Mary Cook to speak at local hospital fundraiser on Sunday, March 21
Posted Mar 4, 2010 By EMC News EMC Events - Beloved local storyteller Mary Cook will speak at a fundraising event to benefit the Almonte General Hospital/Fairview Manor (AGH/FVM) on Sunday, March 21. 'An Afternoon With Mary Cook' will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Almonte...read more »
Dillabough and the Ottawa Valley Review take to the stage March 13
Posted Mar 4, 2010 By EMC News EMC Events - Lyle Dillabough and the Ottawa Valley Review will perform a 'Classic Country Show' at the Carleton Heritage Inn in Carleton Place on Saturday, March 13. The show starts at 8 p.m. Veteran local musicians Tom Gardiner and Mac Knowles along...read more »
Fulton's fundraiser promises a fun-filled day for whole family
Posted Mar 4, 2010 By Scott Fulton and Shirley Fulton EMC Events - Fulton's Pancake House and Sugar Bush is thrilled to join forces with the Mississippi Mills Fire Department - Stations 1 and 2, and the Almonte and Pakenham & District Civitan Clubs to raise money for a local family. A special benefit will...read more »
Bowl for Kids brings in $68,000
Posted Mar 4, 2010 By EMC News EMC Events - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County's 30th anniversary Bowl for Kids event was given a very large birthday present, Feb. 27. Jennifer Miller, executive director for the non profit agency noted, the event, featured in Smiths Falls,...read more »
Community BioBlitz Project and SKIP Program topics of upcoming lecture for RVFN
Posted Mar 4, 2010 By Judy Buehler EMC Events - Bioblitz is a fairly new word in our vernacular. The first bioblitz took place in Washington, D.C in 1996 and since then they have been growing in popularity, and importance, across North America. What is a bioblitz? It is typically...read more »
Perth Citizens' Band Spring concert 'Swing into Spring' on March 28
Posted Mar 4, 2010 By EMC News EMC Events - The Perth Citizens' Band will be holding their annual Spring concert entitled "Swing Into Spring" on Sunday March 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Perth Legion Hall, 26 Beckwith St. E. in Perth. The concert will feature a variety of swing...read more »
Beatles 50th anniversary tribute concert coming to North Grenville March 20
Posted Mar 4, 2010
By EMC News
EMC Events - It was 1964 when The Beatles first landed at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' had already sold more than 2.6 million copies in North America, yet The Beatles were not sure how they would be received upon their...
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Girls Inc. plans March Break program in Kemptville
Posted Mar 4, 2010 By EMC News EMC Events - What do Julia Child, Mary Anderson and Amelia Earhart have in common? They are all famous women who believed in themselves and went against societal norms and pursued their dreams! This is it girls, if you are between the ages of six and...read more »
Round the World dinner series features Japanese cuisine
Posted Mar 4, 2010 By Hilary Barrett EMC Events - For the fourth meal in the Round the World on a Dinner Plate series, McDonalds Corners-Elphin Recreation and Arts (MERA) is planning a Family Style Sit-down Japanese Dinner. Taking place at the MERA Schoolhouse on Friday, March 5, the...read more »
A quacking good time at the Perth Horticultural Society
Posted Mar 4, 2010 By Pam Pratt EMC Events - On March 9, come and join the Perth Horticultural Society as we welcome guest speaker, Samantha Klink, co-owner with her husband Aaron, of Funny Duck Farms (www.funnyduckfarms.com) in Jasper, Ontario. With the motto "any fresher and you'd...read more »
Merrickville Artists' Guild exhibit at the branch restaurant throughout March
Posted Mar 4, 2010
By Hanna MacNaughtan
EMC Events - The Merrickville Artist's Guild (MAG) will be holding an art exhibit at the branch restaurant, 15 Clothier St. E., in Kemptville for the month of March. This long-running art guild is well known to the area producing fine art for more than...
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Annual Kemptville College Foundation pancake breakfast set for Saturday
Posted Mar 4, 2010 By EMC News EMC Events - For the seventh year in a row, the Kemptville College Foundation (KCF) will host a fundraising pancake breakfast at the Agroforestry Centre on Bedell Road, as part of the annual College Royal celebration. The Saturday morning breakfast...read more »
