Autumn 2012
Volume 18 Number 3
Free Range Pig
Sep 13, 2012 | | Fence PostsI was hoeing the garden when Dillinger suddenly came around the henhouse, trotting along like he was on his way to the bank. He was sunburned and covered with dirt.
Our Favourite Picks for Autumn 2012
Sep 13, 2012 | | Back Issues | Community | Departments | In Every Issue | Must DoOur own highly selective “picks” of just some of the things that make life such a distinctive pleasure here in the hills.
Hockley Valley Coffee Roasters: In pursuit of the perfect cup
Sep 13, 2012 | | Homegrown in the HillsTom Deans loves coffee so much, he decided to roast it himself!
The Perch
Sep 13, 2012 | | At Home in the HillsIt is fair to say their discovery of a woman in the neighbourhood who traps raccoons, fixes floods, cleans the house and ploughs the driveway was also a revelation in its own way.
Dealing with a Nightmare: The 1947 Palgrave Fire
Sep 13, 2012 | | Back Issues | Departments | Heritage | Historic Hills | In Every IssueIn the days before modern firefighting, nothing frightened a small community – or pulled it together more powerfully – than a major blaze. The 1947 Palgrave fire was one such case.
Ladies’ night out … with shotguns
Sep 13, 2012 | | Good SportI cracked the gun open and the empty shot popped out of the barrel in a small cloud of smoke.
The Slowest Runaway
Sep 13, 2012 | | Back Issues | Community | Departments | Headwaters Nest | In Every Issue“Don’t tell Dad! Don’t tell Bethany! Stop telling everybody in this world!”
A Puzzling Conclusion: Autumn 2012
Sep 13, 2012 | | Back Issues | Departments | In Every Issue | Leisure | PuzzlesA Pentagram at the Alton Fair, from the Orangeville sidewalk and a who’s who at the Erin bank.
All Along Main Street
Sep 13, 2012 | | Back Issues | Departments | Editor’s Desk | In Every IssueWith this issue we go urban – or as urban as it gets in our small towns and villages.