When I was a child, my grandfather taught me how to build a house of cards. One by one, I carefully…
Columns
Homegrown goodness
We get a lot of visitors here at WestWind Farms. Some are an hour or greater away who have phoned…
Milling – and its spinoff activities – were big business in the 1860s
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
July, baby
Welcome to the best month in the calendar year. I’d like to point out that two incredible…
Sin city
Look out Sin City. The Carpenter will be landing any minute now and he is unsupervised. Worse, he…
Chief Inspector Charles E. Romain shut down illegal booze business
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Think. analyze
Almost all families want their youngsters to have a post-secondary education. While their…
Kiefer – vampire
When it comes to Hollywood vampires, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt did nothing to make me want to roll…
The Christmas party dress
He’s not even 15 years old yet, but I know for a fact that my son will to grow up to be a…
First of 50 Wellington newspapers published in 1842
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Crayons manufactured in Palmerston in 1950s
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Arthur fans took their hockey seriously in 1950s
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
The ‘Sunshine List
Keep top jobs accountable With the recent release of the annual Sunshine List, the question of…
Long weekends at home
Thank you, Queen Victoria for having a birthday at exactly the point in the calendar year where…
Celebrating July 1 and Canada’s 150th
True north, strong and free O Canada, my home and my anchor. Some days I want to jump for joy with…