CFN – Many factors are attributed to the overwhelming success of Cornwall’s first annual Ribfest. The list includes the great weather, helpful volunteers, interesting exhibits and vendors, good food, abundant talent and affordable family fun. Of course, a receptive crowd is also crucial to the mix. The first day sawContinue Reading
CFN – This Column of “Spirits in Unity” is being published by CFN for the community of Stormont Dundas & Glengarry. It is an honour to have you as a reader. I welcome any comments, questions or topics you would like me to discuss. I hope you enjoy reading aboutContinue Reading
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question What is the significance to the number of stripes on pilots’ uniforms ? Question asked by Jane ? Answer AirlineContinue Reading
CFN – It was a good day for the market on Friday, not too hot, not too windy, a few clouds and lots of shoppers. If you read the market reports I have been filing then you know that I wasn’t here last week. I was pleasantly surprised toContinue Reading
CFN – The Cornwall Seaway Lions Club first annual Ribfest is proving to be a big hit with participants and exhibitors. The response received from people I encountered in the park as well as the large number of posts on the event Facebook page indicates overwhelming approval and appreciation. Friday wasContinue Reading
CFN – The 2012 Summer Olympics in London marks the 40th Anniversary of the Massacre of Israeli athletes in Munich. Sadly this anniversary is not being honoured. I find it sad as the Olympics had in the past been a place where many of the divides of our society have beenContinue Reading
CFN– Rant Maggie Rant, one of Canada’s most exciting Celtic fusion ensembles, will be part of the pipes, plaid and pageantry at the 64thannual Glengarry Highland Games on August 4, 2012. Annually, hundreds of thousands of visitors are drawn to Maxville, Ontario to witness an outstanding display of music, dance, sports, fiddling,Continue Reading
“This is a great accomplishment for our Association,” stated President Summers, “our members worked hard to make sure that this project came to fruition,” he went on to say. Mayor Bob Kilger and Mr. Leonard Hart, a veteran of WWII and a Wing 424 member for over 50 years, officiallyContinue Reading
CFN – Kudos to the folks working on restoring and revitalizing the Old Mill in Martintown Ontario. Sunday was a gallery showing for some of my fave area artists including Judith Y whose work hangs in my own home. Judith works out of Ingleside Ontario in South Stormont andContinue Reading
CFN – This Column of “Spirits in Unity” is being published by CFN for the community of Stormont Dundas & Glengarry. It is an honour to have you as a reader. I welcome any comments, questions or topics you would like me to discuss. I hope you enjoy reading aboutContinue Reading
CFN – They carried the spirits of their ancestors, the inventors of the fastest game on two feet. They carried the power of those Iroquois players who dominated the sport from the first Olympics until being blackballed in the 1930’s. They carried the hopes of the Iroquois who have maintainedContinue Reading
CFN – I almost feel sorry for Leaf’s GM Brian Burke this morning. Almost. In 2008 Burke was hired with near messianic expectations, but the horrible Phil Kessel deal left the Leafs missing the play offs each year since his arrival. Something that has led some in the Leaf NationContinue Reading
CFN – I know. I’m really bad. Dirty Town Under a Crooked Bridge should have been finished for last December, but an awful lot of stuff has happened since then! DTCB is currently being rejigged. While a book still will be coming out I’m actually doing the screenplayContinue Reading
CFN – The road to the national junior baseball championship will travel through Cornwall. Cornwall District Minor Baseball is hosting the 2012 Junior Ontario Provincials from July 23rd to July 28th at Lutt Bergeron Sr. Memorial Field in Legion Park. The Cornwall Black Sox will carry the hometown colours as theyContinue Reading
CFN – Not too many first time directors sell out 700 seat halls for their debuts, but that’s exactly what Kern Saxton has done with his labour of love, Sushi Girl which makes its International Premiere at the 16th Annual Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal ! Teaming up with his homeys Writer/ProducerContinue Reading
CFN – I never thought I would become a Barbershop Chorus ‘groupie’ but that’s what happened. A very close friend of mine joined the Cornwall, Ontario, C-Way Sound and after viewing a DVD of one of the national competitions, I was hooked. As far as I am concerned, itContinue Reading
CFN – “The Women Gather” by author, Katalin Kennedy is a learning journey that readers can identify with. I found it absolutely fascinating and uplifting. Starting in the late 1990s, “The Women Gather” journals the phases our society has gone through, the problems and resistance encountered and projects our worldContinue Reading
CFN– This Column of “Spirits in Unity” is being published by CFN for the community of Stormont Dundas & Glengarry. It is an honour to have you as a reader. I welcome any comments, questions or topics you would like me to discuss. I hope you enjoy reading about theContinue Reading