Kilted runners will set record
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By Chris Must EMC Events - Perth runners are well on their way to getting a mention in the Guinness Book of Records. Perth's World Record Kilt Run, set for June 26, appears to have fired the imagination of runners throughout the area, with 1,146 registered for the...read more »
Women in action, making a difference at CFUW event
Posted Mar 11, 2010
By Amy Hogue
EMC Events - Women from around the region gathered in the Perth Lions Hall on March 7, as part of a celebration in honour of International Women's Day. The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), in partnership with both the Lioness Club of Perth...
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Director of Just Food to be food bank AGM speaker
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By Joan Frommer EMC Events - Moe Garahan, director of Just Food, Ottawa will be keynote speaker at the Annual General Meeting of the Perth and District Food Bank. The AGM will be held at St. John's Elementary School on Wednesday, March 31 beginning at 7:30 p.m. The...read more »
'Vegas Remembers' theme for 2010 Relay for Life event, Teams already busy on the fundraising trail
Posted Mar 11, 2010
By Chris Must
EMC Events - Excitement is building as plans take shape for the 2010 Relay for Life.
The 11th annual marathon cancer fundraiser at the Lombardy Fairgrounds isn't happening until June 11, but 22 teams had already signed up to participate as of 4 p.m....
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Prelude to St. Patrick's Day on Sunday
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By EMC News EMC Events - The Middleville Community Centre Irish Concert is set to take place this Sunday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. Located in Lanark, on the Wolf Grove Road, tickets for this event are $10. Irish eyes and others will surely be smiling in this prelude...read more »
St. Paddy's Party to be held at MERA
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By Hilary Barrett EMC Events - McDonalds Corners-Elphin Recreation and Arts (MERA) is concluding its 2010 season of Round the World on a Dinner Plate with a grand finale - a St. Paddy's Party. On Friday, March 19 at the MERA Schoolhouse, 6 p.m., we will be serving...read more »
Spend your March Break at the Merrickville Public Library
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By Mary Kate Laphen EMC Events - Put a visit to the Merrickville Public Library on your "to-do" list for March Break! Your kids (and their friends) will love our Fun Corner - with board games, puzzles and a puppet theatre. The library will also be offering special children's...read more »
Perth Historical Society and the Great Fire of 1870
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By EMC News EMC Events - 'The Ottawa Valley's Great Fire of 1870' is the title of a book by Terence Currie and the Perth Historical Society's March 17, 2010, presentation by the author. Currie, a native of the Ottawa Valley, grew up in his family's homestead...read more »
March Break Magic for kids at Rideau Lakes Library
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By EMC News EMC Events - Do you believe in magic? Got any great tricks up your sleeve? It's all about magic during our March Break program for kids at the Rideau Lakes Public Library. Our three one hour storytime sessions will feature tales of magic, crafts and...read more »
Benefit dance for Kemptville area businesswoman on March 20
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By Heather Sansom EMC Events - Local resident Lynda Cho, EMRT & Animal Bowen, Practitioner, owner of Tender Touch Equine Therapy on Sept. 13, 2009, experienced an equestrian accident leaving her paralyzed. A benefit dance in Lynda's honour is being held next Saturday. Lynda...read more »
