Many of you, both individuals and local contractors, have told me that you would like to see an…
Canadas 4-Fs status will help to ensure its prosperity
In the Unites States, at Armed Forces’ induction stations those deemed medically unfit have…
Goin to Jackson
As I look back on one of the best summers ever, there is a memory that will stay with my family for…
Time flies
I can’t quite believe it, but it has been one full year since I yanked up my roots and moved…
Downfall of a Garafraxa girl reported in Toronto paper in 1868
Weekly newspapers in Wellington County have tended to downplay or ignore stories of a nature that…
Fools rush in to stock market
There is an old saying, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” That is…
Flipping my lid
Oh plastic container lid, where art thou? Why do you mock me so early on a Tuesday morning? Take…
Barn owls
This past week has been a rather interesting one for me. Apart from the interrupting interaction of…
A cluster of railway incidents in the summer of 1912
Train wrecks have always been a source of fascination to most people. Perhaps it is the scale of…
People have strange ways of judging underlying quality
Strange as it seems, when buying clothes people likely will look at the designer’s label…
Hug my mug
There are some things a married couple should not share. For instance, you should not share a…
Clotheslines
From one of my avid readers comes a poem that brings back many memories. Though the younger…
Robbers failed in 1947 attempt on Royal Bank in Grand Valley
Bank robberies have been comparatively rare in Wellington County’s history. Accounts of…
Lucky
At the time of this writing, I don’t think more than a few have ever had a friendly chat with…
Highly paid executives usually just wasting time
How do company executives spend their time? Most of us are puzzled, as it is almost inconceivable…