News
Billboard
Obituaries
Book of Remembrance
Arts
An Artist’s Notes
Books
John Dunn’s Stories
Pick of the Past
Nature
Backyard Birds
Environment
For the Birds
Green Talk
Nature
Shady Characters
What is That?
Living
Food and Drink
Gardening
Health
Peaceful Pockets of Paradise
Search
-8.2
C
Almonte, CA
Friday, January 22, 2021
Classifieds
On Council
Holiday message from Mayor Lowry
Annual address from Mayor Lowry
Thanksgiving message from Mayor Lowry
Mayor Lowry comments on cost sharing motion
A review of the Service Delivery Review report
Diana’s Quiz
Answers to Diana’s Quiz – January 18, 2021
Diana’s Quiz – January 16, 2021
Answers to Diana’s Quiz – January 9, 2021
Diana’s Quiz – January 9, 2021
Answers to Diana’s Quiz – January 2, 2021
About Us
Contributor Bios
Submissions
Editors
The Millstone
News
COVID update from Mayor Lowry
Google Doodle celebrates James Naismith
Mayor Lowry is now also warden of Lanark County
Almonte makes the New York Times
Veterans recognized on a quiet Remembrance Day
Billboard
Catch the Ace Almonte – tickets now available
Sing your way through winter with Rhythm & Song
Almonte Lectures and Learning: Not gone, not forgotten
January at the Mississippi Mills Youth Centre
2021 calendar now available at North Lanark Regional Museum
Obituaries
All
Book of Remembrance
Marta Zintel-Roffey — obituary
Jim Lynn — obituary
Barbara Evans — obituary
Ben James — obituary
Arts
All
An Artist’s Notes
Books
John Dunn’s Stories
Pick of the Past
Online art course with Adrian Baker
Messy
Mill Street Books under new ownership soon
Update on the Folkus concert series
Nature
All
Backyard Birds
Environment
For the Birds
Green Talk
Nature
Shady Characters
What is That?
What Is That … Fungus?
What is that … Beast from the East?
Senator tours Almonte project to discuss regenerative soil efforts
Birdhouse blowout is on its way!
Living
All
Food and Drink
Gardening
Health
Peaceful Pockets of Paradise
Caramelized Shallot Pasta
Chorizo Burrito Bowl
Outstanding community support for Christmas hamper program
Turkey Lasagne
Home
Authors
Posts by Millstone
Millstone
10137 POSTS
6 COMMENTS
In Loco Parentis
January 22, 2021 - 4:18 pm
Single senior seeks Almonte apartment
January 21, 2021 - 3:45 pm
Our Dance with Winter
January 19, 2021 - 3:48 pm
Richard van Duyvendyk
January 19, 2021 - 3:48 pm
Online art course with Adrian Baker
January 18, 2021 - 4:01 pm
What Is That … Fungus?
January 17, 2021 - 3:26 pm
Messy
January 17, 2021 - 3:02 pm
COVID update from Mayor Lowry
January 16, 2021 - 4:11 pm
Marta Zintel-Roffey — obituary
January 16, 2021 - 4:01 pm
Google Doodle celebrates James Naismith
January 15, 2021 - 12:12 pm
1
2
3
...
