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Cops probe assault at Laclie St. home
News Live, Local News
Two males were sent to hospital Saturday morning after being attacked with a weapon in a Laclie Street house. The property, just south of the Highway 11 ramp, was cordoned off with yellow police tape while Orillia OPP and the emergency response team (ERT) investigated the incident, which occurred Saturday morning, [...]
Posted 4 hours ago |
Buzz surrounds budding Orillia filmmaker; Debut feature 'Scarecrow' inspired by power of myth
If a scarecrow falls off its cross on All Hallow's Eve and touches the ground, it can be possessed by a spirit. Embodied in the scarecrow's primitive human shape, the resurrected spirit can then proceed to settle scores left unresolved before death. Joseph Bat, the 23-year-old, Orillia-born filmmaker, [...]
Updated 11 hours ago |
The MURF: A brief history
Posted by Teviah Moro
Since the word "MURF" first entered the Orillia lexicon, The Packet & Times has published more than 1,000 articles and letters on the subject. The (...)
Updated 25 days ago
books: underdog writer claims leacock medal for humour
It’s a Cinderella story that will thrill both aspiring authors and the growing self-publishing industry: Terrry Fallis is the winner of the 2008 [..]
Wed, 30 Apr 2008