Ditch Daze
The beauty of this summer’s roadsides is beyond belief. Dashing past, engine racing, tires kicking up dust, Defying the purpose of wildness, is not acceptable. Time to find a quiet lane and go for a walk. Ignore the stream of traffic and step off the beaten path. Hands at sides sweeping softly over flowerheads, Caressing […]
Hort Society announces Summer Flower Show winners
Hort Society announces Summer Flower Show winners Held on Saturday, July 20, the summer flower show of the Creemore Horticultural Society was a beautiful success. The theme “United by Flowers” was carried throughout the 143 entries, by showing how the beauty of flowers can inspire and connect us to one another. Awards went to the […]
Flower show blooms
Creemore Horticultural Society’s Summer Flower Shows have been an attraction for the whole community over the years. The July 22 show this year will again have many interesting entries including a Community Display which is open to anyone in the area. The flower show committee has chosen a Pot-et-Fleur theme and although this may sound […]
Providing thousands of Books for Babes
Do teachers ever retire completely or suffer from a lack of ideas for promoting community programs? Not the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario (RWTO) and certainly not the local branch. These women all share a high degree of enthusiasm for children and projects to aid them. The Blue Mountain Branch of RWTO, whose motto is […]
Pictures of Christmases past
During the winters my father got up early every morning to start the fire that had gone out in the kitchen stove and to restoke the living-room heater, that, if the night had been especially freezing, he had already fed a number of times. Then into his outdoor gear and away to the barn, shovelling […]
Double toonie lunch funds support local charities
What’s on the menu during the fall and winter at St. Luke’s? Soup, of course, or “suppa”, a medieval dish of thick stew on bread slices, although ours comes in a bowl with a side of bread. From the comforting simplicity of tomato and chicken, to the more adventurous flavours of other countries, soup has […]