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Stephen Thorning

Thorning Revisited

Tales of the telegraph a neglected subject

Stephen Thorning August 3, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

Woolen cloth filled an industrial niche in Elora

Stephen Thorning July 27, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

Teviotdale became famous for dances, stock car races

Stephen Thorning July 20, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

Teviotdale had three names in first two years

Stephen Thorning July 13, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

The rise and fall of private banks in Elora

Stephen Thorning July 6, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

Arthur loaned $8,000 to start shoe factory in 1918

Stephen Thorning June 29, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

Telephone operator frightened to death in 1933

Stephen Thorning June 22, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

Almost-forgotten editor influenced Wellington – and Canada

Stephen Thorning June 15, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

Farmers’ political picnic in 1897 featured notable speakers

Stephen Thorning June 8, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

Minister’s son ran bizarre 1910 provincial election campaign

Stephen Thorning June 1, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

Elora-born McGillivray Knowles was successful artist

Stephen Thorning May 24, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

Mount Forest’s James McMullen a notable political figure

Stephen Thorning May 18, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

James McMullen served as senator from 1902 to 1913

Stephen Thorning May 11, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

Drinking spree had dire consequences for Pilkington man

Stephen Thorning May 4, 2022Columns, Thorning Revisited

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

A drink very easy to find in Salem from 1870 to 1876

Stephen Thorning April 27, 2022Thorning Revisited

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

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Editorial

We have so much

Loading the last bag of groceries into the truck destined for the food bank a friend mumbled, “We have so much.”

Making do

Waste not, want not – or so the adage goes. In a time when money is an issue for many people, who can afford to waste anything?

Lake Placid poppies

As a group of young Caledon hockey players headed to the Olympic stadium in Lake Placid last weekend, a poppy adorned their chests. It was a proud moment as a parent.

Columnists

News from the Mapleton Township area in 1929, 1954

By Stephen Thorning

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

Open Mind: Am I an imposter?

By Alba Zalli

When I won an award for programming, somehow I felt more disappointed than proud. I felt as though I didn’t deserve it.

Swiftie

By Kelly Waterhouse

I didn’t attend the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto. It wasn’t in the budget.