With Thanksgiving and Remembrance Day just under our belts and Christmas on the way, coupled with…
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Three hotels operated at Marden in the 19th century
Hotels were the key businesses at most of the small hamlets founded in the 19th century. There were…
Unions need to spend some time to reinvent themselves
Over the recent past, unions here have not acted sensibly. Their conduct has harmed their cause and…
Merriment mayhem in the household
Deck the halls with boughs of holly. Yeah, it should be so easy. Try decorating a Christmas tree…
Its winter
This past morning, at first light, when I looked out my second-floor bed and sitting room window,…
Entrepreneurs attempted to make lignite a Luther industry
An interesting chapter in our local industrial history was the attempt in the 1930s to establish a…
A crumbling cornerstone
For as long as any of us can remember, placing funds in the shares of our banks was considered to…
New Afghanistan role
On Nov. 16, our government announced a new role for Canada’s military in Afghanistan. Next…
Three wishes
Christmas is not about the presents. Parents say this all the time. It’s the phrase we say…
Christmas 2010
Fall has slipped quietly away, winter has come and Christmas is on our doorstep. I one time…
A little known local survivor of the 1912 Titanic disaster
The name of Thomson Beattie is a familiar one to many of those who have an interest in Wellington…
No time to rejoice
This traditionally is a time for rejoicing, celebrating the Miracle of Christ’s birth. Others…
The season for giving
During this most special time of year, the spirit of Christmas is everywhere. As we gather…
Its lovely weather for a shinny game together
Father Christmas has nothing on the father of my children, the Carpenter. He is the hero of the…
Candy
It is Christmas time, I know, and many of your homes will be flowing with the sweets we all…