Cornwall Ontario – November 11th. Remembrance Day always brings back a lot of memories for all of us. I remember when I was young there were large gatherings of people at the Cenotaph in all kinds of weather, cold windy days or sometimes snowing and other mornings were bright andContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – The year books for the School of Nursing of the Cornwall General Hospital were called, “The Lamp”. In the back of the 1959, 1960 and 1961 editions are many ads for local businesses. See how many are still around today and how many you remember: SmithContinue Reading
2016 has been a rough year for the Ford. Over 2.35 million vehicles in Canada, the United States and Mexico have now been recalled. The list includes: 2013-15 Ford C-MAX and Ford Escape. 2012-15 Ford Focus. 2015 Ford Mustang and Lincoln MKC. 2014-16 Ford Transit Connect. A spring tab inContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – I first met Marie Greffe at the Marshall Arts Center on Third Street in the 90’s. She was assisting Claude Bordeau in his Tai Chi Class. She was peppy and lots of fun as well as helpful to all of us in the class. MarieContinue Reading
An ‘Old Fashion Tea’ was held recently at the Beek Lindsay Seniors Residence. The organizers were Claudette Quesnel, Lizette Lapensee and Claire Pelkey. I was not able to attend but I heard that there were lots of scrumptious goodies in the offering with the tea. Pictured in the photoContinue Reading
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Disabled World is an online newsletter I get weekly. One of the articles dated January 26th/16 was about info on what to do if you got stuck in an elevator. Whew!! Panic time? No! They say be calm. The article gives some advice on what to do including tellingContinue Reading
If you are alone on Christmas Day, there will be a free Cornwall Community Christmas dinner at the Agora Hall (formerly Nativity Hall) at 301 McConnell Avenue. They will be serving turkey, dressing and all the trimmings. There will be crafts for the children, music and prizes. Dinner will beContinue Reading
A new book , ‘Bonnie and Her 21 Children’ will be available in January of next year. It is about Bonnie and Fred Cappuccino and their 21 children, 19 of whom have been adopted. Fred and Bonnie are co-founders, with Dr. Nat Shah, of Child Haven International. The bookContinue Reading
With Remembrance Day Nov. 11th. coming up soon I was thinking how much our Veterans were and are, heroes. I can’t even imagined what they went through fighting to preserve our freedoms. Our soldiers past and present are all our heroes. My Dad was in the Army and apparentlyContinue Reading
A friend loaned me Joan Levy Earle’ s book, ‘ The Legacy of C.W. Kyte’. It is a great read. It brought back a lot of memories of days gone by for me as a youngster and teen growing up in Cornwall. Joan and her husband bought the store fromContinue Reading
CFN – Over six million cars world wide including about 500,000 in Canada were just recalled by Toyota. Ford just recalled nearly a half million vehicles, and the world is getting over the GM recall that involved several deaths over .57 cent pieces that the company allegedly knew about andContinue Reading