by Lorraine Payette, written on July 2, 2013, photos by Mark Bergin
“Hi, I’m Gloria! Fly me!”
– National Airlines campaign, 1960s
(GANANOQUE, ONTARIO) The Springer Theatre took off for new heights on Saturday, June 29, with the opening of Boeing! Boeing!
A madcap French farce, filled with slapstick, multiple entendres, and the highest of humour, it zoomed through the evening in true “Coffee, Tea or Me?” fashion. – to read more>
written by Lorraine Payette, June 11, 2013
(GANANOQUE, ONTARIO) The Gananoque Rotary Club squeezed its way into its end of season meeting at Emily Bell’s home as members prepared to get ready for summer activities. But the highlight of the event was the presentation of four Paul Harris Awards. – to read more>
by Lorraine Payette, written June 25, 2013
(GANANOQUE, ONTARIO) It’s time once again to bring out your inner animal and party your heart out for a great cause as the Gananoque and District Humane Society (GDHS) presents its second great annual Fur Ball party cruise on Friday, July 19.
“We had so much fun the first time, we just had to do it again,” said Arlene Massey of GDHS. – to read more>
by Lorraine Payette, written on May 25, 2013
(GANANOQUE, ONTARIO) This is a show that just makes you want to SHOUT! Kick your heels up and SHOUT….
Sold out crowds filled the Springer theatre with raucous laughter and song as everyone joined in to enjoy the opening of SUDS – The Rocking 60s Musical Soap Opera. – to read more>
It doesn’t matter what time or place a person comes from, there’s plenty of interest happening at the Arthur Child Museum in Gananoque for the upcoming summer season.
written by Lorraine Payette, June 8, 2013
(GANANOQUE, ONTARIO) The weather may be on a bit of a roller coaster, but things at the Arthur Child Museum are really warming up. This upcoming season has something for everyone, – to read more>
(GANANOQUE, ONTARIO) Imagine waking up in a culture and country radically different from your own. The language is different, the food is different, all of the customs are different. Even the people look nothing like you. They are all very friendly and polite, but everything is new and not like anything you’ve been accustomed to. – to read more>
About 55 WWII and Korean conflict veterans and their families came out for the annual RCL Branch 92’s Veterans’ Dinner held at Carveth Care in Gananoque on June 6, the 69th anniversary of D-Day.
by Lorraine Payette, written June 8, 2013
(GANANOQUE, ONTARIO) About 55 veterans of WWII and the Korean conflict were honoured along with their families as the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 92 in Gananoque treated them to dinner at the Carveth Care Centre on June 6. – to read more>
(GANANOQUE, ONTARIO) A few thousand visitors descended on Gananoque to help celebrate the 2nd Annual Summer Solstice Pride in the Thousand Islands from June 21-23. For three days, the LGBT community, their families and friends came into Gananoque to share their joy with everyone, and to provide them with a wide range of family entertainment. – to read more>
A team of volunteers from RMC prepares for the 97th Nijmegen Four Days Marches to be held in July. Here they are on their second 40 km march in two days as the walk along Highway No. 2 headed toward Kingston.
“Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are marching,
Cheer up, comrades, they will come …”
– “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp”
(GANANOQUE, ONTARIO) The liberation of the Netherlands wasn’t easy. The Nazis had invaded the nation in 1940, and the first city they captured was Nijmegen. Occupied and in peril, the city was mistaken for the German municipality of Kleve by the Americans, who bombed it heavily on February 22, 1944, producing over 750 casualties. But in September of that year, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden, an attempt to keep the Germans from destroying the bridge which was crucial for movement of troops. – to read more>
(GANANOQUE, ON) – Sometime in the early morning of April 24, someone decided to drop off two unexpected packages at the Gananoque and District Humane Society (GDHS). Inside the rather small and sealed boxes were 22 kittens, all still young enough to benefit highly from their mothers’ care. – to read more>
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