http://www.haliburtonecho.ca Recent Local News en-us Copyright: (c) 2010 www.haliburtonecho.ca, All rights reserved. http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485563 The hallmark of any Glen Dart hockey tournament is the quick turnaround and non-stop action and this year's tournament was no exception. Last weekend, March 5-7, a plethora of local players joined in the action at the Dysart et al Arena.[...] Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:31:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485563 129127230600000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483498 Who would have thought that a team of eight would surpass all odds? Well, the Wilberforce Rockets senior team did just that. The team led the way with three losses, one tie and 14 wins through the regular season capturing first place.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:17:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483498 129126394200000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483496 The Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) has already chosen when the holiday break will take place this year, deciding to push the break to a later date than usual. For the 2010/2011 school year Christmas holidays will take place from Dec.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:16:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483496 129126393600000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483495 It was the toughest sell in five years, but in the end, the county's Destination Guide came out shining.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:15:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483495 129126393000000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483493 To the Editor, In response to recent letters on wolf sighting in Haliburton.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:13:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483493 129126391800000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483492 To the Editor, As a subscriber to your newspaper, I found your article re the increasing menace of wolves of particular interest. I understand the concern of the loggers, but they should realize that they are in wolf territory and must at times expect confrontations.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:12:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483492 129126391200000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483491 To the Editor, Yeah right, eating pets – sure why not? This is a hungry animal. Attacking people? Well my head must be in the sand, because I've never heard anything like that from up there.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:11:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483491 129126390600000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483490 To the Editor, I would like to thank Terrance Gavan for his well-written and informative article on the Haliburton and district 55+ Senior Games. Please let it be known that I only volunteered after Jack Virgin and Doug McIntosh promised I could take all the credit while they did all the work.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:11:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483490 129126390600000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483489 To the Editor, A vast area of Crown land in the Irondale area was logged this past January. For the first time in several years, wolves became a part of my family's immediate environment much to the distress of a "snack-sized" dog.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:10:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483489 129126390000000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483488 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the March 1 meeting of Dysart et al council. A large chunk of any municipal budget is directed to the construction, care and upkeep of its rural roads.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:09:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483488 129126389400000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483487 To the Editor,   Dr. Darrell Dobson and his students have created a stunning piece of original theatre for the 2010 Sears Drama Festival.  The Complete Adventures of Red Riding Hood smoothly weaves together age-old fairy tales into a coherent quest for the brilliantly drawn Red.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:08:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483487 129126388800000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483486 To the Editor,   During my tenure as clerk-treasurer of the township of Glamorgan, I worked with several reeves, but there was no one more dedicated to his duties to the municipality and to the county than Bob McCausland.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:07:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483486 129126388200000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483485 What do wolves and Mexico have in common? They both have a bad reputation and they're both stories in the Echo this week. Mexico has had some pretty bad luck on the global stage over the past few years, and with tourists especially.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:06:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483485 129126387600000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483481 Not often is an event shortened because of "great" weather. However, this year's Highland Cup snowmobile event at the Pinestone Resort was cut short due to unseasonably warm and sunny conditions, when the ice oval at Pinestone Resort became too soft to race on.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:02:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483481 129126385200000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483478 On March 3 members of the Ontario Provincial Police Central East Drug Enforcement Unit and the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP detachment executed a drug search warrant at a residence in Wilberforce.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:55:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483478 129126381000000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483477 That old rapmeister Rudyard Kipling popped a nice riff on "If" back when hip-hop was just called poetry.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:54:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483477 129126380400000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483473 The thief was in no hurry as he methodically moved through the line of 20 frightened tourists, a large knife in his hand, demanding money, jewelry and valuables on a secluded jungle path near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:52:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483473 129126379200000000 http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483484 Artist Barbara Hart, whose new show entitled Woods, Wetlands and the Wonder of it All premiered at the Rails End Gallery last Saturday, chats with Tiffany Howe (left). Hart's vibrant works, consisting of acrylic on canvas and wood, will be on display at Rails end until April 3.[...] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:34:00 GMT http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2483484 129126368400000000