“I have just read a copy of your newspaper and love it. You are to be commended for a fine new publication. that covers good news only. I know that your paper is free but I live in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and would like to receive copies of your paper.” Judy Peckford Yellowknife, Nt. “We really enjoy reading your publication. I love the detailed articles written about our local businesses. Also I like all the interesting little articles (eg: it’s the law, dumb criminals, etc.)” Donna Jennings RR#3 Minden “I’ve heard a lot of positive comments on your little paper. Everyone seems to be reading and enjoying it. It is a good thing you picked Wednesday for delivery and not Friday. It would get lost with all the flyers on Friday and end up in the garbage. … (your’s is not being thrown out) This I know for a fact because I am a back up delivery mail person for the 3 routes out of Minden. Louise Berry Minden “Your magazine is so informative of people and events in the county, you’re doing a great job!” Joan Stinson Secretary of the Haliburton Hospital Auxiliary. “It’s us from the Chamber of Commerce in Minden. We have received a lot of inquiries for the Communicator at the information centre … we would love to distribute them here.” Ann Lavery Tourism Ambassador Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce “Just wanted to say that as a summer resident with a your-round interest in the area, I really enjoyed reading the Communicator… keep up the good work.” Douglas Rodger “I just love this paper!” Laura Cunliffe, Administrative Assistant Trails & Tours Nework “You’re doing a great job! More interesting articles than the Times and Echo combined. Keep up the good work. We are enjoying your publication.” Joan Meadows Minden I really enjoy reading your paper. Keep up the good work. (others are talking about it too!) Karen Franke “I like your newspaper – very good – keep up the good work & the jokes!” Francis O’Brien “I want to let you know that I think your paper is great – my husband and I really enjoyed it.” Melissa Alfano Dorset Great Newspaper!…My husband and I really enjoy reading your newspaper from front to back every month. Keep up the good work!” Eileen Knox Wilberforce, Ont. “Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your publication. I read it from cover to cover and look forward to it each month. You are doing a great job. Keep up the good work.” Barbara Bader Gooderham We enjoy your publication very much and use a lot of the “trivia” you provide in such an entertaining way. It is also a great source of information regarding businesses in the area. Keep up the good work!” Joan Chapple RR#2 Minden “This is an excellent paper to read. I look forward to getting it so I can read up on all the news (new & old). Keep it up!” Melissa Lewis Box 23, Tory Hill “Just a little note to say “keep up the good work!” I enjoy reading your little paper, and the guys at work find it interesting also even though where I work is 2 hours away.” John Mumford Harcourt “I just love your paper. Keep up the good work!” Joan Clark Wilberforce “Great Publication!” K. Benstead RR#2 Minden “I enjoy reading the Communicator and look forward to its arrival each month. It is full of interesting things.” Patricia Porter RR#3 Minden “I really enjoy reading the Highlands Communicator, and found it very informative.” Laura Walker RR#1 North Shore Rd. Haliburton “Thanks so much for the story you did on the Haliburton Highlands Concert Series. We are almost sold out – had a real flurry of calls this morning and many from previously unsubscribed persons so we are hitting a new market” (written just after article appeared) Then we received: “Thank you to the Highlands Communicator for your story regarding the Haliburton Highlands 2002 concert series. We’ve had a sell-out and believe much of this success is do to your excellent coverage. The HHCS committee. Jeanne Anthon Haliburton Concert Series Committee RR#3 Minden Congratulations on your first publication of the Loop & Area Communicator. EXCELLENT PUBLICATION! I found it to be: Very informative … entertaining … imaginative … I wish you success with future publications Valerie Smith School Trustee Haliburton County “What a great little paper!!!! …it was so informative and we wondered if we could receive a copy every month.” Ross & Betty Hall Rodney, Ontario. “Hey… great paper!!” Dan Linkert Wilberforce, Ont. “Just a little note to say I really enjoyed your papers. What a great idea, and good reading!!! Wendy Gray Moose 97.7 FM “I have intended to tell you what a great job you have done on the issues of the Communicator – so, now I’ve told you! Keep up the good work!! Elva Bates Gooderham, Ont. “Let me be among the many to congratulate you on your paper. It looks great and I think it will continue to grow in