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GARDEN CLIPPINGS: Tips I’ve learned from my neighbour

GARDEN CLIPPINGS: Tips I’ve learned from my neighbour

I’ve learned a thing or two from my neighbour (we’ll call her Lucy), all basic, sensible tips I already should have known. My neighbour has been...

27.06.2025 1

Sarnia Observer

John Degroot

Gilberts: Ridgetown kicks off 150th anniversary celebrations

Gilberts: Ridgetown kicks off 150th anniversary celebrations

Last week we told you that two communities in Chatham-Kent are celebrating their sesqui-centennials. Wallaceburg and Ridgetown were incorporated in...

27.06.2025 1

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Jim And Lisa Gilbert

A Scribe’s Musings: Make a big splash at the Rodney Pool this summer

A Scribe’s Musings: Make a big splash at the Rodney Pool this summer

It is my hope that all of us in West Elgin realize how amazingly fortunate we are to have the Rodney Pool in our community.   The pool is an...

27.06.2025 1

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Larry Schneider

Bodkin: United Way Sarnia-Lambton planning events and campaign kickoff

Bodkin: United Way Sarnia-Lambton planning events and campaign kickoff

The United Way of Sarnia-Lambton is busy, not only planning for the upcoming campaign kick-off but also with several seasonal events. The United...

27.06.2025 3

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Pamela Bodkin

Reflections: The origins of Perth County's Junior Farmers

Reflections: The origins of Perth County's Junior Farmers

In Perth County, the first Junior Farmers’ Associations were established in Listowel and St. Marys in 1922. In July 1915, local papers published...

27.06.2025 4

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Claire Drake

Alec continues to inform Mabel of 'grim' situation

Alec continues to inform Mabel of 'grim' situation

In our world of electronic and digital communications, one wonders what evidence of our day-to-day lives will exist for our descendants in the next...

26.06.2025 1

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For The Expositor

Tune into summer: Audiobooks for all ages at the library

Tune into summer: Audiobooks for all ages at the library

June is Audiobook Month, and there’s no better time to explore the world of storytelling through sound. Whether you’re heading out on a summer road...

26.06.2025 10

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For The Expositor

RHODES: What remains of Sixth Street

RHODES: What remains of Sixth Street

One of the consequences of the 1980 mall development, in the core area, was the near total elimination of Sixth Street. It, in its original form,...

26.06.2025 2

Sarnia Observer

John Rhodes

ROBINET: Updating the cultural update

ROBINET: Updating the cultural update

Well, boys and girls, you’ll be glad to know we can all rest easy in Chatham-Kent as our municipal council has now authorized yet another update to...

26.06.2025 2

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Karen Robinet

Eric Bunnell's People: Pink peony cottage pretty as a picture

Eric Bunnell's People: Pink peony cottage pretty as a picture

It was a lovely day for a visit with Joanne Irons in her lovely garden, where the peonies are in full flower. It was a lovely day for a visit with...

26.06.2025 1

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Eric Bunnell

WALLACEBURG ARTS: Many opportunities to enjoy music outdoors this summer

WALLACEBURG ARTS: Many opportunities to enjoy music outdoors this summer

There is nothing quite like listening to music outdoors.   The feel is different, the atmosphere is unique, and it is a great way to drain every...

24.06.2025 1

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Dan White

Long: How Jaws changed our perception of white sharks forever

Long: How Jaws changed our perception of white sharks forever

Our relationship to oceans and the sharks in them changed after Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster movie Jaws was released 50 years ago John Long,...

21.06.2025 1

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John Long

Kiwanis Club of West Lorne celebrates its 75th anniversary in style

Kiwanis Club of West Lorne celebrates its 75th anniversary in style

Service club's rich local history celebrated at a gala dinner West Elgin is blessed to have several longtime service clubs. Last week, I wrote...

20.06.2025 1

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Larry Schneider