Echoes of FallFest 2000

15 Sep
Jennifer Black, curator of the Glengarry Pioneer Museum, called it over a month ago at a meeting of the Harvest Fall Festival planning committee. She predicted a turnout of 400, and she was bang on. In fact, if you throw ... Read more »

Cole, the line master

8 Sep
It was a race to beat the elements last Sunday as we were laying down the grid for the new “Cow Pie 50/50” raffle on the lawn beside the Big Beaver schoolhouse. Cole Williams and his dad, Ben, had offered ... Read more »

Steaming hot tickets

1 Sep
If you like to place the occasional wager, I suggest you buy a ticket or two for the new “Cow Pie 50/50 PLUS” raffle at the Glengarry Pioneer Museum’s Harvest Fall Festival on Sunday, September 12th. Since this is the ... Read more »

To thresh or thrash?

25 Aug
Reader Ken McEwen was quick to comment on last week’s brief look at when radio came to his family’s farm in 1939. Ken agreed that the advent of this new technology brought information and entertainment to the countryside. However, he ... Read more »