It’s All Greek to Me
A couple of years back I began coming across recipes that called for “Greek Yogurt.” At that point, this product was not available in our local markets so I didn’t pay much attention to it. Recently, however, even our small village grocers are now carrying Greek yogurt so it...
A Look at Local Business
Bodin’s Native Crafts & Supplies Bodin’s Native Crafts at Tobique First Nation is another one of our small businesses that offers a variety of goods and services to the community….a sort of good old fashioned general store kind of place. The store is a family business with Connie Nicholas...
Mark’s The Spot
Mark’s The Spot in tiny Bath, NB, is the kind of old timey, all purpose general store that small communities used to be famous for…until most of the little Mom & Pop operations like this got the killer death squeeze from Big Box Corporations. Which is a huge loss...
Love Story
One year ago, after Lukus had gotten settled in to his new home in Perth, he realized he needed some more family love in his house. He visited the Arthurette SPCA and found these three wonderful fur companions to adopt. Tootsie and Maggie are a mother and...
SPCA Shelter Story
Margaret’s Story…so far. I met Margaret one eveningwhile doing chores at the shelter. The guy that brought her to me, gave me usual song and dance about how this isn’t his dog, and therefore not his problem. Margaret is to be my problem. The guy was nice enough to...
A Little Trip Down Memory Lane….
A couple of issues back we did a story on the old Stewart farmhouse, “Hillhurst” in Perth-Andover, and how the enterprising Stewart Sisters ran it as a tourist home back in the good old days. We got a lot of comments on that piece, and in particular, lots...
On Citizens, Idiots & Politicians….
A comment I ran across somewhere not long ago said the word “idiot” originated in Greece and meant “someone not interested in politics.” That was pretty funny, I thought, and so I made myself a little sticky note to check that out sometime. The time came for me to...
Be Careful What You Ask For…
Many times we look to Governments for leadership only to be disappointed with the result. When it comes to community involvement in being as self sufficient as possible, we the public will have to take the lead. In the Harper Government’s rush to turn the keys to Canada over...
Why I Hate “Survivor”
From the editors… I know I know, bazillions of people think “Survivor” is the greatest thing since the invention of the wheel. Personally, though, I can’t bear to watch it. It celebrates all that is venal, selfish and cruel in the human psyche. To “win” on this “show”...
Grade 8 Travel Club Montreal Adventure
Be an explorer. The universe is filled with wonder and magical things. — Flavia To celebrate their graduation from Middle School this year the Grade 8 Travel Club took a fantastic and fun 4 day bus trip to Montreal. 41 fourteen year olds made the journey this...