popularity. The two colours work great and the ads are well laid out too. Hopefully the people who placed them will continue to do so. It is probably cheaper for them in the long run than placing inserts in the mail. Once again, congratulations on a job well done, and hopefully you will continue to prosper. Deborah Waterhouse Highland Grove “Hey guys you did it again!!! Great edition … Loved it!!! Cindy Baumhaur Elephant Lake “A nice little paper!” Gloria Penhale Haliburton “Congrats on your first issue of Highlands Communicator. I must say it was one of the few pieces of unsolicited mail I read from cover to cover! Continued good luck with your publication!” Donna L. Gagnon Minden, Ont. “Love your publication! Jay Poyner Haliburton “Just to say how much we enjoy your paper. It’s so informative with everything you want to know.” Ellen Holden Minden “Your magazine is great!” Melissa and Leanne Guyatt RR#2 Minden “ … thank you for putting out this good news newspaper. My Mom sends it to me while we've been out of the highlands for the winter. It is a lot of fun to read.” Karen Loukras P.O. Box 399 Haliburton “Excellent Publication!” Jere Pike R.R. 2 Minden, Ontario “We are very much enjoying your paper..congratulations.” Don & Pat Lowery Halls Lake “Just read your second issue- great little paper!” Anne-Marie Cyr Public Health Nurse HKPRD Health Unit Haliburton, ON Congratulations Brett and Joanne: My husband and I very much enjoyed your December 18th publication. Will there be another? Great concept....'good news' only! How very refreshing.” Don & Pat Lowery president of the Boshkung Lake Association Great publication and very informative. Donna Medland Eagle Lake Your last issue was fabulous....so many people are talking about it. Congratulations again Pat Lowery Halls Lake You and Brett have done a remarkable job. Comments from Carol, Lori Roberts and Carol Moffatt promise you long life in the Highlands. I told Moffatt your publication is light, bright and saucy. Okay? Layout is open and highly readable. Brett has done a remarkable job on advertising, everybody is there! Your idea of editorially featuring businesses is most compelling, and why not ... Nice going, you filled a void. Barry Nicholls 105.9 FM, Orillia Enjoying the "Communicator" Lynn H. Haliburton Highlands We just wanted to thank you for such great coverage of our play group. Since your visit we have had a few new moms and tots turn out. The community is now aware that we are here and we are receiving lots of positive feedback. C.H.A.C.E. Bright Starts program donated some child size tables and chairs some our kids are now sitting comfortably. Recently we where approved for some Round-Up funding. When we make our final decision on what we are going to buy we would like you to come back and show the community what their Round-Up dollars from the IGAs have done for us. I'll keep you posted. Thanks again. Stephanie Black West Guilford We have enjoyed reading your publication very much. Monique Roadknight Roadknight Landscaping & Excavating RR #2 Box 42 Haliburton, Ontario I really enjoy reading "Your Good News - Little Newspaper". Many Thanks, Robyn Thomas Minden ...it's great you leave some extra copies at the Highland Grove Store as well. I always bring on down to leave on the Lounge table at the Fire hall for the guys to read and it's funny how other magazines get thrown out and yours will be on the table when I come back next shift. Thanks again and I'll talk to you later. John Mumford Highland Grove I just wanted to say I really enjoy your paper. It’s so full of interesting topics. I can find all the advertising of places that I might need one day. I read it from front to back. So keep up the good work. I also get to try to win something and it costs nothing.” Thanks Ellen Holden Minden Thank you for the write up in the communicator! It was great and neat to see how many people read your great little magazine!! We will definitely have to advertise more with the response we received from so many that read it. Andrea Hagarty, Bonnieview Inn Your magazine is growing congratulations. Best magazine I’ve ever read. Love your stories, layout and funny tidbits. I’ve read everyone you’ve published and save it for my neighbours when they come up on the summer. They love it also. Thank you for a most enjoyable and interesting magazine. Look forward to the next one!!! Marlene Perrott – Kinmount You have a great little newspaper booklet. From the format to the down to earth nature and friendly news bits, I go through it cover to cover and look forward to it arriving. I'm not the only one who feels that way; many people say the same thing. You can be very proud of it; best of luck. Shirley McCormik, Haliburton Author Hello Joanne and Brett, I have to say that your paper is awesome and you do an amazing job! I look forward