Fri July 19: Impaired Driver Crashes Into House; Banditfest is Back at the Market
Plus: Reading with Edna, a special thank you to readers, and a look at what's happening this weekend
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“Edna did not like to be apart from Tom. With him out of sight, her confusion and agitation accelerated, leading to feelings of anger and helplessness.
She did not enjoy puzzles, colouring, or sitting by the television. Taking Edna for walks could prove problematic, as she would lose trust in me; feelings of being lost in her own neighbourhood would surface, and then we’d really be in a mess.
How could I both engage and distract Edna for the four hours that Tom was gone?”
In this poignant essay, Micheline Mann shares a magical tonic she discovered as a support person for Edna Burri.
Reflections from Reading to Edna
by Micheline Mann - Sometime starting back in 2001, through ongoing workshops hosted by the Bluewater Association for Lifelong Learning. For several years after, memoirist Glenys Stow coached an ever-growing population of local writing enthusiasts in the art of memoir writing.
Public Notice
Owen Sound Police have released a couple of (unfortunately grainy, washed out) security cam photos and a short video clip of the people who vandalized the rainbow crosswalk at Saint Dominique Savio school.
If you witnessed the event or have further information (or security camera footage), contact the Owen Sound Police at 519-376-1234. Information may be provided anonymously to Grey Bruce Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-Tips (8477).
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Charges for a Toronto woman who landed her vehicle in someone’s living room
What’s happening at this year’s Concours D’Elegance
Details and an events schedule for the upcoming Emancipation Festival
Grey Bruce Labour Council weighs in on the LCBO strike
Updates to the Oxenden cemetery
Events to take you through the weekend in and around Owen Sound
~ Miranda
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