For whatever reason the final paragraph of my May 30 column never made it into print. I typically…
Bat house workshop
This past Saturday, as you all will now know, I was away almost all of the day. I was dragged…
Knox Church in Ospringe marking 150th anniversary
Several churches in Wellington County are marking a century and a half of service this year.…
Climbing aboard
It may seem peculiar to many in the present era, but there is underway a revival of the railway…
Beware: here comes the Kindle
I clearly remember the first time I saw television. I stood at the window of a radio shop watching…
Butterfly Gardens
They’re flitting back and forth across my back garden as though they own the place. And when…
Ariss post office began service 100 years ago
The completion of the Canadian Pacific’s Guelph-to-Goderich line and the start of passenger…
The end of the wave
At one point some 50 years ago, shopping malls became “the wave of the future.” They…
Back in front of the camera
For most of my life I have been around television and radio. Back in my early days (that means…
Appreciation
The timing could not have been better. I was in a blue mood, it was Father’s day, and it was…
Years of talk before construction of Conestogo Dam
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Conestogo Dam, near Glen Allan in the current Township…
Industry tremors
Recently, when an automobile company announced that it was cancelling some of its advertising on…
A fallen angel?
Some people have entertained angels without knowing it. – The Bible My travel…
Dawg
I don’t think there is a reader, within the hinterlands of the Wellington Advertiser’s…
Bad weather and politics delayed progress on dam
Last week’s column outlined some of the events preceding the construction of…