Back to more regular posting next week! All the best in 2011!! Click here to see some of the stories we covered in 2010, and click here for a Video Year in Review.
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So we started this blog all about Peterborough in May. And it's been fun. Really fun. Peterborough, you rock. In one long run-on sentence, here's some of the stuff we've covered since we launched about 8 months ago:
We've covered the life of a Peterborough ER doctor, Jake's closure, The International Dragon Boat Festival, Reggie's HotGrill, a smoking dude on a bike during the gas leak, Have You Seen Video..., a rock star of posters, a guy who draws, a mural man, the Christmas Parade, the Canada Day Parade, the Arkells at the Red Dog, happy people, people lying down, an anti-bullying event, a breakfast program, a zombie crawl, a yarn shop, a snow sculpture, an email that was the talk of the mayoral race, the YWCA shelter, a cheesy store, a book store, a person who misses Peterborough, the CIBC Run for the Cure, a dude who called on a wrestler in the Memorial Centre parking lot, awesome bands, the Peterborough Folk Festival, Focus Fair, 3 Loonie event, the Old Stone Symphony, Dean Del Mastro yearbook pics, Jay Scotland and Lois Tuffin taking a dip, beaches, bars & restaurants, Peterborough Square in 1987, Sarah Harmer at the Gordon Best, Twitterborough, and a BIG garage sale.
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[Related: Video: Peterborough Year in Review]
2010 has been quite the eventful year in the Patch. Here's a sampling—in video—of some of the stuff that went down here this year. In no particular order (by date or ranking), here it goes:
The gas leak...
Flash mob at Fleming College...
Jay Scotland busted on "COPS Peterborough" for a good cause...
Jeff Martin covering "Love Will Tear Us Apart" at The Red Dog...
Coach Greg Walsh stands up for his player against racism...
Showdown at City Council between Paul Ayotte & Patti Peeters...
3 Loonies event for Kawartha Food Share...
The Terry Fox Run at Nicholls Oval ...
New YWCA shelter opens...
The Silver Hearts perform on Hunter Street after last call...
The Olde Stone Symphony...
Sebastian Bach arrested at Riley's...
Tim Horton's commercial that was filmed in East City...
Blue Rodeo at Showplace...
What do you think the most important moments/events were in Peterborough this year?
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Imagine your high school that you are attending, or attended, closing. Well that's now become a distinct possibility for four Peterborough schools—Adam Scott, Kenner, TASSS and PCVS—as Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board will review the possible closure of at least one of these schools due to plummeting enrollment at the schools. This is sure to be a controversial process, and the school board is welcoming input from the community at a series of community meetings starting in February.
[chextvDOTcom; Peterborough Examiner]
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With a strong passion for "all things wool," Bridget Allin moved to Peterborough with the impression that we had an existing yarn store. When she found out that the one here had recently closed, she killed two birds with one stone by creating a job for herself and opening a store of her own: Needles in the Hay.
Bridget found herself busy right from the get-go, as Peterborough is home to lots of organized knitting groups. "The reception to the store has been amazing as knitting is a hobby embraced by all ages," she says.
Bridget feels that knitting has been making a resurgence in recent years. With websites such as Ravelry (a site that lets you network with others and share knitting patterns) and KnittingHelp.com (for knitting explanations and techniques), knitting has become more accessible, she believes. More knitting conferences are starting to spring up as the culture starts to grow and people pay more attention to the materials of products and where they are sourced.
Although yarn is available from box stores, if you are looking for a natural fibre yarn or one with a luxury fibre in it (such as cashmere), Needles in the Hay is the place to be. Bridget's passion shows and she is very knowledgable. Classes will be added in 2011 to help people of any knitting or crocheting level. One of the classes will be a knitting refresher course as many people have tried knitting at some point in their life and just need a helping hand to get started again.
Needles in the Hay (705-740-0667) is located at 385 Water Street. It's open Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., and is closed on Mondays. For more info, email Bridget here.
[Words & Pictures by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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Jamie Campbell (@uniformgrey on Twitter) showing off her handmade Bloop
A wide variety of arts and crafts from Lucky Jackson (luckyjackson.etsy.com)
[Pictures by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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The 5th Annual Focus Fair Holiday Craft Sale takes place Saturday, December 11th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, December 12th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Spill Cafe (414 George St. N.)
This is a good opportunity to shop for a holiday gift, as this craft sale has a great selection of unique gifts handmade by local artists.
And supporting local artists/shops in the downtown core is always a good thing.
For more info on the fair, contact focusfair@gmail.com.
[Related: Great Reasons To Shop Downtown This Christmas]
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High school students in the Patch have the chance to compete in a provincewide contest to have Down With Webster perform at their spring prom. The band will perform a concert in June for the Ontario high school that wins the new online contest College Sounds Great.
The contest encourages students to describe why college education is an excellent postsecondary option, and the Top 10 high schools with the largest share of entries will be finalists for the winning concert. "This is an exciting way to get high school students in our community thinking about postsecondary education," says Fleming College President Tony Tilly.
Students can enter the contest by submitting a photo and a 50 to 250 word paragraph, or by making a video, explaining why “college sounds great" to them.
In the meantime, rock out to Down With Webster's "Your Man" here:
[College Sounds Great contest; Fleming College; Down With Webster]
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2010 Snofest Idol winner Shannon StoobachIf you’re 14 to 22 years of age and think you’ve got what it takes to be the next Snofest Idol, fill out an entry form (you can download the 2011 Snofest Idol Entry Form from the homepage of the Peterborough Snofest website) and return it (along with a demo CD) to Showplace Performance Centre by Friday, December 17th. Completed entry forms and demo MP3s can also be emailed to Kruz FM's Catherine Hanrahan, who is media liaison for Snofest: Peterborough's Winter Carnival, which takes place January 8th to the 16th.
Selected contestants will be contacted by December 22nd, 2010, and should come prepared to sing two songs at the Snofest Idol Contest at Showplace (290 George Street North) on Sunday, January 9th at 2 p.m.
The winner gets a three-hour recording session, a photo shoot and $200. Second place takes home $100, and third place $50.
For more information, contact Catherine Hanrahan or Showplace at 705.742.7469.
[Snofest: Peterborough's Winter Carnival]
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