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Keith Munro — Celebration of life, August 1

Come and celebrate the life of Keith "Greaser"...

Community breakfast at St. George’s Anglican Church, May 9

Free community breakfast on Saturday, June 13...

Come out for Almonte Celtfest’s 30th anniversary edition July 3-5!

Almonte Celtfest is celebrating their 30th anniversary...

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Letter from Paris: Hot Times for Seniors in Paris

by Keith Spicer Planning to let loose on that long-dreamt getaway to the City of Light? You can probably handle sightseeing yourself with a good guidebook or, better, a professional guide, but...

Who’s left on the right?

“Well, the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the...

Bill Chapman weekly column By the Way to end

After 7 years of loyally contributing to the Millstone, Bill Chapman has decided to end his weekly columns. Bill was one of our first contributors, sending us weekly Friday...
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Peter Nelson’s travels – Alaskan notes, part 2

by Peter Nelson I liked the great money I was making up north, and had made some good friends on the geophysical crew, so I...

The much needed vacation

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. The arrival of summer has got me thinking about vacations.  You will agree, I am sure, that during...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Alaskan notes

by Peter Nelson Back in the mid-sixties, I lived just outside of Anchorage for a couple of years, and one of our favorite excursions was...

The snob

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Hoi polloi (Greek: οἱ πολλοί, hoi polloi, “the many”), a Greek expression meaning "the many" or, in the strictest sense, "the majority",...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Greece in the summer of love, part 2

by Peter Nelson  Anyway, we’re rescued by some understanding locals.  They come over to our table, pull up some chairs and join us and even...

Life’s lessons and aphorisms

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Lately I have privately lamented that the typical education of our children does not include what I call...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Greece in the summer of love, part 1

by Peter Nelson  Hitched from Turkey into Greece with a Swiss girl I met in Istanbul.  Serena was very nice, but unfortunately, our relationship was...

A History of Mississippi Lodge No. 147 Almonte, Ontario

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Burials The three degrees of Masonry exemplify birth, life and death respectively. It is not surprising, therefore, that death...

Peter Nelson’s travels – first parachute jump, part 2

by Peter Nelson  Then, while you’re hanging onto that door frame for dear life, you hear the most horrid words you’ve ever heard: “Gimme a...

Two ways to travel: first class and with kids

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Anyone who weighs in upon the delicate subject of children must do so, while not with trepidation, at...

Peter Nelson’s travels – first parachute jump, part 1

by Peter Nelson  When we were training to be sky divers, we started from scratch.  Literally.  We even folded and packed our own parachutes.  At...

A fresh face

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It is effortful not to tilt one’s head and smile when arresting one’s eyes upon the freshly scrubbed...

Eternal Happiness

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. In spite of full-length hopes and earnest and conscientious exertion, historically it is assured you’ll not get through...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Argentina and points south

by Peter Nelson  Crossing the River Plate into Argentina, the day is cool and windy.  Buenos Aires is not as horrid as I’d expected.  But...
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