The pandemic has brought into focus something that has been missing from my life: I don’t have a…
Columns
Melville Church parking lot a cause célèbre in 1980s
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
With thanks
Thanksgiving isn’t cancelled. It may not look like our traditional family gatherings, but we’re…
New Melville Church opened in 1900 in Fergus
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Scrimmage
Thank goodness a global pandemic didn’t shut down the National Football League (she says…
Melville Church led Free Presbyterian movement
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Open Mind: Pandemic times: A senior’s perspective
It was a day like any other day – perhaps a bit busier. A visit to the eye doctor; grocery…
Blue pen
I am not a morning person. Never have been. I don’t aim to be one, either. But, in order to…
Erin Fair of 1952 set records in Wellington County
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Cold sore
I realize there is a pandemic sweeping across the world right now, so this may seem like a “first-world problem,” but I’m so sick of COVID this and COVID that.
Fall fairs were big events in the north – especially in 1952
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
College
There is a stack of boxes and totes in the corner of my living room. An old chrome toaster is…
The heyday of Wellington County’s fall fairs
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Gone
While you’re reading this, I am standing on a dock overlooking the lake.
Cornerstone for Speedside Church laid in 1840
Never a large denomination in Canada, the Congregationalists joined the big church union of 1925 that created the United Church of Canada.