Football-crazed nephew an eager pupil
I am blessed to have a wonderful daughter. She’s well-behaved, takes time to smell the roses, is smart, listens to her parents (she’s 11,...
Flash crowd made us all proud
You’ve likely heard of flash mobs, but how about a flash crowd?
That’s exactly what happened on a crisp evening last week at Fergie Jenkins...
Flash crowd rocks Challenger baseball game
About 150 people turned up for a flash crowd at the season-ending Challenger baseball game Thursday night at Rotary Park, to the delight of...
Head into the corn and be a-Maized
Even before television personality Rick Mercer went into the corn in 2008, I was a fan of the Thamesville Maize.
And why not? A 10-acre...
Pay attention to the small things in life
Some weekends, it’s best to enjoy the smaller things in life. That aptly described our most recent weekend in C-K.
Right down to hummingbirds, and...
Cyclists deserve better in C-K
Less than 12 hours after Chatham-Kent council nixed the idea of creating bike lanes on McNaughton Avenue in Chatham, about 220 cyclists cruised through...
Birthday bonfire on the beach
If I could turn the clock back to celebrate my 40th birthday, I’d want to spend it on a beach on Lake Erie, having...
Click your heels and enjoy C-K’s offerings
There truly is no place like home. And by home, I mean Chatham-Kent.
Maybe I’m biased (well, there’s no maybe about it, I love living...
Rail line must run at a profit or not at all
OK, folks, here’s the deal: council did not purchase a railroad last week. It did so seven long years ago, without even knowing what...
Rock ‘n’ roll is a vicious game
As many readers know, I am a fan of rock ’n’ roll. Not country, hot hip-hop, not pop, but rock.
Generally, plug in a guitar...
