“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”. -Friedrich Nietszche. To the untrained eye, it may look like I picked up a bunch of random objects just laying around my yard, and hurled them haphazardly at the imposing blue spruce situated beside my house.

Check out this article by the Vermilion Voice featuring Marwayne & the Lea Park Rodeo recent awards. The Village of Marwayne and the Lea Park Rodeo Committee were recently recognized by the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) and the Canadian Pro Rodeo Association (CPRA) respectively, in two very distinct and significant categories.

You can add Sudbury to the growing list of cities around the world where the trend known as love locking has taken hold. Love locks, which are locks bearing the initials of sweethearts, are affixed to public structures such as bridges, gates, or railings, to symbolize the couple's lifelong commitment to each other.

It is a scenario most new businesses would love to be facing — within three months of selling beer to the public, Stack Brewing is already addressing the need for expansion. “I’ve just wired the deposit for bigger equipment,” said Shawn Mailloux. It is a scenario most new businesses would love to be facing — within three months of selling beer to the public, Stack Brewing is already addressing the need for expansion.

Despite the rain, a sea of pink brightened the landscape of the 15th annual CIBC’s Run for the Cure event at Cambrian College on Oct. 6. The moody weather seemed to increase the attendance at this year’s event, as 1,100 people were registered to run, said the run's co-director, Stephanie Koett. The event raised a total of $294,216.31.

Passion Fitness and Dance Studio opened on Sept. 3 and in only three weeks pole fit clients, Tamara Brandt and Tammy Hunt, have literally seen their fitness level climb. Brandt and Hunt have tried every type of workout and said they were looking for a different approach to fitness. They thought the pole fit classes offered at Passion looked interesting.

Thorneloe University professor Benjamin Paquette is the first to admit the experimental nature of the film Perspective does not appeal to everyone. The second chapter of the film, which is being used as a teaching tool for Thorneloe film students in partnership with Cinefest’s First Cut Program, premiered during Cinefest Sept. 20.

It was experience over youth as the MNR’s Ontario Fire Rangers beat out Cambrian College justice students by a fraction of a second at the Canadian Cancer Society’s first Pulling for Wheels of Hope event at Sudbury Airport Sept. 21. In total, 11 teams competed in what volunteer event chair Bob Unger referred to as an “entertaining and challenging fundraiser.”.

Opera2Go’s principal baritone, Timothy Richard, belts out “Largo al Factotum” from “The Barber of Seville” at Sudbury Airport — a tune he said he was inspired by as a child while watching Bugs Bunny’s version, “The Rabbit of Seville.”. Richard, who doubles as the artistic director of Opera2Go, surprised passengers at the Airport on Sept. 16 with a serenade in an effort to promote awareness of Opera2Go’s first Northern Ontario tour, which kicks-off at Bryston’s on the Park on Sept. 26.

It was a night steeped in history as Greater Sudbury Police Service celebrated its amalgamation as a police force in 1973, by hosting the Chief’s 40th Anniversary Gala at the Caruso Club on Sept. 14. Local dignitaries including Mayor Marianne Matichuk, MPP Rick Bartolucci, MP Glenn Thibeault and committee member Gerry Lougheed Jr., among others, were on hand to help mark the occasion.

Former-student-turned-director of the Sudbury Youth Orchestra, Jamie Arrowsmith, knows firsthand that music can really take you places. He, along with 20 of his orchestra students and 20 of their parents, embarked on an English tour from June 29 to July 11, which saw them play five concerts in five cities in 12 days.

The eighth annual “Pull for the Cure” event, put on by the ladies of the Walden Slo-Pitch League, celebrated raising more than $100,000 by releasing 100 pink balloons into the sky over the Oja Sports Complex on Sept. 7. “We’ve had a record number of donations — over $1,000 this year,” said event organizer Nancy Hryciw.