June 2023 Archive
Schomberg’s Micaela Aguiar advances to quarterfinals as the number 1 seed in Ms. Health and Fitness Global Competition
Schomberg resident Micaela Aguiar is ranked #1 heading into the quarterfinals of the 2023 Ms. Health & Fitness Competition. The winner of the competition will be featured on the cover of the Muscle and Fitness HERS magazine and pocket $20,000 U.S. After five elimination rounds, the dedicated local fitness and yoga instructor was still leading the international event. Aguiar – who described herself as a “shy and introverted person” during our meeting at The Grackle Coffee Shop on Main Street – is nonetheless “super excited and nervous simultaneously to have passed through five phases of the competition from Top 50 in the world to Top 15 to Top 10 to Top 5 to the quarterfinals of the competition.”
YRDSB appoints Bill Cober as new director of education
The York Region District School Board of Trustees appointed Bill Cober as the next Director of Education effective Aug. 1. Cober brings nearly 30 years of experience in public education in York Region, and has extensive educational leadership experience, as well as experience in municipal government. Bill has strengths in relationship building, strategic decision making and building equitable and inclusive organizations. He has a collaborative and strategic approach to leadership and a passionate belief in the capacity and potential of all students.
King’s Township-Wide Recreation Centre taking shape
The new Township-Wide Recreation Centre in King – a fully accessible recreation complex with a lap pool, ice surfaces, athletic fieldhouse and a multi-purpose room – is ...
Beating the odds every single day
We in the western world have it all and yet we take much of it for granted. If you are a Boomer, you will have a better understanding and appreciation of things, mostly because you weren’t privileged, rich or spoiled. Many of our parents and grandparents were immigrants who came to Canada for a better life. My parents came here with a single suitcase. That, and a lot of hope.
Township of King lifts ban on outdoor and open-air burning
Due to the improving weather conditions, including soaking rain on Monday morning, King Fire and Emergency Services has lifted the burn ban put in place ...
Flextail’s Tiny Repel is a little powerhouse
Our outdoor adventures are spoiled by one of Nature’s most annoying creatures – mosquitoes. Anything we can use to lessen the threat is a good thing. The Tiny Repel by Flextail is a small, but mighty unit that everyone should have. It’s light, portable and can attach to almost anything. It’s a multi-tool with the benefit of being an insect repeller.
It Glows makes your home picture perfect
Summer is the perfect time to express yourself with some unique lighting, to brighten up your surroundings. Toronto-based It Glows answers the call with some really cool products, setting your oasis apart from everyone else’s.
Township of King issues total ban on outdoor and open-air burning
Effective immediately, a total fire ban has been issued in the Township of King and across York Region. This ban is necessary given the current ...
Union Masonic Lodge’s applauds King community for aiding 163 Ukrainian refugee families
Piper Bruce Etherington led multiple processions of dignitaries, charitable champions, selfless citizens, and grateful Ukrainian families into the comfy confines of Union Masonic Lodge 118 in downtown Schomberg on a recent Tuesday night. The skirl of the pipes set both a mournful and triumphant tone to the evening that acknowledged the atrocities committed by Russian forces during their invasion of the Ukraine, but also celebrated the dozens of King Township and surrounding area citizens who have risen to the charitable challenges of assisting 163 Ukrainian refugee families in their hour of need.
Going ‘home’ through nostalgic lenses
There are plenty of songs, poems and quotes about the desire to “go home.” Sorry to say, it’s just not possible. We can never really go back home. Time is not very kind to us humans. If we could only freeze it, capture those special moments and hold on to them like the safety harness on a roller coaster.
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