Here Is Peterborough Musicfest's 2015 Lineup
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Great lineup!
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Who Does This Peterborough Flower Look Like?
/Peterborough photographer Matt Stewart took these pics of a flower in the east end of Peterborough that resembles many things.
picture via @thepixvideoguy
We see a resemblance to Chewbacca from Star Wars, The Grinch, an owl, a shih tzu, Hugh Keays-Byrne (Toecutter) in Mad Max and more.
picture via @thepixvideoguy
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Peterborough Man Drives Car Onto Golf Course, Peterborough Man Gets Arrested
/Reminder: You can drive a golf cart on a golf course but not a car...
image via PtboGolf.com
From a police release today (May 1st)...
On Friday May 1, 2015 at approximately 5 a.m. Peterborough Police received a call from the complainant stating there was a vehicle on the golf course at the Peterborough Golf and Country Club located on Armour Road. Officers were dispatched to the scene and located the suspect vehicle stopped in a swampy area on the north end of the golf course and a male driver and female passenger inside. As a result of the investigation Louis Shane Yourkin, 24, of Bellevue Street, was arrested and charged with mischief over $5,000 and breaching his probation. He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court on May 14, 2015. Brandie Lynn Anthony, 22, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with party to the offence- mischief over $5,000 and failing to comply with a recognizance X3. She was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in court later today (May1). Significant damage occurred to the golf course as a result of the vehicle being driven across the green. The total damage to the golf course is not yet known.
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Canadian Documentary SOAR For Incoming Grade 9 Students To Be Shown At Cineplex Peterborough
/This spring, Grade 8 students across Canada, including Peterborough, will be treated to a special three hour event that will prepare them for the transition into high school.
image via SOAR YouTube video
It's an inspiring Canadian documentary/event called SOAR to help incoming Grade 9 students adjust to high school, and one of its stops will be in Peterborough Thursday, May 21st at Cineplex.
image via SOAR YouTube video
The brainchild of Youth Leadership Camps Canada (YLCC) founder Stu Saunders, SOAR is the acronym for Students that are Optimistic, Aware and Ready—a student-centered program about finding yourself, owning your decisions and actively pursuing your passions in high school.
SOAR will provide Grade 8 students with valuable insight into tackling challenges, and taking advantage of opportunities that will accompany their transition to high school.
For more information and details, visit ylcc.com/soar or email soar@ylcc.com.
**Watch the teaser video below for more info...
Folk Musician Kate Weekes Will Be Playing Live In The Canoe Museum's Gallery
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Folk-based musician Kate Weekes will kick-off this year's paddling season at the Canadian Canoe Museum Thursday (April 30th). The concert will have plenty of atmosphere as it will take place in their galleries, and there will be a food and a cash bar on site.
Tickets are $15 (available online, and at the door) and it starts at 8 p.m.
We're giving away 2 tickets. Tell us why you want to go. The best answer wins the tickets! Email us here.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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Episode 17: "PTBOCanada Live With Mike Judson" Podcast
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