to each edition. Susan Musclow Highland Grove Really enjoy your newspaper. I have a cottage in Haliburton and live in the city. I get my neighbour who lives at the cottage full time to keep the communicator for me to read. Keep up the good work. Caron Harrison. Ajax, Ontario. Re: Sam Contest: This was fun! Thanks Donna Clarke R.R. #2 Haliburton Thank you I have enjoyed your publishing Faith Davis, Kinmount I first came across the "The Highlands Communicator" several months ago when it was discussed at a meeting of the Haliburton County Snowmobile Association. Directors mentioned how great some of the articles wereabout the County…. This is the first time I have had a good opportunity to read "The Highlands Communicator". It is great. Please keep it up with enjoyable reading. Mike Burke Principal, J. D. Hodgson Elementary School Haliburton Village Thanks for a great little newspaper. Betty Sharpe, R.R. 3 Minden Do enjoy getting my Communicator and find the articles interesting and the contests enjoyable. Keep up the fine work !!! My name is Pat Barry Hi Guys Great little paper.. keep it up.. Don Cameron - Haliburton I'll be happy to contribute to your paper as I REALLY think it is wonderful that SOMEONE is writing good news, positive events and down-to-earth stories, especially as a source for young, healthy, positive-minded people, regardless of their calendar years. Sigi Zinscaic You are a most valuable addition to the media in the Highlands. Continued good luck. Michael Fay RR 1, Minden, Ontario Thanks for sending the Communicator. I enjoy it and learn a lot about what's going on in the area. Brenda Harvey Hi. My name is Taylor Milburn. I am a 9 year old girl attending Archie Stouffer Elementary School in Minden. I love trying to find Sam but this is the first time that I entered your contest. Taylor Milburn Carnarvon I just wanted to take the time to tell you that the Communicator is a real pleasure to read - everyone in our house enjoys it and looks forward to being the first one to go through it. Keep up the good work! Sincerely, Susan Jowett RR#1, Haliburton The Highlands Communicator gets better with every issue -- really enjoyed the article "Where the Heck is" Timbuktu, and "Believe it or Not". You really have put a lot of effort in this and past publications. It has become a very informative magazine for everyone living in or visiting Haliburton. Please keep up the great work! Linda Sheridan R. R. #, 281 Tennyson Road, Minden “Haliburton’s Essential Little Newspaper with great vision” David & Sharon Risk – Essonville Our family receive The Communicator each month and enjoy it fully – the format and fun info have spurred our children's interest in reading papers. Terry Carr I really like the Communicator - so much news & businesses I never heard of and I have lived in Minden for 50 years. Helen Cox - RR#1 Minden My in-laws have a cottage in the Minden area. When we're there, I enjoy reading your magazine. Might it be possible to get it sent by Canada Post to my home in Waterloo, Ontario? Regards Jim Weir WM Project Management Office I am preparing a general add for publication in your (super) magazine. I shall telephone you later re: publication date & proof, etc. Thankyou. Dorothy McKenzie Payne Mississauga We're happy to be back at our cottage and look forward to receiving our copy of the Highlands Communicator!! Moira Arnot R.R. #2, Haliburton Re: Sam the Advertising Man Thanks for the entertainment on a Friday afternoon. Joyce Broersma 6 Prentice Street, Minden Re: Sam Contest Good Marketing sceme and fun contest combo guys Tiffany Howe Toronto Thanks for the entertainment. I look forward to receiving many more issues of the Communicator. (Written at end of season) Sorry to see that summer is coming to an end. I’ll miss your publication Moira Arnot Toronto Thanks for a great magazine we love reading every month. Craig Birchall Minden I love reading The Communicator. Linda Dodds Gooderham I do enjoy The Communicator! Keep up the good work. Wilma Thomson Haliburton So glad you used the doggisims in the last issue. I love the last line pertaining to Golden Retrievers. I had one but he went to doggy heaven, so this really meant something to me. Judy Tourney Re: Sam Contest Thanks for the opportunity…We all have lots of fun with it! Darlene Woodward Durham Training Solutions Brooklyn, Ont Re: Sam Contest This sam contest is pretty smart. I never really read The Communicator very often before, but I’m a contest junkie (even thought that it’s quite rare that I win) so now I’m reading through your nice little paper all the time and you really have some sweet articles. You guys are sneaky. Tiffany Howe Haliburton I wish everyone at The Communicator a very merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year and I thank you for providing us all with much fun