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For over a decade, I have been part of an online Christian Discussion group. In various forums we discuss theological subjects and current events. We also discuss recipes, family celebrations and movie recommendations. It is an active forum and I enjoy my involvement. More ... Our Barrier Free Access Committee would like to thank Irene Jones & Eddie Hunt for their donations. Come join us Sat Aug 29th for Karaoke night with host Jill Phillips from 9pm to 1am. Members and guest welcome. The Royal Canadian Legion Service Bureau Officer " Peter Shield" will be in our Area during the Week of Sept 14th, 2009. More ... The population of Orangeville and environs is made up of extraordinary folk. There are a disproportionally large number of artists of every medium, from hands-on visual artists and craftsmen of every kind, to writers, singers, actors, theatre crafters. More ... If someone were to ask what kind of nut could start a war, several possibilities might come to mind. Someone in Iran? Perhaps in Pakistan? Not many would think of nutmeg. Giles Milton (see below) called it "that withered little nut" It was, in fact, for a long time a prime disturber of international peace. It has been called "the nut that changed the world". More ... No matter how pathetic your marksmanship may be, if you try hard enough to shoot yourself in the foot, eventually you're going to hit your target. Take the United Church of Canada, for example. More ... It wasn't such a long time ago when Anne and I spent a few years on a forestry project in Kenya, half a world away. One notable memory was attempting a single long distance phone call home at Christmas time. The operator eventually noted that despite a half hour valiant try we actually achieved about 17 seconds of 'Hello, can you hear me?' "Are you there? More ... No newcomer seeking election to the legislature in years has attracted as much attention as a newspaper columnist who is running for the Progressive Conservatives in a Toronto by-election on September 17, but this is not the surest indication of merit. More ... 100 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 26, 1909 • A bigamy charge before Police Magistrate Patullo has developed some unusual and pathetic features. The accused parties were John Scott, a young Englishman about 22, and Jane Hazen, about 45. Mrs. More ... |
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