Tag: Opinion

Letter to the Editor: A permanent, safe solution

Dear Editor, I recently spent a Saturday at my South Bruce home, pruning apple trees, while listening in to a symposium on Rocky Flats, a former nuclear weapons manufacturing site that has suffered severe radioactive contamination.  Rocky Flats is a long and sordid tale of pollution, sickness, legal wrangling and government cover-ups.  It’s a difficult […]

Tiverton News

Tiverton Craft and Vendor Show Now that things are opening up, we can have our annual Craft and Vendor Show at the Tiverton Arena. The show will be help May 21st from 10-4 and we will have swag bags for the first 50 guests and there will be a chance to win a door prize. […]

Brain injury and how it changed my life forever.

Shortly after my 17th birthday I was in accident that caused me to suffer a catastrophic brain injury and changes that have and will effect the rest of my life. I somehow was thrown or fell out of the bed of a truck traveling down the highway at highway speeds. Unfortunately I was developing some […]

Letter to the Editor: Quit the clear-cutting

Dear Editor, All the very recent clear cutting in Kincardine is absolutely heart breaking and sickening. Shame on the citizens and council members in this town that care more about political correctness and being “woke” than standing up for what truly matters. Wish they would get their priorities straight! I for one care much more […]

Legion Corner

The progressive jackpot is growing for Catch the Ace. You can purchase your tickets every week from the Legion bar, Jean’s Family Restaurant, Edward Fuels, Sleeper’s Bed Gallery, and Instyle Hair Studio. The tickets are $5 each. The draw takes place on Wednesday afternoon’s at 4pm. To play you choose an envelope number from one […]

Crokinole results

A smaller crowd played Crokinole on Saturday, April 16, as a lot of the regulars were celebrating Easter. Clare Kuepfer was high man with 59, Neil Cook was second with 58 and Mike Howe was third with 47.  Neil topped the twenties with 46, Clare had 41 and Bob Nelson had 25 for third.  Cathy […]

Purple Grove News

Happy Easter to all our friends and connections from Purple Grove!  Hope you had a good weekend with family. Thanks to the Ripley Business Community for the Easter egg hunt on Saturday in Lewis Park! And it’s Earth Week this week – so we hope everyone is ready to put their  conservation skills to use […]

Legion Corner

Time is running out to get your tickets for the return of Little Peter and the Elegants on April 22 and 23. Only 100 tickets are available for each night and they are going fast. No tickets are available at the door you must purchase them at the legion bar they are $25 each. Catch […]

Crokinole results

March 19 What a better way to spend a cloudy and rainy Saturday,  but to play crokinole. Six tables of players gathered at the Chesley Fire Hall for a 1:00 p.m. start.  Clare welcomed a first time player Dan Hepburn and the play began.  After ten games  Peter Carter topped the men with 61  points, […]