“Art in the Park” Series – With Pukaskwa National Park as a backdrop, be inspired by talented artists to create your own works of art! HERON BAY, ON – This summer, visitors to Pukaskwa National Park will have the opportunity to meet artists from across Ontario. Explore hidden [Read more]
SOME MAY FIND CONTENT (Video/Images) OFFENSIVE ADULT CONTENT – VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED INSIDE REVIEW When you think of jobs that are stressful and important, 911 operators might go overlooked. Imagine being a 911 operator and receiving a call from a frantic young lady claiming that a man is [Read more]
PLAYDAY TERRACE BAY, ON – Wednesday, June 19, the staff and students of St. Martin School invited Holy Angels and Ecole Franco Terrace to participate in our annual Summer Playday. The festivities began with a hot dog barbecue prepared and served by Robin Gordon, Brent Monks, and Katherine [Read more]
TYLER TALKS Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum! That is the trademark call of the Giant in the popular fairytale “Jack and the Beanstalk”. This fairytale has been told in households over the past several decades and now has a modern day movie adaptation- Jack the Giant Slayer-which releases on DVD and Blu-Ray [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Children visited the Schreiber Public Library to make a special Father’s Day Craft June 13, 2013 with instructor Lynn Kennedy. Everyone had a great time and no doubt their were some fathers feeling very special in Schreiber on their day of appreciation. Visit the [Read more]
INSIDER REVIEW The transition from wrestler to big screen movie star is not always a smooth one. Very few professional wrestlers have been able to successfully cross over into the world of Hollywood, but Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a rare exception. After appearing in various titles such as [Read more]
INSIDE SCOOP The month of June starts off with a bang and arguably one of our best weeks for new releases in a quite a while! Jason Bateman has his identity stolen, Bruce Willis returns as John McClane and Zombies fall in love in some of this week’s top titles. There are nine titles in [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Residents feeling dissapointed with the end of the Entertainment Series being long behind them had their wishes for a live performance granted this weekend as Junior Kindergarten through Grade 8 students, from Our Lady of Lourdes Seperate School, offered 4 showings of their [Read more]
Charlene Birkbeck (CHAR) from Victoria BC will be touring from coast to coast this June and writing an album along the way (inspired by the road). Included in her travels is a stop in Rossport at the Serendipity Gardens next week, June 7th from 8-10pm With just her voice, guitar and loop [Read more]
INSIDE SCOOP With the elimination of the Ottawa Senators at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins, this means another year without a Stanley Cup winning team in Canada. With only American teams remaining in the playoffs, some casual fans will have lost interest and can now focus on getting caught [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Annual Children’s Festival was held at the Recreation Centre Auditorium yesterday, May 25th with all the usual games and fun. Community Services Programmer Shawna Patterson was on hand providing face painting for those interested and as puppies, kitties and even [Read more]
Grand-reopening of Theatre made possible by OTF grant MARATHON, ON– The Marathon Theatre & Cultural Centre celebrated today the grand-reopening by hosting MPP Michael Gravelle and other dignitaries and ushering a new era of theatre and film in the community. Thanks in part to a $75,000 grant [Read more]
INSIDER REVIEW I’ll be back. That’s the familiar catch phrase used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in his 1984 sci-fi classic “The Terminator”. Most movie fans probably assumed that Arnold’s acting days were over when in 2003 he decided to pursue a career in politics which landed him as the [Read more]
TYLER’s BACK! As nice as it is to get away for a vacation, it is always nice to get home- and back into a routine. Having said that, another week means more new releases. There are eight titles to choose from this week, highlighted by an epic adventure starring Hollywood heavyweights Tom Hanks [Read more]
Faced with the financial challenge of moving with the film industry to convert to a digital format, a Collaborative consisting of the Town of Marathon, the Marathon Library, the Marathon & District Museum and Marathon Theatre, was formed in 2012. The Collaborative envisioned an underutilized [Read more]
