I.W.T.’s W.W.1 STORIES by BARNEY MOORHOUSE Researching the Bancroft Times’ archives, seeking material for my TIMES TRAVELLER column, I came upon a series of articles penned in 1962 by an author going by the moniker I.W.T. Unlike to-day, at that time, very few newspaper articles were accompanied by the writer’s name. Presumeably employees of the […]
SOME SILVER LINING by BARNEY MOORHOUSE Master Corporal (MCpl) Chris Downey and Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2) Douglas Craig Blake were both best buds and teammates of an explosives ordinance disposal (EOD) unit in Afghanistan. On May 3, 2010, “It was Craig’s turn to be ‘number one,’ the main guy diffusing the IED (improvised explosive […]
TRENTON’S THANKSGIVING DISASTER by BARNEY MOORHOUSE Sitting in the blazing afternoon sun, watching a couple of CC- 130J model “Super” Hercules climbing from take-off in the background, I couldn’t help but reflect upon that Thanksgiving night in 1918 when the term thanksgiving took on an entirely new meaning as the Trenton area skies were ablaze […]
THE LIFE OF ARMIN QUICKERT by BARNEY MOORHOUSE I first met Armin Quickert at the CFB Trenton Pond Hockey Classic in 2013. He was observing the official “puck drop” by then Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay. The tournament is a fund raiser for The Military Families Fund which helps support military members and […]
BEACHWOOD RESORT by BARNEY MOORHOUSE Writing, for the most part, is a solitary life style compensated often by the people one meets and the places one goes in quest of a story. And so when an opportunity arises to join other writers for a professional development retreat it doesn’t usually require a lot of reflection. […]
FRANK MEYERS – A Tale of Irony? by BARNEY MOORHOUSE Frank Meyers was born on April 10, 1928 in the 150 year old house across the highway from the comfortable brick bungalow that he and his wife Marjorie call home. He built the bungalow himself in 1964. “I built all of the buildings on my […]
Managing Wildlife Hunting regulations in British North America date to 1762 when General Thomas Gage, military governor of Montreal, proclaimed a closed season on “partridges” (as ruffed grouse were commonly called) at that time, and to-day for that matter, from March 15 to July 15, “during which time they were not to be hunted, taken […]
DANGEROUS TREE REMOVAL Safely used by respectful, knowledgeable individuals, chain saws can be useful tools. They make a good servant but a terrible master. An acquaintance who teaches chain saw safety was driving in to his hunt camp when he had to pass a mound of logs. Perched atop was a man wearing a bathing […]
ELMHIRST’S RESORT – Generation after Generation This past fall I passed a “working weekend” at Elmhirst’s Resort which included a goose hunt and a fishing trip. Both guided. The resort is located near the Village of Keene, on Rice Lake. Some Historical Background I sat down with Greg Elmhirst, the General Manager, to talk about […]
DUCK BANDING on the CONROY MARSH by Barney Moorhouse A Scotch mist descended as I pulled out of the driveway at 5 p.m. to join an MNR crew for some nighttime duck banding on the Conroy Marsh. On the way to meet the team at Palmer Rapids torrential rains began to dampen my enthusiasm. Over […]