in your communicator. Lynda Pawluch Minden I enjoy your magazine Harine Lynn Haliburton I like to take a second to say how much I enjoy The Communicator. It makes great breakfast material . I look forward to each new addition. Katie Hall Minden I enjoy your publication Elinor Kernohan Minden Thank you I enjoy reading about all the business. Thank You. Keep up the good work. Lynda Dodds Gooderham Re: Sam Contest Good contest!! Bob Nichol Haliburton Thank you for offering these wonderful contest George Schmid Haliburton Thank for your help and the pleasure of reading your newspaper. Sharon Matthews Haliburton I receive your magazine from my neighbour and I find it very useful and informative… The Times does not include a lot of what goes on in Haliburton and Minden… Qwen Turner Quote…..The Highlands Communicator is interested in helping local businesses succeed. I actually enjoy reading that little paper from cover to cover. Teresa Johnston Haliburton Hi you wonderful people. We are so please to be back on your circulation list. You have a great newspaper and we look forward to your positive energy. Liz Lilley-Case Kinmount Just a quick thank you to a free dinner at the Pepper Mill contest. We went in October and took our family again in December again as a result. We will definitely go there again and this is a direct result of winning a contest and reading about the restaurant in The Communicator. Linda Dodds Gooderham The Highlands Communicator is a wonderful newspaper. Dave Peer Quote….Keep up the great work, we really enjoy your publication. The highlighting of local busineses is great and something that was really missing by the other papers. Marg Fielding Fielding Estate Winery Just want to take a moment to thank you on a truly great article. I really appreciate the time and effort, and I can’t thank you enough. Mary Ricci Quote…I love your paper and the entire idea behind it, well done. Rob McPhee Haliburton I want to start off by telling you how much I enjoy The Communicator. Since moving to Haliburton from Toronto, it has helped my family and I get to know our surroundings much quicker! My husband loves the Dumb Criminals section, and I like to read about all of the happenings and goings on. Keep up all the good work. Karen Sloan Carnarvon Congratulations on your front page story regarding the Glen Dart Tournament. Your article is very well received….Several people made a point of telling me that they found your article very interesting and informative. Your history of a very unique tournament and description of the current house leage scored in Haliburton County. Thank You Roger Dart A/Director, Finance SDC-Ontario Region Thanks so much for the incredible article! We are excited about the calls coming in every day for repair enquiries! Sincerely April Lauricella Just a note to say how much I enjoy your newspaper. To bad I am just a summer person. John Southcomb I enjoy your magazine…Thank You Evelyn Johnston Wilberforce Good morning, I read your paper with great interest and pride to know its owned and operated by those right here at home. I read the article by Joanne Irvine and enjoyed very much … Thanks for the great paper. Dick Schell I would like to take this opportunity to tell you how much I enjoy The Communicator. I think you are doing a marvelous job. It is so enjoyable reading about the different businesses in the area. Thank you for all the work and time you put into it. Edith Draper Highland Grove Many thanks for your excellent publication as it must really help new and old businesses in the area when you give such good coverage of their skills. Anita Dobell Secretary, Haliburton Highlands Quilt Guild My mom used to live in Haliburton when she was little, and now we visit our great-grama there. We like to read the communicator everytime we visit to see what fun things we can do while we are in town! Thanks Piers Davis 2-609 Mary St. E APT # 2 Whitby ON L1N 2R2 Hi Brett and Joanne, Thank you for all your support for the Haliburton Stewardship Council. Having our programs supported and promoted in the Highlands Communicator makes a world of difference. I learned that first thing last year when a workshop participant bluntly told me that I missed half the county by not advertising in the Communicator… he was right. Thanks for your generosity! Nicole Tuyten Stewardship Coordinator Haliburton Highlands Stewardship Council I must ad that your magazine is the best thing that has happened to printed material in years: GOOD news and a positive newsprint is the best medicine against the negative, pesimistic newspapers that abound. Congratulations and keep up the good work! Sigi Zrinscak 754-9051 Hi Big Wheel You have me "Hooked" on reading the Haliburton By-Weekly Newspaper when I am in Cottage Country; three months a year. Like many others I have switched