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The Trouble With Money

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 Sunonline/Orillia Humour, Jim Foster

Mary keeps talking about buying a place on a lake someday. That would be nice, but if we did, we would feel obligated to buy a boat to keep up with the neighbours…

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September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 Sunonline/Orillia Chamber of Commerce, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Creative Nomad Studios, Images Studio Tour, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Concert Association, Orillia Jazz Festival, Orillia Public Library, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts, Rotary Club of Orillia, St. Paul's Center

I don’t want to get to far ahead, but I think some of you might be mad if I waited to tell you the Mudmen are coming back to Orillia for their usual January concert (January 27th) and Irish Mythen is back for her first (I think) performance at the Opera House March 23.

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It Was A Starry Night

August 27, 2023August 27, 2023 Sunonline/Orillia Charles Pachter, City of Orillia, Hibernation, ODAC, OMAH, Peter Street Fine Arts, Shadowbox

ShareBy John Swartz Starry Night in downtown Orillia Saturday evening was successful in terms of it wasn’t a total rebuilding

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Sometimes The Internet Is Not And Does Not Have The Answer

August 27, 2023August 26, 2023 Sunonline/Orillia Humour, Jim Foster

I realize it is tempting to check out some minor ailment like that annoying rectal itch or the sudden attack of memory loss when you realize your car is upside down on the neighbour’s lawn, but…

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August 26, 2023August 26, 2023 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, Chamber of Commerce, City of Orillia, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, Images Studio Tour, Jimi McKee, Lance Anderson, Mariposa Folk, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Jazz Festival, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts, Shadowbox, St. Paul's Center, Starry Night

He is holding out hope his art made of appreciation for the history of Orillia will be restored to its home.

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Won’t Somebody Please Think Of The Dogs?

August 20, 2023August 20, 2023 Sunonline/Orillia Humour, Jim Foster

We can’t just haul out a facecloth in the middle of the 23rd Psalm and start scrubbing away.

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They Came To Show, It Shined

August 20, 2023August 20, 2023 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, DOMB

ShareBy John Swartz Thousands of people were out Saturday to see all the shiny cars on display at the annual

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August 18, 2023August 19, 2023 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts

I don’t know how Mariposa replaces her, but the organization makes all the right moves on a number of counts so I’m sure they’ll rebound from this loss.