Alex Has Another Opinion on Christmas 2022
Very little to say this year.
I joined this paper with a pandemic in full rage, We’ve largely returned to normal, despite COVID-19 being still...
Putting local foods on the menu for holiday celebrations in the Ottawa Valley
By Lynn Jones, The Ottawa River Institute
December is not normally a time when one thinks about celebrating Earth’s bounty with a feast of local...
New Streetlighting: Is it Safe?
As night darkness falls over Westmeath, I am out for my daily walk and I can’t help but notice a new, brighter and whiter...
Thanksgiving is about Gratitude, not Turkey
I was perplexed by Reader’s Digest 66 reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving. Many of their reasons seem to be way off my way...
Alex Got Lost on the Terry Fox Walk
Apparently, I am terrible at following directions.
During the Terry Fox Walk, the path wound through the Logos Land Park – a collection of trailers...
Memories of summer threshing from 1958
By Maynard van der Galien
I never heard of fires being started by overheated bearings and causing a fire in the days when grain was...
Alex Got Lost: My First Fair in a Long Time
Alexander Leach, Editor
I went to the Beachburg fair for the first time this week.
I talked last week about how I haven’t been to a...
Alex Has Opinions on The Beachburg Fair and Safety
Alexander Leach, Editor
The Beachburg Fair begins tomorrow, July 22, and lasts the 23 and 24th.
Pictures are included on the next page, along with the...
Muskrat Watershed Council Volunteer of the Year
Submitted by the Muskrat Watershed Council
In the mid to late 1930s, a log and chink cabin was built that would come to foster a...
Alex Got Lost in Construction
Alex Got Lost: Construction in the Summer
Construction always has to happen in the summer.
It's a pain to have to deal with the torn-up roads,...
