The third year is now slowly passing, Since pallbearers carried her to the grave. But her memory…
Opinion
Fergusson sons played roles in county history
A few weeks ago I received a call from a reader with a question regarding A. J. Fergusson, son…
Signals
Recently, the left turn signal of the beloved station wagon blew its bulb. You simply don’t…
Yummy mummy
I knew I was having a bad day when the first email in my inbox was from Victoria’s Secret…
Kitchen gardens IV
Coming up soon to the third anniversary of the loss of my Little Lady, the love of my life, as most…
It’s here
Yes Sir. And all other characters before, aft’ and in between; spring is here. I have just…
Are we relearning the same old finance lessons all over again?
One of the benefits of experience is that lessons are learned. It is unfortunate that our…
Road Trip
There has been a lot of talk lately about dangers of driving while text messaging. Mobile phones…
True thoughts
Though often busy and scrambling on occasion to meet a weekly deadline, seldom do I reprint an…
Rain on me
On the morning of my 40th birthday, I woke up before the dawn to the sound of rain. It was the…
Betwixt and between II
*Continued from July 23 Did they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?…
The judge dealt harshly with convicted Guelph arsonists in 1897
Last week’s column described the burning of five barns in Guelph and Guelph Township in 1897…
Effective local government began with Baldwin Act in 1849
A little while ago I was chatting with the editor of this newspaper about the history of municipal…
German immigrant Bill Geiger prospered in Fergus
Today there are few immigrants from western Europe to Wellington County, or indeed, to anywhere in…
Old farmer’s advice
Ever since I moved to the corner farm with the rural route address in the hilly outback of…