May 3, 2012 Archive

News

• Volunteer spirit shines at awards presentation

• Get inspired by visiting local churches during Doors Open Smiths Falls

• Historica Fair sees increase to 16 schools

• Budget comes forward for first reading next Monday

• Youth's life changed by restorative justice

• Salvation Army still open for business, renovations on tap for local church

• Kindergarten wing expansion positions St. James for fall enrolment

• Television network asks town: Are you the next Million Dollar Neighbourhood?

• Giant Tiger: Smiths Falls Athlete of the Week

• Correction

• Looking Back

• Funding grant brings literacy to life for students

• Are You Smarter than a UCDSB 5th Grader?, UCDSB director of education celebrates contest results with Caldwell Street School students

• Experimental treatment 'has me dancing again' says area MS sufferer

• Hospital struggles with large population of nursing home candidates in beds

• Lanark County Civitan clubs unite for Relay for Life

• Former Carleton Place Canadian Gazette news editor receives Silver Quill

• Carleton Place women among Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal recipients

• Mother's Day celebrated all month long at LAWS

• Clothing sale for local charity partners

• Call for volunteers to spring clean REAL Environment Centre and gardens

• Keep Lanark together, county urges electoral commission

• CFUW Perth & District 2012 Education Awards apply now - deadline falls May 7

• Hunger Awareness Week is marked May 7 - 11

• Kingston Penitentiary: If only those walls could talk

• Regional Round-Up

• Team raises funds for Interval House

• OPP spring seat belt campaign wraps up

• OPP ask drivers to slow down and move over

Editorials

• Consider Louie Hart as name for arena, former player suggests

• Hunger strikes all year long

• Be sure to call before digging

Sports

• RDHS to host senior girls soccer championship tournament June 7-9

Business

• Students translating French training into opportunity

Lifestyle

• Happy birthday to a special niece

• Mother had mastered "the look" over the years

• From soup to cookies, mint adds its own special flavour to food

• Feel the power of children's mental health

• Oil loss and noises and things that go 'Whirr' on the road

• Garage sale season begins at LAWS, bottle drive on May 12

Entertainment

• The Last Supper on stage at Farrell Hall

• Circus comes to town May 23

• Community actors rise to the challenge of a legendary play

• Mudds' Noises Off is frantic and very funny

• After slow start, Safe kicks into high gear

• Brea Lawrenson will perform at Bluesfest, Carleton Place musician unveils CD May 5

Events

• Ducks Unlimited chapter hosts another successful fundraising dinner

• Two monumental moments for town on exhibit at Heritage House Museum

• Time to get your streak on!

• Arts Council hosts Culture Days symposium May 17

• Country queen Arlene Quinn appears May 12

• Food, wine, friends and fun for Therapeutic Riding

• Feel the Power during fourth annual Child and Youth Mental Health Week Walk May 11

• Local woman's experience highlights skin-cancer danger

• Wine'd Around Downtown in Carleton Place returns May 26, Tickets now available at various local outlets