by Brad Holden | Jan 3, 2013 | News
Lifelong Creemore resident Tom Montgomery received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal at a family gathering on Christmas Day. The medal, commissioned in honour of the Queen’s sixtieth anniversary on the throne, was awarded through the Federation of Canadian...
by Brad Holden | Jan 3, 2013 | News
The 11th Annual Creemore Community Christmas Dinner was once again a resounding success. Generous monetary gifts made it possible for the coordinators to purchase quality gifts from the community for 13 elderly folk without family who reside at Creedan Valley Nursing...
by Brad Holden | Dec 28, 2012 | News
JOHN BLOHM Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes, and all demeanors too. John Blohm, the Creemore Echo’s choice for our 2012 Volunteer of the Year, could be described as gruff, perhaps. On the wrong day, you might even call him grumpy. But get on the right side of...
by Brad Holden | Dec 28, 2012 | News
HIGHLAND WITHDRAWS While it’s been our tradition the past few years to pick an individual as our Newsmaker of the Year, we found that no one, or nothing, eclipsed the moment on Wednesday, November 21, when the public relations firm under contract with the Highland...
by Brad Holden | Dec 21, 2012 | News
You never know who might be lurking on your roof… photo by Helen Chung (with a few liberties taken!)