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Downtown Fergus flour mill was burned down in 1911
Today there is a good sized parking lot in downtown Fergus, located at the rear of the library and…
The Queen and I
Every morning, as I stumble into the kitchen looking wretched, with my wild hair and fuzzy…
Social media: the new reality?
Almost all aspects of the economy have been experiencing a recession, either a big or small…
Hoe hoe hoe
That is not the Ho, Ho, Ho that you hear at Christmas time – I’m talking hoe, hoe, hoe…
Livery stable fire threatened downtown Elora in 1911
Last week’s column described the 1911 fire that destroyed the Broomfield Mills in Fergus, and…
Serial ineptitude instead of board oversight
Serial ineptitude has been characteristic of too many corporate boards of directors, unfortunately…
Question of balance
I have figured out the ultimate Father’s Day gift to give my husband, the Carpenter, father…
Fencing
Fencing has always been a real problem up here in stony country, but in my eyes that all changed…
Brazen 1886 theft in Palmerstons rail yard committed by a farmer
Today much of the site of the former rail yard in Palmerston is a largely a vast open area. It is…
Defending pessimists
Most of us prefer optimism rather than pessimism. That is why photographers always tell their…
Don’t look down
Last Friday night I watched daredevil Nik Wallenda walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. What…
And the rains that came
“Rain, rain, come and stay, we could use a little almost every day.” Those were my…
Brazen youth sentenced to jail for series of thefts in 1912
In April of 1912 a 17-year -old young man named Howard Coughlin received a jail sentence for a…
Final lines: Its been great
My colleagues wanted a final Stray Casts column. Having never written what is called…