1,014
Page 1 of 1,014
LATEST
In Loco Parentis
January 22, 2021 - 4:18 pm
Single senior seeks Almonte apartment
January 21, 2021 - 3:45 pm
Caramelized Shallot Pasta
January 20, 2021 - 7:00 am
Our Dance with Winter
January 19, 2021 - 3:48 pm
Richard van Duyvendyk
January 19, 2021 - 3:48 pm
FOLLOW US
1,845
Fans
Like
508
Followers
Follow
Edit with Live CSS
/* Obit */ .td_module_19 { padding-bottom: 0 !important; margin-bottom:40px !important; } .td_module_19 .entry-title { font-size: 24px !important; line-height: 32px; } .td_module_19 .td-excerpt { font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 18px; } .td-theme-wrap .td-subcat-filter, .td-theme-wrap .td-subcat-filter .td-subcat-dropdown, .td-theme-wrap .td-block-title-wrap .td-wrapper-pulldown-filter .td-pulldown-filter-display-option, .td-theme-wrap .td-pulldown-category { line-height: 55px; } .td-main-page-wrap { padding-top: 24px; } .td-footer-wrapper div, .footer p { font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Roboto' !important; } .thespace { line-height: 0.5 !important; } /* Top */ .menu-item-89850 a { color: #67dbfe !important; font-weight:800 !important; font-size:16px !important; } .top-sidebar { margin-top:-56px !important; } td_block_related_posts .td-module-title { font-family: 'Open Sans' !important; } .td-weather-city { display:none; } .td-theme-wrap .td-mega-span h3 a { color: #0a0a0a; letter-spacing: normal; } h2, h3, h5, h4 { padding-bottom:0.3em; } .td-footer-wrapper { width:100% !important; } .recent-post-slider.design-1 .post-content-left a { color: #fff; font-size:31px; line-height:1.15; font-family: PT Serif; font-weight: 600; } .td_block_related_posts .td-module-title { font-size: 17px !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; font-family: 'Roboto Condensed' !important; } /* Body */ .td-post-content p, .td-post-content li { font-size: 16.4px; color: #000 !important; line-height: 1.7 !important; letter-spacing: -0.1px !important; } .td-post-content li { margin-bottom:0.3em !important; } .td-page-content, .td-post-content, .wpb_text_column, .td_block_text_with_title, .woocommerce #tab-description, .mce-content-body { color: #000 !important; } .td-page-content p, .td-page-content li { font-size: 16.5; color: #000 !important; line-height: 1.7; letter-spacing: 0px !important; } .td-excerpt { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; color: #555; margin-top: 9px; } /* Comments */ .dcl-latest-comments-thread a{ font-family: 'Open Sans'; } .dcl-latest-comments-message, .dcl-latest-comments-author{ font-family: 'Roboto'; font-size: 15px; } .dcl-latest-comments-author{ text-transform: uppercase; color: #e0c2a3 !important; } .dcl-latest-comments-thread a{ font-family: 'Roboto'; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing:0; color: #2cafdb; font-weight: 700; } .dcl-latest-comments-thread a:hover { color: #fff; } .dcl-latest-comments-widget.dcl-blue .dcl-latest-comments-item { border-bottom: 1px dashed #b8b8b8; padding: 10px 0 } /* LIVING etc 2nd column */ .td_module_mx7 .entry-title, .td_module_mx2 .entry-title, .td_module_6 .entry-title { font-size: 17.5px; line-height: 1.17; font-weight:700; font-family: 'Roboto Condensed'; } .td_block_3 .entry-title { font-size: 21px !important; line-height: 24px; font-weight:700; } .td-block-title { letter-spacing:-0.5px !important; } /* LIVING etc */ .td_module_4 .entry-title { font-size: 25px; line-height: 1.1; font-weight:700; font-family: 'Roboto Condensed'; letter-spacing:-0.3px !important; } /* OBITS etc */ .td_module_10 .entry-title { font-size: 22px !important; line-height: 1.1; font-weight:700; font-family: 'Roboto Condensed'; letter-spacing:-0.2px !important; } .td_module_10 { padding-bottom: 20px; } /* Sidebar */ .td-block-span12 .td_module_7 .entry-title, .td-block-span12 .td_module_9.entry-title { font-size: 18.3px; line-height: 1.17; font-weight:700; font-family: 'Roboto Condensed'; letter-spacing:0px !important; } .td_module_7 { margin-bottom: 15px !important; padding-bottom:0px !important; } .td_module_14 .entry-title { font-family: 'Roboto Condensed'; font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.1; font-weight: 700; } .td-block-span12 { margin-bottom: 20px !important; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; } .td-block-span12:last-child { border-bottom: 0px dashed #b9b9b9; } /* Post and page headings */ .widget_recent_comments a, .td_wp_recentcomments a { font-style: normal; color:#555; } .td-crumb-container, .entry-crumbs { margin-bottom: 15px; } .td-category-header .td-page-title { font-size: 2.8m; font-weight: 300 !important; padding-bottom:0.6em; margin-bottom:1em; text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd !important; } .td_category_template_2 .td-category-pulldown-filter { display: none; } .td-related-title .td-block-title { color: #555 !important } .widget_recent_comments .recentcomments, .td_wp_recentcomments .recentcomments { margin: 10px 2px !important; border-bottom: 1px dashed #999999; } .td-module-meta-info, .td-excerpt { font-family: 'Open