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Kinsmen aim to put fun in February with comedy show
By Conan De VriesEMC Entertainment - February can be a dreary month, but the Kinsmen Club of Prescott is aiming to put a little life back into it. For 17 years, now, the local service club...
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Cardinal group makes Christmas special for children, families
By Conan De VriesEMC News - It's all well and good to donate money or gifts to a big charity and trust that it will, at some point, somewhere, make it to the needy, but there's something...
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Students get inspiring message from local brain-injury survivor
By Conan De VriesEMC News - A single punch was but the first in a cascade of unlikely events that led to a pleasant evening out with friends turning into a tragedy for Ken Gottfried and his...
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Church's 185th anniversary attracts Anglican Bishop
By Conan De VriesEMC News - You've got to be celebrating something pretty important to get the Bishop out to your party. But the 185th anniversary of St. James Anglican Church was more...
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Local resident shares important message about teen suicide with Prescott youth
By Conan De VriesEMC News - James Thomas makes a lot of speeches these days. It's too bad that he needs to. "At first it's really hard to believe," he said to an audience of Grade 9 and...
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'Mother' to orphaned children in Africa offers thanks in Prescott on Saturday
By Conan De VriesEMC News - There are 300 orphaned children in a dormitory a world away in a small village in Kenya who are living a much better life now because of the generosity of the...
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Soup for the Soul must mean Christmas just around the corner
By Conan De VriesEMC Events - Just like the Light up the Night parade and the wreaths on the light standards along King Street, Soup for the Soul means Christmas in Prescott. The community...
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Paranormal investigators volunteer their time, expertise to find answers
By Conan De VriesEMC Lifestyle - Whether you're skeptical, simply curious or dead certain that you've seen a ghost, there's now a way you can get to the bottom of your close encounter. The...
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Memorial dart tournament surpasses fundraising target for Diabetes Association
By Conan De VriesEMC News - The organizers of the 7th Annual Tom Beach Memorial Dart Tournament were way off target this year. They had hoped to raise at least a dollar more than the $3,353...
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Local girls close out Guiding careers on high note
By Conan De VriesEMC News - They could not have asked for a better send-off. The final occasion in the Guiding careers of 1st Prescott Pathfinders Bailey Whitehouse and Chelsea Perkins...
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Ride the waves of history at remarkable model ship museum
By Conan De VriesEMC Lifestyle - Many people have works of art on display in their home - paintings hanging on a wall, sculptures placed artfully in the corner of a room, but few have a collection...
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Program offers advice on positive parenting
By Conan De VriesEMC News - When the baby is crying, the toddler knows no other word but 'no' or the teenager won't come home on time, there is a place parents can go for help. The Triple...
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Community Care and Share tournament raises $33,000 for BGH program
By Conan De VriesEMC News - Nearly 200 golfers took to the links recently at the Highland Golf Club in Brockville to raise money in support of a life-saving program at the Brockville General...
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Annual Bottom Line Challenge supports Food For All Food Bank this weekend in Prescott
By Conan De VriesEMC News - The bottom line is the Food For All Food Bank is always in need of help feeding the needy throughout Grenville County. Fortunately, the local community has...
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Barry Greene draws packed house for Prescott fundraiser
By Conan De VriesEMC Events - Even without his fellow Graduates, Barry Greene can still pack a house. The lead singer and guitarist spent the late 1950s and 60s touring Canada and the...
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Spencerville gallery home to some of area's most creative artists
By Conan De VriesEMC News - Fine art fans no longer need to head into the big city to see new and exciting works in paint, fibre and clay. But do they realize that? "We'd prefer that the...
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Air Cadet squadron prepares for busy year
By Conan De VriesEMC News - Discipline. Character. Integrity. Courage. These are all traits the military can give a person. But not everyone is cut out for life in the armed forces. If only...
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Developmental Services providing essentials
By Conan De VriesEMC Business - Not only do those who work at Developmental Services of Leeds and Grenville (DSLG) provide essential support services to the developmentally disabled throughout...
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Local teens advance in dancing competitions
By Conan De VriesEMC Entertainment - Beating the best in anything is an impressive feat, beating the best in the high-pressure, cutthroat world of competitive dance is all the more remarkable....
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Heart and Stroke Foundation's Big Bike rode throughout the area
By Conan De VriesEMC News - The Heart and Stroke Foundation says 20 minutes on the bike can help a person keep fit, but they probably didn't mean a bike like this. The Big Bikea custom-built,...
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