Chemtrails…not just a theory anymore
The US government and military began experimenting with cloud seeding technology and methods way back in the 1960’s. I was just a kid when it was discussed in one of my grade school science classes back then…it even seemed way cool and useful that it was possible to seed...
Water & Oil Don’t Mix…
Water. It covers 75 percent of the surface of our planet, yet unsafe drinking water is the single greatest killer in the world. Roughly half of the developing world suffers from illnesses caused by contaminated water supplies. Drinking water is the story of empire. Since prehistoric times, human...
The Power of Your Words Writing Workshop at Perth-Andover Library
The Perth-Andover Public Library recently hosted a fascinating and inspiring writing workshop led by author M.J. Domet. M.J. is traveling across the country with her husband. She visited Perth on August 6 and led the four workshop attendees (of which I was one!) through lively and interactive exercises...
Southern Victoria Historical Museum
I stopped in at the SV Historical Museum recently to take a look around at all the wonderful artefacts and memorabilia from days gone by. If you haven’t visited this local museum, pop in some day to take a trip through yesteryear. Many local people have donated...
The Road to Publication is Full of Ruts… but why it’s worth the journey
On the evening of Tuesday, August 6th I headed over to the Fort Fairfield Public Library to attend a writing workshop led by author Ginger Marcinkowski. Ginger was born just across the border in Fort Fairfield, and now lives in Mobile, Alabama with her husband, a retired former...
Bee keeping workshop
Want to learn more about bees and beekeeping? Falls Brook Centre in Knowlesville will be hosting a two part Bee Keeping Workshop. Part one will be on Saturday, August 24th and part two will be held on October 5th. Both workshops will run 1-5 pm. Falls Brook...
Raw Honey vs Pasteurized “Honey”
Honey has been valued by people for thousands of years for its flavour, nutritional value and healing properties. Honey is anti-microbial and was used in ancient times for both dressing wounds and as a preservative for herbal medicines. In fact, raw honey has such amazing natural preservative qualities...
How the Honey Bees Got Their Stingers A Cherokee Legend
Back in ancient times when the people were more pure and could converse with the animals and the Creator would visit with them, the people asked the Creator for something that was ‘sweet’ to the taste. So the Creator sent the Bee, but the Bee had no stinger. Down...
Girl Guide Cookie All Star
Young Brooke McDougall has broken local Girl Guide Cookie sales records by selling an amazing 85 cases of cookies. For this achievement, she received the Girl Guide All Star Award and a new Tablet. She is the first Girl Guide to sell this many cookies in Perth-Andover! ...
Is nestle the most evil corporation in the world?
All over the world, Nestle has been draining the water from financially beleaguered regions. The technique Nestlé uses is this: Find an economically weak region, buy up the land surrounding the water source and grease the political wheels by making a proposal the residents can’t possibly refuse. How...