Sans', arial, sans-serif; } .footer-text-wrap a, .footer-email-wrap a { color:#28b1dc !important; font-weight:bold; } .td_data_time { color:#67dbfe; font-weight:600 !important; } .td-category { display:none; } .td_block_trending_now .entry-title a { font-family: 'Open Sans'; } .td_block_wrap { margin-bottom: 12px; } .widget { padding-top:20px; margin-bottom:10px; } .td-pulldown-size { margin-top:20px } .widget_recent_comments, .td_wp_recentcomments { font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px; color: #ddd; } .widget_recent_comments a, .td_wp_recentcomments a { font-style: normal; color: #25a2c9; } .td-post-template-5 .td-post-header .entry-title { padding: 20px 0; } /* Header stuff */ .td-header-style-3 .td-header-sp-logo { width: 220px; position: relative; height: 70px; margin: 24px 0px; } .td-header-wrap .td-header-menu-wrap-full, .td-header-menu-wrap.td-affix, .td-header-style-3 .td-header-main-menu, .td-header-style-3 .td-affix .td-header-main-menu, .td-header-style-4 .td-header-main-menu, .td-header-style-4 .td-affix .td-header-main-menu, .td-header-style-8 .td-header-menu-wrap.td-affix, .td-header-style-8 .td-header-top-menu-full { background: none !important; border:none; } .td_stretch_container .td-header-menu-wrap.td-affix { width: 100% !important; background: #111 !important; } .td-trending-now-title { text-indent: -9999px; line-height: 0; font-size: 18px; font-weight:400; } .td-trending-now-title::after { content: "Latest posts"; text-indent: 0; display: block; line-height: initial; } .td-trending-now-wrapper { padding: 10px 12px; margin: 0 24px; height: 10% !important; background: #f7f7f7; border: 1px solid #eee; } .td-trending-now-wrapper .td-next-prev-wrap { position: absolute; right: 22px; top: 15px; } .td_block_trending_now .entry-title a { font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; } .td-theme-wrap .td-block-title a:hover { color: #3949ab; } .td-footer-template-3 h4 { font-family: "PT Serif"; font-size: 21px !important; } input[type=submit] { font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #5774b3; border-radius: 4px; } .td-aj-search-results a { font-size:16px; line-height:20px !important; font-family: Open Sans; } .td_search_subtitle { display:none; } .td-mega-span h3 { font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size:15px; } .post .td-post-header .entry-title { margin-top: 20px !important; padding-bottom: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px !important; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; font-weight:600; word-wrap: break-word; font-size: 2.27em !important; font-family: "Roboto Condensed" !important; line-height: 1.1 !important; letter-spacing:-0.1px !important; } .td-related-left { font-size: 24px !important; color: #666 !important; } .td-related-right { display: none !important; } /* Random bits */ blockquote p { text-align:left !important; font-family: Merriweather !important; text-transform: none !important; font-size:16.3px !important; font-style:normal !important; color:#000 !important; padding: 5%; margin-bottom: -5% !important; } blockquote{ background: #f9f9f9; margin:0 7% !important; margin-bottom: 10% !important; } .recent-post-slider.design-1 .post-content-left { background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.90) !important; } .td-page-content li { margin-bottom: 12px !important; } .entry-crumbs { font-family: 'Open Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #777; line-height: 18px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 2px; } .entry-date { font-size:14px; color:#333; font-weight:500; margin-bottom: 24px !important; } header .td-post-date { margin-left: 0px; float: left; } .td-post-template-7 .td-post-sub-title { font-size: 22px; line-height: 25px; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 25px; } .contact { font-family: Roboto Condensed; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 17.3px; letter-spacing: -0.2px; } .td-page-title, .woocommerce-page .page-title, .td-category-title-holder .td-page-title { font-size: 42px; line-height: 48px; letter-spacing:-1px; padding:14px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; margin-bottom: 28px; } .wp-caption-text, .wp-caption-dd { font-size: 16.4px; line-height: 23px; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Roboto Condensed'; color: #444; text-align: left; padding: 8px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; } .obit { font-family: 'Merriweather' !important; font-size:30px !important; letter-spacing: -0.5px !important; } .td_module_10 .entry-title a { font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 7px; font-weight:700 !important; } .tdm-title { font-family: 'Open Sans' !important; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.4px !important; } .wppsac-post-slider.design-1 .wppsac-post-content-left { background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); } .wppsac-post-slider h2.wppsac-post-title a { font-family: 'Roboto Condensed' !important; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 31px; } table td { font-size: 16px }