THE GOLDEN YEARS OF THE CBC I grew up listening to 1050 CHUM radio in Toronto. My parents listened to CFRB with Wally Crouter in the a.m., Gordon Sinclair and Betty Kennedy later on. We watched neighbour Fred Davis, Front Page Challenge, on the television. I still recall CFRB’s weather man Gordon G’s description of […]
GRANDMA’S BUMPER STICKER Grandma bought a bumper sticker for her old Buick. She writes: The other day I went to the local religious book store where I saw a “Honk if you really love Jesus” bumper sticker. I bought it and put it on the back bumper of my car and I’m really glad that […]
GOOD ADVICE You Say God Says You say: “It’s impossible”. God says: “All things are possible.” Luke 18:27 You say: “I’m too tired”. God says: “I will give you rest”. Matthew 11:28-30 You say: “Nobody really loves me”. God says: “I love you”. John 3:16 & John 3:34 You say: “I can’t go on”. God […]
SMILE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE FOLLOWING? “Ontario’s Deer Hunt for the Disabled.” “I wouldn’t recommend dogs for partridge because of their reluctance to fly.” “Almost every whitetail deer that I have been lucky enough to harvest has been shot out of a tree stand.” “While they last, readers may obtain copies of a publication […]
ALLEN C. HILGENDORF Landscape Artist & Muralist 2024-01-03 Born and raised on a mixed farm in rural Ontario Allen Hilgendorf fondly recalled his upbringing remembering chore time, maple syruping and harvests. His deep appreciation of nature was reflected in his early childhood drawings. Wild animals were often the source of his inspiration. His urge to […]
RICHARD D. ROBINSON ONTARIO JUNIOR RANGER 1943 2024-01-01 In 1943 the then Lands & Forests flew a trial balloon for a youth program that led to the Ontario Junior Ranger program that officially began in 1944. Richard Robinson, “everyone calls me Dick”, spent his summer of 1943 as a Junior Ranger in Algonquin Park. The […]
ONTARIO’S JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM – dated 2024-01-01 In 2004 the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources’ Ontario Ranger Program was poised to celebrate its 60th anniversary “This is Ontario’s oldest youth employment program for 17-year olds,” wrote Lee-Ann Choquette, Communications Officer of the Youth Programs Office, Human Resources Branch, located on the 3rd Floor, South Tower, […]
Al Purdy Born at Wooler, Ontario Dec. 30, 1918 – died in B.C. April 21, 2000 My friend Marguerite McColl’s first teaching school was Wooler Public. I wonder, if Al attended Wooler did she teach him? But then I wondered if Al had any connection to Purdy, Ontario, near Combermere? In fact Al Purdy attended […]
MNRF Up-date 2023 for Bird Banding and the Lake Opeongo Lake Trout Study MIGRATORY BIRD BANDING UP-DATE 2023-12-22 In an earlier article I described my participation in an MNR duck banding program on the Conroy Marsh. This article features the most recent news for the year 2023. Migratory birds, including waterfowl, are federally managed […]
REMINISCING by BARNEY MOORHOUSE Someday I intend to write my memoirs. Not an autobiography but a memoir. Simply because our individual memory banks can play tricks. Have you ever wondered, “Did this REALLY happen or am I imagining it?” Certainly it helps if there is someone available who can affirm or deny. In conversation with […]
