There are fun times in store for the whole family if you happen to be in the Haliburton Highlands in the next couple of days. What’s your pleasure? A community Tree Lighting and Carol Sing beside the Dorset Fire Hall on Sunday? Perhaps parades are more your cup o’ tea? You’ve got a choice because there are two Santa Claus parades in the Haliburton Highlands this weekend! Haliburton Village‘s commences on November 26 and Minden’s First Annual Santa Claus Parade is on November 27. Why not take in both? All the details are on this page! Because the Highlands is big on community support you may want to add the Community Care Haliburton County Christmas Bowling Party to your weekend plans. It takes place the afternoon of November 27 so be sure to check all the fine print on the flyer below and well as reading more about other fun things to do in the Haliburton Highlands this weekend. Have a great weekend!
From Abstract to Landscape – Retrospective on John Lennard
November 1-20 2010
'Hilltop' by Canadian artist John Lennard
“The paintings, primarily oil paint on canvas, reflect a direct response to nature, a consciousness of the environment and an awareness of the dangers posed to the natural world. They intensify the subject and follow the seasons with a strong, rich treatment. The works reflect a deep-seated love of nature and evoke the remembered sensations of season, place and time.” (Please click this link for more of John Lennard‘s work.)
In this exhibition John Lennard’s life as an artist since 1964 will be realized. Works from his years at the Ontario College of Arts, Toronto and Student League, New York to his struggling years living in New York, where a number of significant influences occurred and a range of styles were tried, to his poignant discovery of landscape upon his return to central Ontario will be included. This exhibition will be on display from September 15 – November 20.
Where:
Agnes Jamieson Gallery
176 Bobcaygeon Road Minden
Contact: Laurie Carmount
Email: gallery@mindehills.ca
Tel: 705-286-3763
Arty Party XII
Haliburton School of The Arts - Arty Party Nov 4 2010
November 4 2010
Join us for this wonderful gathering and potluck for our members, supporters, friends and new members of our community. Prior to the Arty Party, the Arts Council~Haliburton Highlands will host the Annual General Meeting. For all event details, keep visitingwww.haliburtonarts.on.ca
Where:
Haliburton School of the Arts
297 College Drive Haliburton
Contact: Mark Arike
Tel: 705-457-8033
Email: mark@haliburtonarts.on.ca
Haliburton County Public Library Fifth Annual Gala Nov 7 2010
Friends of the Haliburton County Library Gala November 7 2010
Friends of the Library invite you to the Fifth Annual Gala, Nov 7 at 2pm in the Minden Library. Judy Fong Bates, award winning author, is the guest of honor. Judy is an accomplished writer will be speaking about her new book, The Year of Finding Memory: A Memoir, described as a “beautiful, heart wrenching memoir”. The Gala features refreshments and a silent auction and sale of author’s books. Tickets, $15 available from Pharmasave, Master’s Books and Undercover Books, Haliburton.
Where:
Minden Public Library
Contact: Lindy Smith
Tel: 705 754 3236
Email: lindy.smith@xplornet.com
Treasures 2010 in Minden Nov 5-7 2010
Treasures 2010
November 5-7 2010
Come out and enjoy some hot, mulled cider and Christmas cookies & treats. This year’s participants are The Cat’s Meow – Amy June Beeney, BeautiControl Products Representative Glenda Mackenzie, Amanda Bull featuring her ‘Winter Friends’, Cammy George, Sue Eskelin, Gail Leach-Wunker, Deb Mansfield – Thistlewood Santas. Please note: we are only equipped to accept cash or personal cheques.
Where:
Minden
Contact: Deb Mansfield
Tel: 705-286-1340
No matter what your interests there is always something fun/interesting/educational happening in the Haliburton Highlands!
Check out these events that promise to be fun and festive! They include a gala party in support of the Haliburton Library, hot, mulled cider and Christmas cookies in Minden, and a gathering and potluck in support of the Haliburton School of The Arts community–and much more. Click the link just below to read about other great events happening this week and beyond! www.haliburtonholidays.com
If you have a community-centered event that you would like to have help promoting via The Maple Lake Ontarioblog such as events and activities in support of the Haliburton Highlands and Ontario Tourism–in other words, a non-profit function to help keep the Haliburton Highlands area vital, please email me at maplelakeontario@gmail.com so I can include you in my periodic updates about what’s going on in the Highlands. I do not charge anything as it is my desire to support the ongoing enrichment of the Haliburton Highlands.
One of the things to treasure most about the Haliburton Highlands is the abundance of natural beauty year-round. Until recently I’d stuck pretty close to our place on Maple Lake with the occasional trek to Haliburton or Minden, great places both but hardly off the beaten path. Enter Hike Haliburton and the plethora of hiking opportunities for all ages and even a doggy hike! There is so much going on you’d best just click over and read all about itand/or click here:
These are FREE community-sponsored events which I urge you to partake of. I’m seriously considering altering my vacation plans next summer to including a third-week-in-September visit so we can enjoy the changing foliage and brisk, refreshing fall air.
Don’t forget to Preregister for Hikes. Enjoy!
Hike Haliburton: September 24. 25. & 26. 2010
All hikes are guided and FREE.
(Donations are appreciated.)
Email or call in your registration for your preferred hike to 1-800-461-7677; 705-286-1777.
Join us for a Pre-registration Event
Friday, September 24, 2010
Time: 4:00pm – 9:00pm
Haliburton Highlands Tourism Office
12340 Hwy 35, Minden
Pick up a detailed brochure, find out more about hikes, enjoy refreshments and meet other hikers!
