Omemee • King Street from Queen Street to Sturgeon Road
BE NICE ... CLEAR THE ICE
Snow and ice on sidewalks can impact the ability of people to get around safely – including mail carriers, pedestrians with service animals, walkers, wheelchairs and strollers. Residents and businesses are responsible and required to clear the way around their property. • Property owners are required to completely remove snow and/or ice from sidewalks adjacent to their property • Do not push or blow snow from your property back on to the street. • Where possible, pile snow on the right side of your driveway (as you face the street) so that cleared snow does not get moved back onto your driveway by the snow plow. • Reduce the height of the snow bank at the end of your property by shoveling snow back further onto your property. This improves visibility when entering or exiting your driveway. • For safety reasons, if there is a fire hydrant in front of your home or business, remove snow and ice around the fire hydrant.
CHORISTERS’ CORNER
By April Scott
After a very successful concert with almost a full house, and no shortbread left, the Choristers are taking a mini-Christmas concert to local nursing homes and Ross Memorial Hospital. They are hoping to bring a little Yuletide cheer to residents, patients and visitors. This tradition was started many years ago and the Choristers all enjoy the visits. The annual Christmas Party is coming up shortly and it’s always a lot of fun. The Christmas tree is trimmed with personalized decorations. Each chorister brings their own decoration with their name and date of joining the choir. One of these days we might have to find a larger tree as people come and go, but the decorations don’t! This year we will be taking part in The ShoeBox project - a very worthwhile cause. Shoe boxes filled with comfort items are collected for homeless women. From Bob Plummer, our Director; Vivian Hetherington, our accompanist; Laura Plummer, our story lady; and all the Choristers, we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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(Across from the locks)
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THE KAWARTHA PROMOTER’S YEAR IN REVIEW
By Deb Crossen
As we wind down 2017, I thought it would be time to celebrate the last year we’ve had here at The Kawartha Promoter. Here are just some of our highlights: • The Return of Yours Truly: After a hiatus of five years, I returned to The Kawartha Promoter as Editor when John Bird retired. It truly has been a homecoming for me and I hope you’ve enjoyed this past year of editorials and content. • Our Distribution Expansion to all of City of Kawartha Lakes: On April 21, every household in the City of Kawartha Lakes received their Kawartha Promoter delivered directly to their door, thanks to Canada Post. That means our advertisers get in front of more than 200,000 eyes every issue! • Your Newest Community Newspaper: We were thrilled when The Kawartha Promoter received official designation as a Community Newspaper. We continue our commitment to deliver local news, local events and focus on local organizations and people. • Staffing Up: Contributors to The Kawartha Promoter’s editorial content are so important to enable us to bring you the variety of articles, viewpoints and insights. We welcomed Kirk Winter and Pamela VanMeer to our team of regulars – Glenna Burns and Pat Warren. • A Cross-section of Loyal Advertisers: As many of you know, it is the advertising revenue that allows us to publish The Kawartha Promoter. It dictates the number of pages printed for each issue. We hope you will continue to support our advertisers without whom there would be no community newspaper. All in all, it’s been a fantastic year and we so look forward to 2018 – thank you readers, advertisers and our community for making us What People Really Read!
Do you have an ear for music and a voice to match? Are you ready help make your community a better place? Come join the voices of The Kawartha Male Chorus “the Official Singing Ambassadors of the City of Kawartha Lakes”
Tryouts begin January 9th, 2018 at 7:30pm at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Lindsay. For more information: Visit us online or call 705 879 4266
www.kawarthamalechorus.com December 15, 2017 - The Kawartha Promoter
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