Part 6 – Health and Welfare As a child a visit to the doctor had little meaning to me, My grandma was the fixer of burns, scrapes, earache and most aches and pains. Grandma’s remedies were of the home made sort, but they seemed to work. Cough syrup was made by boiling linseed, licorice and […]
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“The Melville Boys” takes comedy to cottage country
Owen Melville (played by Brohm Dason) flirts with Loretta (Sarah Williams) by trying to guess her weight in SOAP’s The Melville Boys by Norm Foster. Fishing, beer, cheesies, and girls: a weekend at the cottage is looking good to Owen Melville. To his older brother Lee, who has a more sober retreat in mind, Owen’s […]
Yes – Sears is open today – Sunday
Bonnie Hayes Sears Hometown Store 7968 1400 – 5955 Main Street 250 498 3448 email eb7968@sears.ca www.sears.ca
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On the sunnyside
The Great Non-Escape Monday morning, after last Sunday’s rain, I was out on a walk and noticed that the roadway had many earthworms on it. The worms had sought refuge from the waterlogged lawns and grassy areas. It must have been a feeling of relief when they found a drier place. What they did not […]
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Photographer: Julie Fredlund
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” ― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind In The Willows
Making news
Proprietors of Aberdeen Publishing believe that someone might have leaned against the Chronicle front window overnight. No evidence of a projectile was found.