There are few television spectacles I love as much as the Academy Awards, but it is not for the…
Opinion
Ontario finances are in shambles
In the coming weeks, the Dalton McGuinty government will release its 2012 budget. We in…
Addictions
Everyone knows that I am addicted to birds and gardening, and the fact is, they go quite well…
Ministers son ran a bizarre provincial election campaign in 1910
One of the more bizarre political campaigns in the history of this county was that of Joel Marvin…
Livery stable fire threatened downtown Elora in 1911
Last week’s column described the 1911 fire that destroyed the Broomfield Mills in Fergus, and…
Rural reality
It’s still 20 minutes to the hour of 5am as I sit down at my computer to rattle off the words…
Laughter
Though my chuckle bucket, due to masses of email, near runneth over, it is not too often that we…
The rains came
Some of the weather statistics that were spit from the lips on both radio and TV recently stated…
Walk with me
It’s hard to believe the Carpenter and I chose to take our wedding vows in autumn because…
Bus trip
Recently, a few weeks back, I went on a bus trip with other members of the Saugeen Valley Fur and…
A worrying sign
A year or so ago a financial “expert” stated investors should liquidate their…
Hunting season
Bang, bang and sometimes bang again, at the crack of dawn, quite often is the first thing I hear up…
Looking back at 2012
January is a good time to review the year that was and look ahead to the one that will be. Over the…
‘Smoke on the Water’
I knew the day would come, but I didn’t want to believe it. I certainly didn’t think it…
St. Jacobs man fined for running whiskey into Drayton in 1923
Wellington County’s High Constable George Green, who had responsibility for the western and…