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The Passing of Bill Georgas

July 31, 2007

With the tragic passing of Bill Georgas the city has lost a truly remarkable man. Rollerblading, skiing, and winning triathlons well into his eighties, the man was an energetic dynamo. Nearly everyone in the Scenic City has a story to tell about him rollerblading into their backyard or seeing him in the lineup in the morning at Blue Mountain ski resort, and seeing him racing in to catch the last chairlift at the end of the day. The whole city feels his loss, and theOwen.com would like to express our sympathy to Bill’s friends and family.

Ryan Wiseman caught up with mayor Ruth Lovell this afternoon and spoke with her about the loss of a long-time neighbour and friend. We have the audio from the discussion here for you to listen to.

Track 1: Mayor Ruth Lovell Discusses the Life of Bill Georgas

To download this podcast right click and “Save As”.

To commemorate the life of this dynamic individual we are requesting that folks send us their photographs of and stories about Bill Georgas. You can do that simply by contacting us, emailing photographs to photos@theowen.com, or by phoning our hotline at (519) 416-6936. We are also running a facebook group called theOwen.com on which we are inviting people to upload their photographs and stories of Bill Georgas. Thank-you for helping us commemorate the life of this wonderful man. Our deepest condolences to his friends and family, and to the city of Owen Sound which has lost a bright light of a citizen.

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Written by adam · Filed Under Editor's Pick, Podcast, Community, Audio, theOwen 

Opening Weekend of Homecoming Festivities!

July 30, 2007

Fireworks! by Roger Flood~Photo Provided By Roger Flood

That’s IT!! It’s decided! We need more reporters here at theOwen.com! How can two people possibly cover everything that is happening in this town during it’s amazing 150th Anniversary Homecoming celebrations? On Friday night we took in the Opening Ceremonies at the Kelso beach amphitheatre and were amazed at the cultural content this city is able to produce. So many amazing musicians played. Tim Harrison made the event feel like Summerfolk for the duration of his performance. David Serada took the crowd on a mesmerizing voyage into the life of Tom Thomson, Lars Jensen played his heartwarming Homecoming song, Steve Dickinson gave us a taste of what’s to come at his upcoming show on Saturday night, and the Little Theatre troupe sang songs from old theatre productions. This reporter’s personal favorite amoungst the musical acts was a younger local phenomenon, Lauren Best, who’s energetic and youthful stage act brought smiles to many faces. Lauren can also be seen in this weeks SHEATRE production of “Tom”, a musical stage play running from Wednesday August 1st to Sunday August 5th. Showtimes start at 8 p.m. at the Roxy Theatre in downtown Owen Sound.

Along with the music there were wonderful dance demonstrations from the Sheila Milne School of Dance, readings of Andrew Armitage’s “Georgian Bay Explorer” read by Ross Kentner, and native drumming and song by the grandfather drum. In fact, the programming was so thick with content that the stupendous fireworks that were to follow actually came nipping at the heels of the last act. It was a spectacular fireworks display that sent everyone home with smiles on their faces! Thanks Owen Sound for being such a great place to live!

For more information about Owen Sound’s 150th Anniversary Homecoming celebrations, visit our collection of Homecoming information, our Events Calendar or visit the official Homecoming website.

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Written by adam · Filed Under Music, Concerts, Events, Community, Participation, Homecoming, theOwen 

From the Stage at the Meet and Greet tent

July 30, 2007

The Owen Sound Homecoming Meet and Greet tent was the place to be last night. A beautiful evening on the shores of Georgian Bay with a sold out double bill on Stage. The Brian Moniz Band kicked things off and Tanglefoot wrapped up the evening. Plenty of good times were had by locals and returning citizens alike.

Admission to the Meet and Greet tent is free with your homecoming registration or 5 bucks at the door otherwise. If last night was any indication you may want to get there early for the rest of the shows lined up this week.

For more details on the coming performances you can check out owensound150.com or check our Homecoming coverage. Or have a listen below. In this homecoming audio clip we here from the Town Crier (why oyez oyez?) and from Homecoming Committee Chair Ian Boddy with a brief rundown of some future events planned for the week.

You can download the audio here (right click, save as…)

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If you have photos from out and about around town or the Greater Grey/Bruce area you would like to share send them along. More details here.

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Written by Ryan · Filed Under Podcast, Concerts, Music, Events, Audio, Homecoming, theOwen 

Live from the Hottest Yardsale

July 28, 2007

We are out and about on the street for the hottest yard sale (and yes it’s hot)

Check out a couple pics

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Written by Ryan · Filed Under Photos, Events, Community, Homecoming, theOwen 

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