By Terrance Gavan The Coby Islander tournament is a beautiful segue. From twigs to mashees. From tacks to tracks. And in case you were wondering why parking spots inMindenand Haliburton were so scarce last weekend? Well, blame the legendary end of season rec league showdown known as the Coby Islander. It’s a tradition. And … Continue reading
Soccer home openers slated for Friday on Brohman pitch By Terrance Gavan Amy Klose is percolated about her senior girls’ soccer team. Judi Paul is excited about her junior girls’ squad. Chris Simpson is the new rugby coach with a nice foundation of returning players. All three Haliburton High coaches are charged about the coming … Continue reading
By terrance gavan Team Ontario’s curling foursome won every game in the Optimist International under-18 bonspiel last week. Except for the last one. And of course. The last game in any tournament is the most important one. So, Haliburton’s Owen Duhaime may be forgiven this week for not being at his jovial best. His Ontario … Continue reading
By Terrance Gavan The following is a you tube vid from my rock climbing experience at Camp Medeba in West Guilford/ As usual the Gav Rocks. Literally and figuratively. Catch it here knuckleheads.
Minden to host Timbits provincial bonspiel By Terrance Gavan Let’s hope that the Tim Horton staff down at the Hwy 35 caffeine emporium in Minden don’t get too carried away with their mothership’s sponsorship of the Timbits Ontario Elementary School Provincial Championship – coming to the Village on the Gull at the end of the … Continue reading
By Terrance Gavan The Canadian Curling Association gets it. The fans of curling get it. So what’s wrong with the sad sack, overly litigious, and pedantic beancounters at the Labatt Center in London? Your guess is as good as mine. I have a theory, but it was lamentably removed by the redactive red pen of … Continue reading
“Completely by accident” Carl Dixon says hello to new career Hockey and running kept local rocker in shape – that Carl survived By Terrance Gavan Stitches and sutures and staples. That’s a song by our local rock n’ roll legend Carl Dixon, former singer, front man and songwriter with Canadian bands The Guess Who, Coney … Continue reading