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Easter brings precious thoughts to my mind. The familiar passage in John 3:16 NKJ “For God so loved the world that He gave His only...

In April 1916, Vermilion was just like every other community in Canada. It was dealing with the First World War. From raising money for...

Happy Easter everyone. As I write this, the ground is still covered in snow, but we know that the snow will melt away and reveal the bare...

I have bought many horses over the years and still love going to a horse sale. Bidding always reminds me of my Dad who was very...

Another month, and another bit of news to look at from the community exactly 100 years ago! What was going on back then, and how did it...

Here is an easy pan gravy to make. This gravy is great with fries, mashed potatoes, rice and even noodles. It is also amazing on pork...

Tobogganing –I’ve heard it said that it’s “the only sport where you can get a workout while sitting down and screaming”. We take...

The Vermilion Hotel was one of the largest buildings in the community during the 1920s. Every day, people would stay there as they...

For years I have made coleslaw using store bought mayonnaise or salad dressing as the base for the dressing. I was looking for a dressing...

I remember our first phone on our farm at Streamstown in the 1950’s. It was a wooden box with what they called a candlestick receiver...

Back during the First World War, while everyone was worried about what was happening to their brothers, sons and fathers overseas, it was...

Here are some amazing icing recipes that use less overall sugar, but yield a light, fluffy and cloud like icing. The first recipe was...

Have you ever been inspired by a song? Sometimes the lyrics of a song will strike a “chord” (pardon the pun) with something in your life...

Back in 1955, the Chicago Black Hawks (not the Blackhawks yet) were going through one of their worst periods in franchise history. From...

Why are Matrimonial Squares called Matrimonial Squares? Because they are full of dates! Another name for this date delight are Date...

This time of year, when the winter seems to drag on, I start thinking about the fun things in the months ahead. Like many of you, I love...

In early February 1929, Vermilion was abuzz with news that the new high school was finally finished. For years, Vermilion had been...

Egg custard dates all the way back to ancient Rome. This ancient dish would have been sweetened with honey and sprinkled with pepper and...

Hockey has always been important to Vermilion, and more than a few players from the area have gone on to achieve great things in hockey...

My Mom came from a musical family and she played the accordion, piano, and organ by ear. In the early years when I was very young, she...