Fun with words

It has been said throughout the years that the English language is one of the hardest to learn. Those of us who speak the language, for the most part, think it is easy – most of the time, anyway.

Splitting the defence

Mason Ortlieb breaks between two Minto Mad Dogs defenders during a Dec. 22 matchup in Wingham. The Wingham Ironmen U11 Rep squad defeated the Mad Dogs by a score of 6-2, improving to 5-6-1 in regular season play heading into the new year.

Don’t take news for granted

Over the Christmas holidays, which were all too brief, one of the most popular topics family members had to discuss with me was Sept. 15 – the day that Metroland Media declared bankruptcy and announced plans to cease printing of its weekly newspapers, going to an online-only model.