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The parable of the boy who cried wolf has remained timeless as its lesson is as applicable today as it was over 2,500 years ago when Aesop wrote it. A tale told many ways yet always the same – embellish peril to encourage sympathy only to find that when real danger approaches, sympathy is lost.

There’s a point during a really long run where you can almost not blame the woman in the New York Marathon who cabbed it to the finish line. Regardless of how great your training was, your mind and body begin to crave relief, and thoughts can easily drift to wanting to fast track to the finish line

Good news, everyone! As a result of the announcement last week by the Ontario government, the Walkerton Legion is now permitted to reopen. The executive thanks you for your continued support and they hope to see you at the branch starting again on Monday, Jan. 31. Regular hours are Monday to Friday

I want to address the elephant in the room. Truth and Reconciliation is hard work for everybody, not just a box to check off and say it is done.

Am I complaining? NO! – I am still alive. I have spent four weeks in the hospital with discovery and four weeks at home, recovering. The rule for me is no swallowing since what I swallow may go into my lungs instead of my stomach. I am given water, medications and nutrition directly from a liquid in

Despite Legion branches across the province being closed due to the current COVID directives, our Service Officers are still available to help.

Now that I’ve scared off 96 (100?) per cent of my readers, I have to come clean on something. Pun heavily intended. The night of Friday, Jan. 14 marked my first shower of 2022. Not out of choice really, more a representation of present circumstances.

You may remember last summer a small committee of volunteers placed poppy rocks on the veteran graves, which Clarence Keiffer located in Walkerton Cemetery and Calvary Cemetery.

I have slipped back into a bit of a habit, if you would like to call it that. 

A multi-functional mineral, salt comes in different forms and is used for many different purposes. From preserving and flavouring food to home health remedies, salt has been used for thousands of years.

In our house we eat a lot of bananas. They are cheap, nutritious, and easy to handle for young children. With the glaring exception of the potato chip aisle, we do our best to shop the outside of the grocery store.

Finally, 2021 is history. The expectations for 2022 are great with the pandemic fading into the past. Time to deal with the future.

Alright, I’ve had about a week to cool down over this one. Albeit it didn’t help much – I’m still pretty ticked off, as are a lot of people.