A big black hungry bear. I encounter it in the orchard. It’s fall, of course. The bear is there to …
The Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans in Scotstown
«Ceud mìle fàilte», the banner said. That’s «A Hundred Thousand Welcomes» in Gàidhlig, or Scottish Gaelic. The occasion was the …
GRAIN OF SAND
ART SHOW Works by Louis-Pierre Bougie, artist-printmaker, are on exhibit right now at the little art gallery at the Maison …
SERVICES FOR SENIORS
This Wednesday, September 20, a Service Canada representative will offer an information session for seniors at the Armoury Community Centre, …
The Sun Came Back
«Was it a success?» she asked. «Yes,» I replied. «The sun came back!» On August 21st, we were in the …
La Route des Églises de Bury: une splendide journée
« La Route des Églises de Bury du 30 juillet ne présente qu’un seul inconvénient », disait M. Ed Pederson : « pas le temps …
The Unjust
The rain it raineth every day Upon the just and unjust fella But mostly on the just because The unjust …
DECEMBER DELIGHTS
A Christmas Party is at the Bulwer Community Center, 254 Jordan Hill Road, this Friday, December 2, 7-11 p.m. For …
COLOUR CAFÉ
Children like colouring, and now colouring has become quite the craze for adults. Books of mandalas for colouring-in are available …
Understanding
I was amazed to see that the Eaton Corner Museum’s play of William Stone’s Leg in January 2014 had a …
WELCOME, DIANE !
Diane Grenier at the door to her office in Cookshire Things are happening in a tiny office just down the …
La cloche de l’Église Unie de Sawyerville est de retour !
Elle a été volée en juillet 2015, et a finalement été rendue par la police en septembre de cette année. …
The Sawyerville United Church Bell is Back!
The returned bell still bears the date “1873” but lacks its clapper and support. It was stolen in July 2015, …
At Eaton Corner Museum, An Old-time Hymn Sing
The old Congregational Church in Eaton Corner was repurposed mid-July as a… church, for the Museum’s annual hymn sing. On …
Bernard the Roughneck
I got an email last week from David Climenhaga, author of the AlbertaPolitics.ca blog. “I have been following the story, …