Maynooth’s Brighten the Night parade returned Dec. 14, with a Christmas market at Emond Hall in the Hastings Highlands Centre from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a rummage sale at the United Church, a tree ...

For those who struggle to find parking in downtown Bancroft, things have now gotten worse. On or around Dec. 1, Bill Hawley, the owner of the parking lot that divides Scotiabank and McMichael Jewelers ...

The Bancroft Legion, branch 181 handed out cheques worth $7,000 on Dec. 13 to various worthy local organizations at their branch location at 16 Station Street. Many of the recipients were there in ...

By Bill Kilpatrick December 6 marked the 35 anniversary the École Polytechnique shooting in Montreal. On that day in 1989 a ...

Tudor and Cashel Township observed Remembrance Day on Nov. 11 at the cenotaph in Gilmour beside the municipal office. Councillor Elain Holloway, master of ceremonies, said that everything was ...

While watching the Bancroft Jets put on a show at the North Hastings Community Centre last weekend, I found myself thinking about all the letters to the editor that came in during the last seven days.

Every year on Nov. 11 Canadians across the country set aside a few hours to show their appreciation for those who have served in the Armed Forces. Although living in a time when every news report on ...

Christmas in the Annex, a special Christmas show and sale at the Annex Gallery is on at A Place for the Arts from Nov. 6 to Dec. 22 and all pieces available by local artists are $50 or under. Gayle ...

The North Hastings Economic Development Committee wants to send a message to those who visit, live, or do business in North Hastings: “Everyone is welcome here.” Bancroft Councillor Val Miles, who is ...

Back for its second year after a long hiatus, the tree lighting in Whitney was back on Nov. 24 at the Lester Smith Community Centre. Organized by Councillor Joan Kuiack, Councillor Laurie Siydock, and ...

In Karl Popper’s 1945 book The Open Society and its Enemies he posed a simple question, a question that seems more pertinent now than ever: “How can we so organize political institutions that bad or ...

Karl and Dawn Douglas from Monteagle grew a giant rutabaga in their home garden. Rutabagas (Brassica napus) are a type of oblong root vegetable similar to turnips, although rutabagas are actually the ...