Northeast - Lifestyle http://www.emcnortheast.ca Northeast en-us Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Redcoats+stand+their+ground+200+years+later Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Redcoats stand their ground 200 years later EMC Lifestyles -Norwood -As far as parties go it would be hard to top Norwood District High School's 200th anniversary celebration of the War of 1812.

After a one-year pause, the award-winning experiential history program was back with another remarkable War of 1812 re-enactment weekend, but this year's event was particularly notable because ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Reach+out+and+touch+someone Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Reach out and touch someone EMC Lifestyles -As a card-carrying fuddy-duddy, I can rattle off a multitude of reasons why our culture is going downhill. And chief among them is technology. We text at the dinner table instead of talking. We play video games and lose out on relationships. We find our community on Facebook rather than in real life.

And yet, as much as I ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/The+awesome+San+Antonio+%22Fiesta%22 Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 The awesome San Antonio "Fiesta" EMC Lifestyles -I had the good fortune to attend this year's awesome San Antonio "Fiesta." It's held every year in April, and it pays

tribute to the approximately 200 Alamo defenders who held out against Santa Anna's Mexican army of more than 2,000 for 13 days, before finally falling on March 6, 1836. This historic event has become a symbol ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/We+still+need+safe+sex+...+in+the+garden Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 We still need safe sex ... in the garden EMC Lifestyles -My good friend Tom Ogren is finishing off a tour of eastern Canada. He has been spreading the message about the dangers of urban forests which consist of mostly male trees. Tom is an amazing fellow, sort of a cross between Jack Kerouac, Louis L'Amour and Gene Autry, who has a mission. That mission is to educate folks and especially ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Lots+new+at+THSS+Redneck+Fun+Fair Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Lots new at THSS Redneck Fun Fair EMC Lifestyles -Tweed - The Tweed Hungerford Senior School's Redneck Fun Fair took place May 10 and it far exceeded the fairs of years past with new games and two new "bouncy castles" as well as local businesses combining to add a special touch to the event.

"The new bouncy castles come from the Kids Carnival and the company said they just ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/%22Volunteers+make+a+world+of+difference%22 Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 "Volunteers make a world of difference" EMC Lifestyles -Marmora -With the school year winding down, the time has come to say thank-you to the volunteers who arrive on a regular basis to help in a number of ways. The library at Sacred Heart School was the setting for an afternoon tea on May 10 when Principal Bob Murphy thanked all for taking time out of their busy schedules to help out, ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Farmers'+Market+warming+up+with+spring+vendors Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Farmers' Market warming up with spring vendors EMC Lifestyles -Quinte West - It's been a slow spring, but local vendors are starting to fill up spaces at the Front Street Farmers' Market in downtown Trenton.

"We had four or five vendors on Thursday, but Saturday is busier," said market vendor clerk for 2012 Suzanne Simard Meloche.

Meloche was offering handmade goat milk and rainwater ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Joe+Coolan+genuinely+surprised+by+Great+Place+award Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Joe Coolan genuinely surprised by Great Place award EMC Lifestyles -Tweed - Normally when Tweed Hungerford Senior School (THSS) has an assembly the custodian doesn't have to attend so when Principal Susan Carleton Maines insisted that Custodian Joe Coolan come to the gym under the guise of planning the Fun Run, Joe thought it was a little odd but he still had no idea what was coming. ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/The+tables+were+turned+when+volunteers+were+served Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 The tables were turned when volunteers were served EMC Lifestyles -Marmora - Guests at a May 10 breakfast, prepared for both volunteers and sponsors of the Breakfast Club at Earl Prentice School, enjoyed a meal of sausages, pancakes, fresh fruit and wonderful homemade cake.

The walls were decorated with pictures of food, along with messages of thanks from the children who enjoy the Breakfast ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Lunch+and+entertainment+featured+at+the+Diners'+Club Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Lunch and entertainment featured at the Diners' Club EMC Lifestyles -Marmora - The Country Travellers, a group comprised of musicians from across the area, provided entertainment for the May 9 Diners' Club lunch held at the community centre and hosted by Community Care for Central Hastings. The members took to the stage before lunch, performing such tunes as Funny Face, Charlie's Shoes and Liberty ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Volunteers+make+a+difference+at+Earl+Prentice Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Volunteers make a difference at Earl Prentice EMC Lifestyles -Marmora -Many of the 75 volunteers who help at Earl Prentice School in a variety of ways, arrived at the school on May 8 for a tea held in their honour. The gym was decorated for the occasion with colourful artwork on the walls, while paper robins and delicate spring flowers hand crafted by the students graced each table. Programs ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Wellness+centre+opens+doors+for+weekend Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Wellness centre opens doors for weekend EMC Lifestyles -Eldorado -It all started, Marlene Pietschmann explains, when her husband Hans' health deteriorated in 1994 and the couple began exploring alternative treatments offered through natural health care providers.

Three years later, she says, he had defied medical predictions that he was soon destined for a wheelchair and the couple ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Area+schools+boogie+down+at+the+fairgrounds Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Area schools boogie down at the fairgrounds EMC Lifestyles -Belleville - Over 3,000 pairs of arms and legs waving and spinning with the music, might sound like a visual mess, but the actual spectacle of the annual celebration of dance had a special sort of harmony to it.

The event, now in its 22nd year, seeks to highlight the importance of physical activity like dance present in the ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Fishing+with+Kids Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Fishing with Kids EMC Lifestyles -Trenton - For the first time in its four-year history, the Blair Smith Memorial Fishing with Kids event last weekend enjoyed something they have never experienced: good weather.

And with that, organizers were somewhat puzzled as to why they registered their lowest numbers ever as only about 60 took advantage of the free, ...

]]> http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/lifestyle/An+unconventional+canoeist+launches+series Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 An unconventional canoeist launches series EMC Lifestyles -Tweed - If you have ever checked Kevin Callan's Youtube films on camping and canoeing you will quickly realize there is nothing conventional about this guy's approach to experiencing the outdoors. Kevin is the author of the Happy Camper series and it is like Monty Python meets the Canadian wilderness.

Kevin is presently ...

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