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Photo Round Up - October 22nd, 2020
Every week, we share a photo round up of photos that were submitted to us. We select our favourite as that week’s feature photo. Let us know which pictures you love most!
Featured Photo - Fall in the Cemetary
Submitted by Paul Leduc. Send your best photos of Fenelon Falls and the surrounding area to the Town Crier email.
Soroptimist Awards Helps Women Facing Barriers to Education
Submitted by Susan Peirce
The Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards are cash awards given to motivated women who are the primary financial supporters of their families. The recipients of the awards seek to improve their lives by gaining additional skills, training or education but do not have the resources to do so. These cash awards are meant to offset any costs associated with the recipient’s efforts to attain higher education, including tuition, books, supplies, child care or transportation costs.
Giving Thanks
Submitted by Marina Hodson
As another Thanksgiving has come to a close, what is that you were thankful for? For many of us, this year may challenge us to find the things to celebrate, but there is always something to be thankful for if we take the time and effort to actually think about it. Appreciation can be as simple as “thank goodness I am finally out of turkey sandwiches” or as profound as “I am blessed to have wonderful people in my life”. Any amount of gratitude has been shown to have direct benefits to our physical and mental health, improve our sleep and self-esteem and overall improve our relationships. So try to get into the habit of focusing on at least one thing you are grateful for each and every day and here is one of mine to give you food for thought.
Update: Small Business Virtual Event Has Been Cancelled
You're invited to the Fenelon Falls Chamber of Commerce Small Business Week Virtual Event on Monday, October 19th from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. COVID 19 and safety are key issues facing all businesses so we're looking forward to a discussion and Q & A with expert panelists from Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) and the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development. Register here to reserve your ticket.
Call for Donors and Volunteers: The Grove Theatre in Fenelon Falls
Submitted by Maddy Warlow on behalf of Kawartha Works Community Co-operative
In case you haven’t heard, our lovely community of Fenelon Falls is getting its very own 450-seat outdoor amphitheatre. We have been overwhelmed with the positive response from the community and beyond – everyone is so excited about this project that will bring the arts to life in Fenelon Falls! It is a source of inspiration and happiness during these difficult times. In order to make it happen, we need your help! “All of our Co-op projects rely on community support for success,” said Jim Armstrong, President of Kawartha Works Community Co-operative. Want to donate to the project or lend your support as a volunteer? Read on!
Photo Round Up - October 15th, 2020
Every week, we share a photo round up of photos that were submitted to us. We select our favourite as that week’s feature photo. Let us know which pictures you love most!
The Rotary Club of Fenelon Falls will mark historic progress toward a polio-free world while urging the community to help end the paralyzing disease
Submitted by Christine Keenan on behalf of the Rotary Club of Fenelon Falls
When Rotary and its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, there were 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries every year. We’ve made great progress against the disease since then. Today, polio cases have been reduced by 99.9 percent, and just two countries continue to report cases of wild poliovirus: Afghanistan and Pakistan. We remain committed to the end.
The Caring and Connecting Kawartha Lakes Initiative
Submitted by Caleb Kim
Hello there! The arrival of the second wave of COVID-19 has led many retirement/long-term care homes to adopt stricter lockdown regulations to prevent infection of their residents. As a result, many residents haven't been able to have family and friends visit, which can make this an incredibly lonely and depressing time. As a word of kindness can go a long way, I am organizing The Caring and Connecting Kawartha Lakes initiative, which invites you to write letters to older residents in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Giving Thanks... Safely
Submitted by Kendra Fleming
With the Thanksgiving holiday almost here, area residents are being reminded to serve up COVID-19 safety with the usual fall festive fare. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is encouraging everyone to reduce the spread of COVID-19 during the holiday long weekend. This includes staying close to home as much as possible and ideally only marking Thanksgiving with those in your immediate household.
Featured Photo - Sunset on the Lake
Submitted by Alice Hebb. Send your best photos of Fenelon Falls and the surrounding area to the Town Crier email.
Our Community Speaks - What We're Thankful For
We asked our community to write in and let us know what they are most thankful for this year, ahead of Thanksgiving weekend. Here’s what we received. The Town Crier team is thankful for you, our readers, who check your emails each week to see what’s new in Fenelon Falls.
Photo Round Up - October 8th, 2020
Every week, we share a photo round up of photos that were submitted to us. We select our favourite as that week’s feature photo. Let us know which pictures you love most!
Featured Photo - Sunset Montage
Submitted by Mandi Cotrel. Send your best photos of Fenelon Falls and the surrounding area to the Town Crier email.
Tell us what you’re thankful for
Did you know that consciously naming what you are grateful for has real mental health benefits? Next week we will focus the Town Crier newsletter on being thankful.
What are you thankful for this year? Did a neighbour drop off groceries while you were isolating? Or maybe you are thankful for all the wonderful sunsets we saw this past summer. Send us a picture or a couple brief sentences to share what you’re most thankful for this season. Thankful submissions can be sent to: submissions@explorefenelonfalls.com.
Thanks in advance!
Photos from Hay Fever
Submitted by Maddy Warlow on behalf of Kawartha Works Community Cooperative
Thank you to Maddy for submitting these great photos of the hay sculptures around town that are part of the Hay Fever event. Be sure to check them out before they’re taken down on October 14th.
Let's Play Fall Bingo!
In the spirit of Hay Fever, we’re excited to share a fun new activity with you - Fall Bingo!
As you play, we invite you to take pictures and either tag us @ExploreFenelonFalls on social media or send your favourite shots to submissions@explorefenelonfalls.com to be featured in our weekly photo round up.
Be Proud of Your Age
Submitted by Marina Hodson
Regardless of how old you are, take today to celebrate National Seniors’ Day. To those of you over 65, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all of your contributions. You laid the foundation to build the country we enjoy today, and we appreciate it!
Victory at the Maryboro Lodge
Article submitted by Judy Kennedy, Photos submitted by Carol Milroy
For the past four years, the Fenelon Falls Horticultural Society has partnered with the Fenelon Falls Museum to grow and provide fresh produce to our local food bank at the Salvation Army Citadel. We named it the “Victory Garden”, as our effort to take a lesson from history during the first and second world wars, when towns and cities and homeowners transformed parkland and their backyards into vegetable gardens, to support the war effort. So, on that note, here is some history of the Victory Garden.
Photo Round Up - October 1st, 2020
Every week, we share a photo round up of photos that were submitted to us. We select our favourite as that week’s feature photo. Let us know which pictures you love most!