Awesome: Meet The Wizard Of Wood Near Buckhorn

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The Iconic Ed's Music Workshop Is Closing Its Doors

Neil Young, Blue Rodeo, The Sadies, Washboard Hank—they've all been in Ed's Music over the years. And there are some great sales in there now that they are closing.

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Survey Asks For Your Input On A Community Bread Oven For Peterborough

An online initiative is asking locals to fill out a survey to determine the feasibility of a Community Bread Oven for Peterborough. According to the survey intro, the hope is the "outdoor bake oven would build community, provide economic development; education and heritage conservation; alleviation of poverty; promotion of healthy, local eating; preservation of heritage skills and training."

To be added to the mailing list, send an email to info@coin-ced.org or learn more on their Facebook page.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

[photo via Community Bread Oven for Peterborough Facebook page]

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Tonight At Little Lake Musicfest: The Music In Me Variety Show

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Indian River Reptile Zoo Near Peterborough To Capture The Gator In Stirling-Rawdon Pond

Photo by Ron Main[UPDATE: July 21, 9:21 a.m. There is growing skepticism that a gator is really in the Mill Pond in Stirling-Rawdon, and that the whole thing might just be a hoax. Bry Loyst from the Indian River Reptile Zoo couldn't find it in there, and the Star is reporting that analysis of the photograph taken by Ron Main by the provincial police forensic ID unit "has determined it's a picture of a photograph of an alligator."]

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That alligator—or caiman, a relative of the alligator—that has been hanging out in that Stirling-Rawdon Pond near Belleville for the past couple weeks may soon be captured (see the picture at left taken by Stirling-Rawdon resident Ron Main last Friday).

The Ministry of Natural Resources has commissioned Bry Loyst, curator of the Indian River Reptile Zoo near Peterborough, to capture the metre-long reptile, which is no threat to humans.

Bry Loyst pictured with Terri Irwin“The last (option) would be jumping on it like Steve Irwin, the crocodile hunter,” Loyst tells the Toronto Star, explaining he’ll use a snare and lasso to catch the caiman, which he'd house at the non-profit zoo. The caiman was likely a pet that someone got rid of.

[Toronto Star; Indian River Reptile Zoo]

[Picture of Bry Loyst via Indian River Reptile Zoo website]

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Check Out This Footage Of A Lightning Bolt Striking A Stop Sign In Peterborough

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