Case Study: What Happened When Springfield Opened A Casino

In the 1993 episode of The Simpsons, "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)", Principal Skinner pitches the idea of opening a casino during a town hall meeting discussing ways to revitalize the economy. And townsfolk seem to dig it. Mr. Burns, owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, really likes the idea and the boost it should give to the economy and how it will make him richer.

So Mr. Burns decides to build it on the waterfront and name it "Mr. Burns' Casino" and be the owner, while Smithers is his casino manager. Homer leaves his job at the power plant and takes a job with Mr. Burns at the casino as a blackjack dealer when it opens.

While Marge waits for Homer's shift to end at the casino one day, she finds a quarter on the floor and uses it to play a slot machine. She wins. And she almost immediately gets addicted to gambling, while neglecting everyone around her—including Lisa who has an important school assignment.

Bart is too young to gamble at Mr. Burns' Casino—he tries, but gets kicked out—so he starts his own casino for his friends and all their friends to play in his treehouse.

When Homer realizes Marge has developed a serious addiction to gambling—she's there at the casino 24/7—he looks for her in a panic in the casino. His outburst is caught on the casino's security camera, and when Mr Burns sees this, he demotes Homer back to his old job at the power plant. 

After Homer confronts Marge about her addiction, she realizes that she has a problem. She returns home and remembers what she had with her family. And Homer settles back into his job at the power plant. Mr. Burns, meanwhile, became a recluse, a germaphobe, once the casino opened and decides to return to the plant.

The casino is later demolished by an explosion. This was because of a mix-up behind the demolition crew in regards to setting it (it was supposed to be set for implosion).

[Simpsons Wiki; Wikipedia]

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Queen Mary Is Celebrating 100 Years In Peterborough With A Day Of Celebration On June 1st

Queen Mary Public School is celebrating 100 years in Peterborough this year, and the big celebration takes place June 1st, 2013 at the school from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (1445 Monaghan Road).

Then, that night alumni and community members will come together for a “Nuit Blanche”-inspired evening at ARIA nightclub, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. You can register for the special day at queenmary100.ca.

Also, in conjunction with this, their 100th year, Queen Mary is looking for sponsorships to help them update their auditorium.

Their goal is to raise $25,000 to update the auditorium and install three smartboards, which would be about half the expected cost of the improvements.

There are various sponsorship opportunities available, ranging from platinum ($5,000) to bronze ($350). Those interested in sponsorships can email questions to qmparentcouncil@hotmail.ca.

[Queen Mary's 100th Reunion]

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Watch Sarah Loucks Perform "Graceful" At Peterborough Guild Hall Rehearsal Session

[YouTube; SarahLoucks.ca; Her "Be As It Should" Video]

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Here's David Goyette Speaking About The Beatles At Beatles 2 In Peterborough

With more than 275 Beatles' compositions, Syd Birrell and the 100 voices of the Peterborough Singers performed The Beatles 2, a fun-filled concert with sing-along Beatles favourites that took place Saturday (February 16th) at Calvary Church in Peterborough. Mike Melnik served as MC, and local author/Mayor's Excecutive Assisant/Beatles fanatic David Goyette gave some great Beatles anecdotes. Watch for yourself...

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Intoxicated Man Gets In Sh*t After He Repeatedly Calls 911 Because His Toilet Is Broken

From a Peterborough Lakefield Police release today...

Mischief

On the 17^th of February, 2013 an intoxicated male continually called 911 to report his toilet was broken. He was told it was not a police emergency but he continued to call. Officers were dispatched to males residence. Charged with mischief for the continual calls to 911 is Ian Thomson 53 of George St. N. Peterborough.

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The Latest Internet Craze "Harlem Shake" Has Hit Peterborough

The latest internet meme craze, Harlem Shake, has caught on in Peterborough, with this one below filmed at ARIA nightclub. It's already received nearly 1,500 views—which definitely qualifies as Peterborough viral. 

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Man Charged With Sexual Assaulting 9 Year Old Girl At YMCA Pool

From a Peterborough Lakefield police release today...

Sexual Assault –Child, Sexual Interference

On the 1^st of February, 2013 a 33 year old male was swimming in the pool at the YMCA on Aylmer St in Peterborough. The male grabbed a 9 year old female inappropriately in the pool.

Police were contacted, an extensive investigation was conducted by the sexual assault unit interviewing several of the children who were in the pool at the time. On the 16^th of February, 2013 the 33 year old male was arrested at CECC while in custody on another matter. The male has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference. He will appear in court on the 20^th of February, 2013 to answer to the charges.

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Here's Video Of How Peterborough Took Part In One Billion Rising

Peterborough participated in the One Billion Rising yesterday (February 14th), which saw rallies being held in 203 countries around the globe.. Here's to "girl power", here's to uniting to stop the violence against women. More from CBC in this report. Watch the video from the Peterborough rally...

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Watch Mayor Bennett Tell His Canadian Stories

Mayor Bennett talks to the Peterborough Partnership Council on Immigrant Integration about his lineage and the importance of immigration integration to the Peterborough community.

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