LEARNING ABOUT WATERCOLOURS AT MUSEUM
      Laskay resident and accomplished watercolour artist Ken MacFarlane had about a dozen students out Saturday at the watercolour workshop he conducted at the King Township Museum. He said some people cancelled because of the weather, but others braved the drive from Kingston to take part. He is seen h...
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NO SHORTAGE OF TEDDY BEARS
      A cuddly Teddy Bear can be very useful in calming a child down during a traumatic experience like a traffic accident, and King Fire and Emergency Services received a whole bunch of them Tuesday from Bruce Kerr, president of Slokker Canada. Kerr said the program was started about 25 years ago, addin...
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DANNY MARKS TO PERFORM AT VALENTINE'S DANCE
      Toronto's Danny Marks will be bringing his Blues Review to Nobleton Feb. 10 as the Nobleton Schomberg District Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Valentine dinner and dance at the Imperial Ballroom at 13255 Highway 27. The event will begin with cocktails at 7 p.m. followed by dinner at 8. Wine w...
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Robbie Burns celebrated in Nobleton
      There was a definite Scottish feel in the air at Daniel's of Nobleton Thursday night for the annual dinner in honour of Robbie Burns Day. Daniels Gilbert was accompanied Peter Fleming, pipe major with York Regional Police as he carried in the Haggis, and Bob Dunsmore of Newmarket delivered the Addr...
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HAPPY 85TH GERTIE KERR
      There was a big crowd out at York Pines United Church in Kettleby Saturday to help Gertie Kerr celebrate her 85th birthday. Mrs. Kerr, who lived much of her life in Snowball and who now resides in Newmarket, was born on Robbie Burns day (Jan. 25) 1922. Mayor Margaret Black was on hand to offer cong...
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