It’s hard to believe the Carpenter and I chose to take our wedding vows in autumn because…
Opinion
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…
Spring out of the closet
Well, it finally happened; winter got the best of me. It challenged me to a staring contest and I…
Things to come
Many years ago H. G. Wells wrote a book, Things To Come, forecasting an ominous future.…
Phenomenon of nature
Not often do we find ourselves so positioned as to see a phenomenon of nature that is perhaps…
An upward move
For more than a year now gold’s price has been in a correction phase, never surpassing last…
Elora’s July 1 parade continues an old tradition celebrating Dominion of Canada
Monday’s July 1 parade in Elora brought out, as usual, gratifying crowds and the customary…
Reverend W.E. McMillan contributed greatly to Elora community
During his life Rev. W.E. McMillan was as familiar as anyone in the Elora community. Today, his…
Cyclical recovery, secular decline
The most surprising event of the North America business recovery is the robust auto market. It is…
Lazyitis
It has not yet hit the medical journals, but I personally have been ravished by several seizures of…