It was the quiet commitment of an immigrant woman, Wanda Frey Joiner, who succeeded in business … that kind of generous gratitude… that saw the founding of the world’s first Quota Club in 1919 in Buffalo, New York. Quota was founded to support the continuing education of young women. Its mandate today is much expanded…
It was an invitation on Facebook that committed Katie Peddell to turning offyour lights. She’s also committed to turning off her lights, the lights ofall her friends, and to celebrate just being with friends sans technology. Katie Peddell is president of Georgian College Students Council. It was inthis capacity she was browsing the net in…
Last week Joanne Craig and Brenda McGregor joined almost the entire Barrie Lions Club at Georgian College. They crowded into a photo with faculty and students from the college’s Opticianry Program. The Lions were there to give a $15,000 gift which is to produce a perpetual $1000 bursary forOpticianry students. They made this gesture to…
Last week I shared the story of the world’s first butter tart, manufacturedin the kitchen of Mrs. Malcolm MacLeod in 1900 and first published in theRoyal Victoria Hospital Auxiliary’s cookbook that year. Who cares? You might ask that. Butter tart lovers would take issue withthat. And Toronto Life Magazine [December 07] saw fit to name…
My mother, daughter and I laughed our way through the poignant JackNicholson/Morgan Freeman movie The Bucket List last week. Each of us had adifferent perspective, which makes sense considering our ages. Toronto Life Magazine published it’s own ‘bucket list’ in December and theBarrie area figured well in the absolutely must-haves before you die.Called 100 must-try-before-you-die…
The headlines of this newspaper have recently announced closings of two Barrie manufacturing facilities. Jobs lost. Reasons cited. Re-employment plans in place. Industrial adjustment people on site. It’s news, sad news, and for sure many lives are affected. But much more frequently we have in this city fabulous success stories about people who took a…
Blue hair, cookies, knitted socks, a soft shoulder and unconditional love.That’s what Grandmas give us, isn’t it? I mean, after all, they’re themothers of our mothers or our fathers, one generation removed from parentaldiscipline, easy going and completely devoted to us. Right? Not my Grandma. I was blessed with both my grandmothers well into my30’s……
Every Thursday morning I stop by Dave Cuthbert’s coffee kiosk and order a Columbia roast fair trade coffee, large, black. Dave’s been volunteering at the library’s kiosk for quite awhile now and says the beverages and snacks he serves raise $13,000 a year for the library. Choosing fair trade coffee raises honest dollars for a…
Monday night, those attending Barrie City Council were greeted with a seat of athletic enthusiasts–and the athletes themselves! Ian Pavlik, coach of the Ontario Olympic Alpine Racing Team introduced the athletes who are off to compete in February, 2008. The 2008 National Games are slated for a week at the end of February and 1000…
While Al Gore and the film, An Inconvenient Truth, brought the reality of global warming into North American households, a company in Barrie is the beacon for the manufacturing and industrial sectors when it comes to responsible care of our planet. Recycling doesn’t sound sexy and it’s easy to turn the page and check out…