a negative meal experience, and the child will learn to associate food with the bad feelings.
- Reward good behavior – Creating positive food experiences can decrease picky eating tendencies. Try rewarding with stickers for instance if they try a new food.
- Understand their knowledge base – Kids don’t understand what all the fuss is about good health. But they do understand getting bigger and stronger.
- Offer colorful food – You can expose them to more colors by adding more vegetables to their plates.
- Arrange food in patterns on the plate – Children love when their food is designed into patterns and when foods are separated.
- Keep at it!
You will survive back to school lunches and busy dinner hours with some help from the farmers in the area.
And help is close by. The Lindsay Farmer’s Market is one of the longest running markets in Ontario, established in 1859. It runs Saturdays until October 31st from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm.
In addition to the items listed above, over 35 vendors also offer flowers, shrubs, home baking, wood furniture, crafts, fair trade organic coffee, outdoor wooden furniture, soaps, hand made jewelry, and paintings from local artists. You can start some Christmas shopping!
The Lindsay Farmers’ Market is at Victoria St. between Kent St. & Peel St., Lindsay, ON. Find out more from their website at http://lindsayfarmersmarket.ca/
Mosport Superbike Double Header August 18 – 20, 2017
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged Bethany, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Kawasaki Ninja 300 Racing Series, Mopar, Mosport, Mosport International Raceway, Pro Sport Bike, Superbike on August 14, 2017| Leave a Comment »
If you are a motorcycle enthusiast or a racing fan, you won’t want to miss the Canadian Tire Mosport Park Superbike Double Header this weekend.
You can see Canada’s top motorcycle riders compete in a double header points race for the national Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship. Racing classes will include ProSportBike, Amateur Superbike, Amateur Sport Bike, and the Kawasaki Ninja 300 Racing Series.
Advance tickets are only $50 per person for the weekend or $60 at the gate. Your admission will give you access to the paddock areas right on the circuit infield where you can get photos and autographs from the racers – and a bird’s eye view of the action.
If you are passionate fan and want to be even closer to the action, you can purchase a race day VIP hospitality package that includes a fully catered lunch, beverages and bar service on Sunday. And your VIP includes your admission for the whole weekend.
For further information contact the organizers…
Email:
info@ctmpark.com
Phone:
1-800-866-1072
Address:
3233 Concession Road #10 Bowmanville, ON L1C 3K6
Buy your tickets online https://canadiantiremotorsportpark.com/collections/events-tickets
Interested in NASCAR truck racing? Then mark September 1st – 3rd on your calendar! You won’t want to miss the Chevrolet Silverado 250 returning on Labour Day weekend for its only Canadian appearance this year.
Joining the trucks will be the NASCAR Pinty’s Series with the TOTAL QUARTZ 200, the Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama, the Canadian Touring Car Championship, and the Nissan Micra Cup.
Check out all the details at https://canadiantiremotorsportpark.com/pages/chevrolet-silverado-250
4th Line Theatre’s 26th Season
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged 4th Line Theatre, Bethany, Bethany Village, Cavan Monaghan, The History of Drinking in Cavan on August 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »
It is hard to imagine, but this is the 26th season for the 4th Line Theatre. The Season started off with David S. Craig’s Bombers: Reaping the Whirlwind. It’s now time for Robert Winslow’s “The History of Drinking in Cavan.”
The 4th Line Theatre is a production company and outdoor performance venue on the grounds of the Winslow family farm near the village of Millbrook. The company performs two main plays each summer. They are usually about historical subjects and premiers works by local playwrights.
“The History of Drinking in Cavan” looks at alcohol consumption or the lack thereof in the local area over the past 200 years. Robert Winslow and his alter-ego, King, take audiences on a historical adventure, covering the early days of Irish settlement in the township through to present-day habits. Along the way the audience will follow outrageous anecdotes and serious tales of local residents.
Managing Artistic Director Kim Blackwell shares her excitement…
“In our 2017 season, I am proud to share these two new works with audiences. I have been waiting since 2010 to produce Robert Winslow’s insightful, funny and deeply personal story of alcohol consumption. David S. Craig is a well-respected and talented Canadian playwright. We are lucky to have him telling this important story at our theatre.”
There is a licensed concession and picnic area where you can get drinks, snacks or a full meal. You can also bring your own picnic (but do not bring your own alcoholic beverages!)
You can download a pdf document which outlines the menu and dining options: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/7c8f44_c14960d90f7c4a2b92554f451dbc2e55.pdf
Performance Venue
The Winslow Farm, 779 Zion Line,
Millbrook, ON LOA 1G0
Open at 4:00pm on performance days only. Each show starts promptly at 6:00pm.
For more information call the Box Office
(705) 932-4445 (800) 814-0055 or email them at boxoffice@4thlinetheatre.on.ca
The History of Drinking in Cavan
Written and directed by Robert Winslow
August 9 – 26
Previews: August 7, 8
Opening Night: Wednesday, August 9
Monday to Saturday at 6 pm
Bethany Ontario 