Nature’s Purple Pills: The Health Magic of Blueberries
Written By Miranda Regalado When it comes to berries, we have them in every color and flavor. Speaking of blueberries, the source is close to home. They originated in North…
Reboot My Life: Serialized Fiction Part 5 of 8
Written By Brad Harness Frankie, now going by Jordan Smith, drove out of town. He had no particular destination in mind so he took his time, enjoying the scenery and…
Pause For Thought: Interesting facts about…Tasmania
Written By John Bradley At just under 91,000 square kilometres, Tasmania is Australia’s smallest state, around 40% the size of the next smallest state, Victoria, which is Australia’s smallest mainland…
Ask Alice: Spring Fair Traditional Ailsa Craig Event
Written By Alice Gibb For many years, the arrival of spring in Ailsa Craig meant not only the scent of lilacs in the air, but also the annual spring fair.…
Springs Precious Gem: Strawberries
Written By Miranda Regalado As nature revives again and spring finally makes its way back to us, we are able to enjoy the savory sweetness of strawberries, almost as sweet…
Reboot My Life: Serialized Fiction Part 4 of 8
Written By Brad Harness Arriving at the store manager’s garage at 6pm - as the friendly fellow had instructed - Frankie Valera was greeted with a handshake and a smile.“You…
Pause For Thought: Interesting facts about…Montenegro
Written By John Bradley The name ”Montenegro” translated into English, means ”Black Mountain”. Locals do not refer to their country as ”Montenegro”, but instead say ”Crna Gora”. Formal languages spoken…
Ask Alice: Spring Floods Claim Five Lives
Written By Alice Gibb With the current drought drying up streams around southwestern Ontario, it’s hard to imagine the damage caused by the 1937 floods. But that April, the Thames…
New Horizon Club Bid Euchre Winners
Tuesday, March 11, 2025: Paul Giles 24 pts JoAnn Galbraith 18 pts Alva Lovell 12 pts Gary Douglas High score Shirley Gilliland Low score Friday, March 14, 2025: Alva Lovell…
Follow The Healthy Beat of The Beetroot
Written By Miranda Regalado Continuing with our plan of eating healthier this year, the journey becomes colourful this week, thanks to beets. Beetroot, or Beta vulgaris, the taproot portion of…
Reboot My Life: Serialized Fiction Part 3 of 8
Written By Brad Harness Frankie Valera knew his womanizing had caused his marriage to fall apart. He knew after Janice he should stop. He knew, too, after Karen. He had…
Pause For Thought: Interesting facts about…Donald Trump
Written By John Bradley The president praises thecongressman who body-slammed a reporter An overcompensating presssecretary lies about crowd size Trump tells the Boy Scouts about a hot New York party…
Ask Alice: Robert Elliott, “The Singer of Plover Mills”
Written By Alice Gibb When Robert Elliott (1858-1902) of Tamalghmore Farm, London Township, died too soon at age 44, his friends wanted to create a special memorial. That memorial was…
New Horizon Club Bid Euchre Winners
Friday, February 21, 2025: Gary Douglas 24 pts Lois McDonald 18 pts Carol Toetenel 12 pts Margaret Field High score Deb DeNuke Low score Tuesday, February 25, 2025: Carolyn Demers,Jan…
Sweet Potatoes: Beyond the Colorful Feast
Written By Miranda Regalado This week we’ll enjoy the savory taste of sweet potatoes. This orange-fleshed, buttery soft when baked, tuber has been around longer than we can determine. Its…
Reboot My Life: Serialized Fiction Part 2 of 8
Written By Brad Harness And with that, Frank Valera ran into the bedroom and scooped his clothes into his two suitcases, which he then placed by the back door.Re-entering the…
Pause For Thought: Interesting facts about…Nuclear Fusion
Written By John Bradley Fusion is the same process that powers the sun and is already being conducted in laboratories all over the world. Scientists have made exponential progress in…
Ask Alice: Hungry Hollow A Miller’s Dream
Written By Alice Gibb Although Ichabod Crane slept for decades after venturing into the fictional Sleepy Hollow, hard work was more the order of the day in the West Williams…
New Horizon Club Bid Euchre Winners
Friday, January 17, 2025: Susan McNaughton &Gary Douglas 24 pts Carolyn Demers 18 pts Carolann Huston 12 pts Lois McDonald High score Ronald McDonald Low score Tuesday, January 21, 2025:…
Rise & Shine: The Power of Overnight Oats
Written By Miranda Regalado I know I am not the only one rushing in the mornings, trying to eat healthy, whilst making it tasty and fun. An easy option I…
Reboot My Life: Serialized Fiction Part 1 of 8
Written By Brad Harness Frank Valera sat unhappily staring out the living room window. He twirled his wedding band around his finger meditatively. He looked around the room, which was…
Pause For Thought: Interesting facts about…Owls
Written By John Bradley Owls don’t have eyeballs—they’re more like eye tubes. They’re elongated and held in place by a bony structure in the skull called a sclerotic ring. Because…
Ask Alice: Canada’s First Black Police Officer Owned Much of Lucan
Written By Alice Gibb The first black policeman in Canada was Lucan resident Peter Butler III, descendant of one of the early settlers at Wilberforce. Peter’s grandfather, whose slave name…
Go Nuts!: The NUTritional Staple in Your Pantry
Written By Miranda Regalado When people talk about nutritious snacks, nuts are high up on that list. You can enjoy them whether you are following a keto diet, are vegan,…
Borys Nadiya: Serialized Fiction Part 8 of 8
Written By Brad Harness The Foreign Legionnaires advanced carefully, some running forward to new cover while comrades maintained covering fire from behind. That was enough to keep down the heads…
Pause For Thought: Interesting facts about…The Super Bowl
Written By John Bradley Super Bowl rematches have happened nine times, including this year! We’ve seen more than one game between the Cowboys and Steelers, 49ers and Bengals, Eagles and…
Francistown Teacher Mysteriously Vanishes
Written By Alice Gibb Long before the town of Exeter appeared on maps, another Huron County settlement sprang up where Stephen, Hay and Usborne townships meet. The hamlet was called…
Fiery Health: The Benefits of Cayenne
Written By Miranda Regalado This week, we’re heating things up with a discussion on Capsaicin, the chemical responsible for the spiciness of peppers. Cayenne Pepper famous for being used both…
Borys Nadiya: Serialized Fiction Part 7 of 8
Written By Brad Harness The newly-formed - and trained - Foreign Legion battalion, dubbed the Swamp Rats, to which Boris Nadiya belonged, rumbled along the backroads of rural southern Ukraine.…