The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
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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.
Sunflowers
There are some things in life I could not do without; essential things like water, the love of my…
Canadian vacations have changed drastically
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Fergus doctors developed anemia cure in 1927
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…