The Victoria County SPCA is thrilled to report that 11 pets left the shelter and found their forever homes during the month of December, 2013! It was a wonderful Christmas present for each of these critters…and the folks who adopted them.   Sybil and Salem, whose stories were recently...

Great Art is for everyone!   Sistema is a free daily program that is bringing transformative social change to communities through music and orchestra. The program was begun in the barrios of Venezuela about 38 years ago to work with very poor and at risk children. 5 years ago,...

We post a number of public service announcements in the Blackfly, and we always include a little notice to tell folks about the times and dates of the TobiCrafters Quilting Bees. I didn’t know anything about the group….but I was curious so I contacted Beatrice Lockhart to find out...

Southern Victoria High School hosted the JV Valhalla Basketball Tournament on January 2nd and 3rd. The Woodstock Thunder Senior Exhibition Team took the Championship Banner, but the JV Vikings were thrilled to come away with the second place trophy after a valiantly played 3 game series.   A crowd...

From the editor…. A few years back, when I was working part time as a bartender, one of the young cooks at the establishment would occasionally come in for a drink after his shift. He was a scrappy little county guy, always in a bit of trouble. He liked...

Rogue Row It is true – you fail only if …! Well, I didn’t really realize that! Like everyone, I have moments (Hours! Days! Weeks!) when I feel – low, blue, ragged-edged, tread worn down to the wear-bars, whatever! Such was such once! However, there on the front page...

Charles Dickens, 1843 the old man in the hat “At this festive season of the year, Mr Scrooge,” said the gentleman, taking up a pen, “it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present...

The boys from Perth were celebrating on December 14th when they finally won their very first banner at the Hartland Covered Bridge Classic Mini Boys Championship Tournament!   The SV Mini Basketball league was begun in Perth-Andover in 2003 by Reta Kelley, who wanted to bring this program to...

Miss Sydney Heffernan of Perth-Andover was the lucky winner of the second annual PABC Shop Local holiday promotion gift certificate. Sydney won $500 to spend however she likes at any businesses in the village. Her first purchase was a lovely new purse that she bought from Patti’s Gift Shoppe!...

Ring in the New Year and enjoy the exquisite winter beauty of our province with an old fashioned sleigh ride!   Paul Jenkins and Mabel Mangum operate BLB Riding Stables in Burntland Brook and they would love to take you and your family on an exhilarating sleigh ride through...