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Frostfest fun for the family at Batawa

Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Kate Everson

EMC Lifestyles - Quinte West - The sixth annual Frostfest will be fun for the whole family this weekend, February 3 and 4. Special events co-ordinator Colleen Vickers-Kleywegt says the fun starts Friday night with $15 lift tickets at Batawa Ski Hill...

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Trivia Challenge held at 413 Wing for first time

Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Kate Everson

EMC Lifestyles - Quinte West - The 14th annual Triva Challenge was held at 413 Wing Air Force Association for the first time on January 26. "We have had it at the Legion and the Trenton arena upstairs," said Cheryl Whiteman, executive director of Big...

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Literacy Day at Trenton Christian School

Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Kate Everson

EMC Lifestyles - Quinte West - Literacy Day was held at Trenton Christian School on Monday, January 30, delayed because of bad weather on Friday. It started off with a Build a Fire truck! event in the gymnasium open to all grades, and sponsored by...

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The Good Earth: It's show time

Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Dan Clost

EMC Lifestyles - Those of us in the trade have been scuttling about the countryside visiting the various trade shows and congresses peculiar to our industry. The largest Canadian event is Landscape Ontario's Congress. The next offering is the Green Trade...

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Reality Check: Aging gracefully

Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Sheila Wray Gregoire

EMC Lifestyles - My husband is now on the wrong side of forty and recently I started noticing that when he was reading, he would push the book further away. As a woman who has required glasses since she was a young girl, I decided to make the most of...

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A delightful day trip to Havana

Posted Feb 2, 2012 By John M. Smith

EMC Lifestyles - While my wife and I were spending a week in Cuba's beautiful beach area, Varadero, we decided to take a day trip to Havana, and this was definitely a highlight of our vacation. We left our resort in the early morning, and stopped for...

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A miraculous rink and pond hockey raise $6,700

Posted Feb 2, 2012 By EMC News

EMC Lifestyles - Batawa - Batawa is home to a sheet of ice that's a small miracle in the midst of this mild winter. When every other outdoor rink and ice surface throughout the region has been closed, this brand new 150' by 75' rink has remained open...

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