Thursday, September 23 2010
(Pre Hike Haliburton Events!)
Healthy Active Communities Forum
Special Guest Speaker: Gil Penalosa; Executive Director, 8-80 Cities
Internationally renowned liveable city advisor and social marketing strategist, Gil Penalosa is passionate about vibrant and healthy communities. As the Executive Director of Canadian non-profit organization 8-80 Cities and former Commissioner of Parks, Sports and Recreation in Bogota, Columbia, Gil promotes walking and cycling, as well as the creation and use of parks and trails, in hopes to improve the quality of life for all residents.A speaker in high demand, Gil has presented at over 150 workshops and seminars in North America and has been keynote speaker and provided consultation throughout the Americas, Europe and new Zealand.
All Community Forum participants are welcome to meet Gil and members of the Communities in Action Committee at the Town Docks in Minden for a stroll along the Riverwalk prior to the forum.
Presented by Communities in Action Committee
**Refreshments will be served**
Hosts: Communities in Action Committee
Leader: Gil Penalosa
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: Minden Hills Community Centre.
For four years now the Beer Store and its employees have done an annual bottle drive in aid of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
You probably have known a friend, colleague or loved one who has experienced a battle with cancer–perhaps you’ve fought it yourself. Despite great progress in helping people live with cancer certain types of cancer can be more persistent and deadly and so efforts to fight this battle must also persist. The Beer Store wishes to help and you can help, too–it is super-easy!
On May 29 & 30 donate your empty beer, wine and spirit containers at your local Beer Store to help find a cure for leukemia and other blood cancers. For more information or to volunteer, please go to www.bottledrive.ca or call 1-866-600-0567. Volunteers are needed at Beer Store retail locations across Ontario to assist in greeting customers and collecting their empties on:
Saturday, May 29 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 30 between noon and 5 p.m.
You do NOT need to be employed by The Beer Store
Anyone interested in helping this great cause is welcome to come out and volunteer! If you are interested in helping out, please contact the Beer Store, indicating what days and times you’d be available, your community, and the location of The Beer Store nearest you. All Beer Stores over Ontario
Tel: (866)-600-0567
Fundraising Book Sale
May 29 2010
The Gooderham Fire & Rescue Auxiliary is holding a large Fundraising Book Sale on Saturday, May 29 from 10am -2 pm. All proceeds from this event go to support the Gooderham Volunteer Fire Department.
There will be a a large selection of books from many genres:, romance, fiction, children’s books, cookbooks and more–like records/CD’s, puzzles and knick knacks! There will also be a hot luncheon available. This fundraiser is in support the Gooderham Volunteer Fire Department. You can give to this worthy cause while enjoying a relaxing book-browsing experience as you are “bound” to find some great reading and great bargains.
If you have any books you would like to donate for the sale, please contact Jennifer at 447-2556
Gooderham Community Center Off County Road 507 entrance to Hunter Lumber
Contact: Jennifer Horner
Tel: 705-447-2556
Email: goodhorner@bell.net
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Lunchables. All opinions are 100% mine.
My best memories of my son’s grammar school years are when we went on field trips with the school together. Whether it was a local symphony or the Chicago Symphony, an architectural boat cruise down the Chicago River or a biology field trip to preserved prairie-land, these trips held great meaning for me personally as a shared scholastic experience with my children.
More importantly though was what the kids gained from the experiences. A field trip is a unique, beyond-the-classroom immersion into real-life situations that would otherwise not be experienced. The depth of meaning, the level of comprehension, the enjoyments of “these up close and personal” activities all serve to pull the children into the experience like no textbook can. Further, an immersive group experience can sometimes be the light that flips the switch of true comprehension about a particular idea, place or thing(s).
To my great disappointment, with my younger son, field trip activities began to appear less and less until they simply were non-existent. The reason cited was a simple one: not enough money in the school budget for anything “extra.” As a mother this really broke my heart, not only for my son but for all children who might never otherwise experience some of the wonders beyond the classroom.
I’m very happy to be able to talk today about Field Trips For All which is the first effort from the folks at Lunchables as part of their new initiative called “Project Potential.”
Project Potential is an effort to literally help kids reach their life enrichment potential that otherwise they might not ever get a chance to do.
This is enormously important because field trip elimination is affecting scores of school districts across the spectrum. Huge numbers of school districts which are grappling with tight school funds/budgets that just don’t stretch far enough for anything “extra” are cutting out fieled trips all together.
There is some hope on the horizon with the very good news that Lunchables is aware of this dilemma and is taking action to address it by encouraging, as I am doing as well right now, anyone over the age of 6 to nominate a deserving classroom by clicking over to http://www.lunchables.com/potential/ and submitting a nomination for that classroom to receive a worthwhile, outside-of-the-classroom enrichment experience.
I’m sure without too much thinking you yourself can think of a deserving classroom to be nominated to be one of 50 lucky classrooms who will be selected to go on an inspiring, educational field trip and quite possibly have an experience that will be cherished for years to come.
Why not talk this contest up? There’s only gain to be had and speaking for myself it is very easy to think of some great classrooms with fantastic teachers and kids who deserve the nomination.
The more that word of this contest gets around the more classrooms will have a chance to be one of the 50 winners–so go ahead and drop a comment here about who you nominated and a bit about why you nominated them! Who do you think this educational prize should go to? I’m picking Mrs. Parr’s class at Hunting Ridge school in Palatine, Illinois because they are the greatest bunch of kids ever and because she is the most dedicated, motivated, committed teacher I may ever have met.
