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Stephen Thorning

Thorning Revisited

Uncovering the history of Elora’s Chinese laundry

Stephen Thorning December 6, 2018Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Four new churches dedicated in county in early 1864

Stephen Thorning November 29, 2018Thorning Revisited

1860 to 1875 marked a flurry of church construction, from one end of the county to the other

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Editorial

Kindness makes Christmas

This is a Christmas story, and not just because it includes Santa, but because at its heart it’s about one simple gift: kindness.

Merry Christmas

The world would be better off with a few more Charlies.

Enough already

Friday morning at the county administration centre, a new warden and committee chairs were elected by their peers. It is an occasion we try not to miss.

Columnists

Snow pants

By Kelly Waterhouse

Dear Santa, I think we need to talk about what happened last Christmas. As you know, there was no Toyota 4Runner in my driveway on Christmas morning. I thought we had an understanding?

Open Mind: ‘Tis the season to be jolly?

By Kaitlin Cantrell

Everything about being out in the world this time of year screams, “Be merry, be jolly.”

News from the Mapleton Township area in 1928, 1953

By Stephen Thorning

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…