from the Weekly to the By-Weekly Local Paper <GRIN> I would like to read it year round. If I would send you 18 Postal Stamps Will you send me the paper during the Winter???? I have been a "Cottager since 1937" I ain't no Kid. Kind regards John W. Southcombe 3097 County Rd. 18. Thanks for a great read!!! Erica Fomenko Minden, ON You are doing an excellent job of communicating. Pat Fraser R.R#1, 1382 North Shore Rd Haliburton, Ont 489-9949 Just a short note to say thank you for the wonderful write-up. Happy to say it brough us some new customers. Gramma’s Fish & Chips Margaret Minden, ON Many thanks to The Communicator for a great write up of Bunkers Hill. Stephen did an exception job and we’ve had many kind remarks regarding the article. The Communicator is a great paper to read and I pass mine along to friends who don’t receive them. Keep up the good work. Eleanor & Merv Bunker I enjoy your paper so much Harina Lynn Haliburton County Thank you so much for the wonderful article on the Haliburton Highlands Silver Flutes Marching Band you included in this issue of The Communicator. It sparked enthusiasm and discussion at last nights rehearsal. Bandmaster Bill was particularly impressed with the write-up. We enjoy reading your publication, cover to cover! It is informative, interesting and humorous. Marina Maughan Haliburton, ON Thank You, I do enjoy your book very much – look forward to receiving each issue. Elaine Roberts Haliburton, ON My mother mails me the Communicator to North Bay so I can read it at school. Nicole Pockett North Bay I thoroughly enjoy reading your little paper. It is filled with laughter, information & listings of businesses in the Haliburton Highlands. I have used many of the business listed over the last 4 years. Thank you. Keep up the excellent work. Patricia J. Fraser R.R. #1, 1382 North Shore Rd. Haliburton, On K0M 1S0 Dear Communicator folks, Thanks for placing our add in your great little paper! Good News! We found our kitty, he was living out back. He was too freaked out to come when called. We rented a live trap from Emmersons, the best 8 bucks I ever spent! He was in it right away for food and we brought him back inside & he can’t get enough loving! Thanks again. Lila Cooper P.O Box 954 Haliburton, Ont K0M 1S0 I love your magazine. I read it cover to cover. I love the sense of community and humour that you convey Gailon Valleau of Haliburton As I always do, I read the Communicator from cover to cover. My sincerest thanks to George and The Highlands Communicator for helping our organization gain visibility in the Community. John Skinner of Toronto SEASONS GREETINGS to all you hard workers who bring your community this fabulous bundle of information throughout the year! I thoroughly enjoy it and find it very informative, interesting and humorous! I anxiously await each and every copy of the Highlands Communicator! CONGRATULATIONS on a great job! Keep up the good work! Sincerely, Arlene Johnston Cranberry Lk. Rd Haliburton We enjoy your magazine Ken Thompson I am writing to tell you how much I enjoyed reading your Dec 19/06 – Jan 3/07 publication of the Highlands Communicator. My daughter and son-in-law live on Haliburton Lake so I also get to read other issues when I visit several times during the year. I always find your articles interesting and informative and enjoy the jokes and how attractive the adds and pictures are. It is an excellent little magazine with a lot packed into it and I look forward to reading many more. Sincerely, Audrey Smith 131 Lockhart Dr, St. Catharines, Ont We have enjoyed the interesting articles in this edition & look forward to hearing from you. Everyone talks enthusiastically about The Highlands Communicator. We eagerly await the next edition. Thank you. Pat Fraser, R.R. #1 - 1382 North Shore Rd. - Haliburton, On K0M 1S0 I would like to thank Stephen Patrick and everyone at the Communicator for the wonderful article on our HH Dream Quilt. The response has been very encouraging. It seems that everyone reads the Communicator from cover to cover. Everywhere I go people offer their support to our project. Keep up the good work! Sharon Middlehurst I am really enjoying your current issue. The article with the pictures about the planets is wonderfully interesting. I find that I can't throw away (I mean recycle) my Communicators! There are stories about my friends and neighbours in each issue and I have taken to making notes on the cover page so I can find the information again. I need an index! Lea and George do such great interviews. Super publication. Thanks Nancy Cook - West Guilford The Multiverse will continue blessing your lives with ALL the unconditional generosity you give -- this is why yours is THE most powerful paper in the county -- I've actually mailed them to people around the globe. Michelle Pierson - Minden