Celebrating the 4th annual Ruth & Harry Goldhar Journalism Award recipient
Congratulations to Hannah Lamont, recipient of the fourth annual Ruth & Harry Goldhar Journalism Award, presented at the Leaside High School commencement ceremonies in June. Sponsored by Leaside Life, this year’s $1,000 scholarship goes to a writer who has already been published as a poet in Leaside Life.
According to the Scholarship Committee, “Hannah is an excellent student, and has a lot of talent.”
In her application for the award, she wrote: “Throughout my time at Leaside High School, I have been a dedicated writer both inside and out of the school community. Not only have I been a member and leader of Leaside’s Young Writer’s Club and newspaper, but I have also dedicated enormous quantities of effort to my English and Writer’s Craft classes. I have entered a number of creative writing contests, and I volunteered for STEMpathize as a blog writer for most of 2024 where I wrote a number of articles about STEM and non-STEM topics. I have also written a number of pieces for the Leaside Chronicle and recently submitted a poem to Leaside Life.”
A sign of the times?
It never ceases to amaze the Idler what happens in our neighbourhood. We heard recently from Cathie Salter, who’s lived in Leaside for 55 years. Getting ready for a move to a condo, with the attendant downsizing, Cathie and her husband organized a garage sale offering goodies collected over time. As she told the Idler, “We prepared large signs and put them in crucial positions to direct people to our property. We had fewer than the expected number of clients and found that our most important signs were all missing. We replaced two but one disappeared yet again.” The Idler wants to know: who is stealing the garage signs of Leaside? What next? Ripping down Lost Pets posters? This is not the Leaside we know.
Outdoor movie night at Holland Bloorview!
Mark your calendars for Friday, Sept. 12th, for an outdoor screening of an all-time favourite, “The Minecraft Movie,” in the hospital’s parking lot. Outdoor movies at Holland Bloorview have become something of a regular event, with the large parking lot transformed into a family-friendly drive-in theatre and is welcoming for patients, families and the community at large. Your ticket will include the screening as well as fun crafts and goody bags full of snacks from our friends at Neal Brothers, Skinny pop, Organic Meadows, La Croix and Longo’s. There will also be fun toy testing courtesy of SpinMaster – and a visit from two very special friends from the Paw Patrol gang!
The event is possible due to the generosity of our incredible sponsors including Gyro Auto Group, Access Storage, Neinstein, Harvey Kalles Real Estate, Spin Master, ARS and Toronto Kids Physio. Parking lot gates open at 6:30 p.m. and the movie begins at 8:00 p.m. Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Parking Lot, 150 Kilgour Road. Cost: $50 per car.