Once Upon a Time: ‘Captain Frank’s Courtship’

“CAPTAIN FRANK”S COURTSHIP” Born in 1856, Frank Granville (Gonneville), a well-known captain of the Great lake schooners, “Ontario” and “Hattie Hutt,” was raised in Southampton....

Back when … no “green thing”? – an extra submitted by the ‘Stix Man’

The following has been circulating on the Internet and was submitted by Larry McIntosh of Kudos Corner. It expresses sentiments about the young folks...

Once Upon a Time: “S’NO BOOTS”

Christmas gift-giving in most homes is both generous and expensive. Our children and grandchildren can take their abundance of material goods, especially items of...

Once Upon a Time: ‘Ancestors and Poetry’

“ANCESTORS AND POETRY” Anne C.E. Kastner, a retired school teacher in Wiarton, has written how a local poet was inspired by growing up on the...

Is Remembrance Day ever over?

Remembrance Day is gone from our calendars for another year. There is a practice now almost universal when, upon meeting a veteran, we say:...

A Stitch in Time – a timeless story of Remembrance

Sometimes there are stories that have no explanation other than, they happen for a reason. On November 6th, at the Saugeen Shores Men's Probus Club,...

Chef Jamie Kennedy among 11 Chefs who provided a free community lunch with the...

Andrew got the early morning fire crackling by our rocky Georgian Bay shoreline at our place at Neyaashiinigmiing on Thursday. The sun decided to...

Bruce Power hosts annual gala for Wounded Warriors Canada fundraising

Bruce Power and its partners in the nuclear supplier community joined forces to raise $181,000 for Wounded Warriors Canada at its annual gala last...

Gran Fondo Lake Huron – 2019 Registration now open

Do you remember what that day in August was like?  Riding the beautiful roads of Bruce County on your bike?  Maybe you took a...

Veteran recounts winning and losing the Purple Heart

Veteran Clint Morden, along with his late wife Janet, often attended the Port Elgin Legion, but today he spends his days at the Care...