Thurs May 9: Latest Local News, Public Notices & Weekend Events

Plus: Taming the monkeys with Tai Chi; a sneak peek at upcoming original content

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Geese wander on the path next to Sydenham River. Photo credit: Francesca Dobbyn

In Cathy Hird’s latest column, she speaks directly to this editor’s heart on a topic many of us likely struggle with: maintaining focus in a fast-moving world.

Whether your “monkeys” come from volunteer work or employment, the demands of family or business, social situations, relationships, or simply trying to navigate the constantly shifting modern world, strategies for taming the mind can be helpful tools in everyday life.

We have more great content coming up. Autumn Peltier, a world-renowned water-rights advocate and a leading global youth environmental activist, is coming to The Roxy next week, and The Owen Sound Current has an exclusive interview to share with readers.

There’s a film production coming to town, and the casting agent will be looking for plenty of extras. Stay tuned for more info on that opportunity.

And tomorrow, we’ll bring you the next column in Jim Hutton’s series on the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, to ensure all community members have an informed look back as the City looks ahead and considers its future.

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Full subscribers, there’s a lot more for you below, including…

• Updates on the fire damage at the fall fair grandstands

• An invitation to join a local community garden project next weekend

• A report from OPP after a pedestrian from Saugeen First Nation was fatally struck by a vehicle Tuesday night on Highway 21

• Details on funding from the province for… emergency preparedness drones(!?)

• Public notices from the City of Owen Sound and Municipality of Meaford

• Charges for a local woman found intoxicated after a hit-and-run involving a 14-year-old yesterday after school

~ Miranda

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