Gala tops $11K

12 Apr
Overall, Saturday night’s 1867 Confederation Gala in support of the Glengarry Pioneer Museum was a resounding success. “The gala raised over $11,000 for the museum,” Gala Committee Chair, Marie Tilker told me, “including the Scotiabank’s matching funds of $4470.” That’s ... Read more »

Choo-Choo Musings

5 Apr
Fair warning. It will be a short column this week. I’m on a train to Toronto… and it’s not one of those sleek European or Japanese bullet trains where the ride is so smooth nary a ripple appears on the ... Read more »

Crokinole scores

29 Mar
I was told by two very reliable sources that last Friday’s Pizza/Crokinole/Taffy event at the Dunvegan Hall was a huge success. Over 50 people showed up for the evening of family fun, the majority of whom were youngsters. (It’s so ... Read more »

$22 a slice?

22 Mar
Westbound motorists and folks collecting mail from Dunvegan’s Community Mailboxes were no doubt shocked to read the DRA’s sign board last week. There, in the notice about the upcoming Crokinole & Taffy Party next Friday, the per-slice price of pizza ... Read more »