The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Columns
Bike-a-thon
Last week I met with Gillan Alton and Rich Wigmore of Elora Fitness to talk about Tour de Elora, a…
Sunday drives
My love of long car rides was inherited from my father. He taught me to appreciate the rural…
Open Mind – Managing change
By Ethena Williams, Clinical counsellor/social worker Change is a given and constant factor in…
Mapleton, north Wellington news from 1854, 1929
Farmers in Peel and Maryborough finished their 1854 harvest during the first 10 days of September.
Lottery win
Well, it … has … happened. Guelph recently “won” the cannabis store lottery. But…
September
It’s as if August knows that September is right behind it, so it hurries out of the way.
Orange
The perfect end to a perfect summer is happening for me right now, as you’re reading these words.…
Pearle development
This week’s Advertiser features a number of articles about the Pearle Hospitality condo…
Fergus doctors developed anemia cure in 1927
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Elora residents staged village’s Old Home Week in 1920
A few weeks ago, Marjorie Durnford and Elsie Dickieson dropped by with a most interesting photograph.
Dance
I have never been so grateful for back and muscle pain relievers as I was this weekend. No regrets. I can honestly say I enjoyed Riverfest Elora to the fullest of my personal capacity, if also to the detriment of my knee caps.
Plowing on
As more and more of our entertainment and social activity moves online and indoors, it’s great to see long-time rural traditions such as local fairs and plowing matches remain popular.
Electrical storm of 1896 was worst in county’s history
May 25 is early for a big thunderstorm, but the spring of 1896 was an unusual one all over eastern North America.
Open Mind: Power off and play
Problems associated with screen time are on the rise.
