If you love to sing and have always wanted to have the opportunity to share your talent with others on the big stage, then we have an event happening in town you shouldn’t miss.

Happening on March 6, Saturday, is a concert aimed at helping young singers realize their dreams of performing on stage. The concert will be held at the Firehall Theatre at 8 in the evening. The show will feature Jay Mittler and his 17-year old protégé Erica Bradley. The two, who host the regular Open Mic Night at Gananoque’s Old English Pub, will be the main performers of the concert, titled “Some Big Deal Originals”.

Both Mittler and Bradley hope the title of the concert would somehow encourage aspiring singers and musicians to write their own songs and perform original compositions. While they’ve performed and put their spin to some popular tunes frequently heard on the radio, Mittler says it’s always more rewarding to perform your own stuff and have the audience appreciate it.

The show will also feature Gananoque teenagers Billy Coughlar, Emily Cadue, Kara Aldrich, Eric Gleeson, Cameron Smith, and many more.

“Some Big Deal Originals” is happening tomorrow, so grab your tickets now and don’t miss this event!

With the 2010 Winter Olympics finally coming to an end, it looks like it’s time for Gananoque’s police forces stationed at Vancouver to head back home. A number of the town’s police officers were sent to the Olympics host city to help serve and protect the public from possible criminal and even terrorist activity.

Gananoque’s police chief summed it all up by saying his squad of officers put forth a gold medal performance during their stay in the city. Furthermore, all of them had something in common to say: it was an experience they would remember for the rest of their lives.

According to Sergeant Junior White, it was the experience of a lifetime to have the opportunity to work in Vancouver. Constable Rhonda Grant on the other hand, said she’s thankful to have had the once in a lifetime opportunity to serve her country in a very special way.

The two were part of the 4-man team handpicked from the Gananoque police service to don their uniforms and represent the town at the 2010 Olympics.

Of course, it wasn’t all work and play for the team. They had a chance to watch the games in the flesh, and they had a grand time watching the figure and speed skating events.