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This week in OrilliaMatters+: Last chance to put your feet up with Summer Staycation!

Plus, do you know an aspiring journalist? Village Media has launched a scholarship program to support journalism students
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Put your feet up and relax and enjoy food and fun from your own backyard with a chance to win a summer staycation valued at $400! +Members can enter daily, and don't forget to answer the poll for an extra entry. Contest closes July 31st.

Happening this week for OrilliaMatters+ members:

Enter for a chance to win a $50 gift card from Great Canadian Oil Change. Don't forget to answer the poll and visit their website to gain extra entries. Contest closes August 4.

Here is another example of how the OrilliaMatters+ membership program is continuing to support and grow local journalism. We've launched a scholarship program to support journalism students! Students who are enrolled in a journalism program for the fall are invited to submit an essay for a chance to receive a $1,000 scholarship toward their post-secondary education. A sincere thank you to our OrilliaMatters+ members for helping to fund local journalism and assist us in our effort to strengthen communities!

+Member Benefit Alert!! Get your +member updates right to your phone.  +Members can get free daily texts with an insider view on Orillia news and +membership updates. This is your chance to text us questions or give us feedback and comments. Sign up today and join the two way conversation!

Do you have something to say? Ever dreamed of being a writer? We know everyone has a perspective and we want to know yours. Whether it's a story, an opinion piece, or a letter to the editor, we want to hear from you. If you have ever dreamed of being published this is your chance to do just that for millions to read across the Village Media Network. Check your +member dashboard to read past selections or to submit yours.

Check out this week’s profile on Michael Martyn, a well-known Orillia storyteller and musician who has made a career out of the arts.

Member-only offers from our +partners:

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And if you missed it, here's what happened last week:

Congratulations Cheryl C., winner of a $50 gift card from Little Caesars!

In last week’s profile, meet the woman living her dreams at Hermie’s Diner in Orillia.

And be sure to check out this column from reporter Bob Bruton who examines the relationship between late Hip frontman Gord Downie and Charlie Wenjack, who died trying to escape a residential school.

Become an OrilliaMatters+ member today!

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