Sixty years has flown by
Although they don't look like it, Jean and Chuck Beaton are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.
According to the Beatons of Southampton, "... the sixty...
Principal Dan Russell leaves a legacy
With only four years until retirement, Russell is moving on to Alexandra Community School in Owen Sound, which is near his home.
It will however,...
Eli Maor returns
I have a friend, Eli Maor, who has written another book 'Music by the Numbers, from Pythagoras to Schoenberg.'
The master writer has done it again. ...
Bruce County Museum receives special visitors
Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre (BCM&CC) in Southampton had special visitors on Sunday, May 27th when Neil Turok, Executive Director of the Perimeter...
Owen Sound Resident is Celebrating his $33 Million LOTTO 6/49 Jackpot Win
Jason Goreski of Owen Sound wanted to take a Sunday drive up the Bruce Peninsula to look at cottages he and his family were dreaming of purchasing....
In Flanders’ Fields – the man behind the poem
Written by Lt. Col. (then Major) John McCrae in 1915, 'In Flanders' Fields' has become the mantra of wartime and a tribute to those...
Centenarian keeps on celebrating life with family and friends
It was a time of celebration at the Chantry Centre for seniors in Southampton on Tuesday, December 3rd, when Nellie Perry celebrated her 100th...
Hooker creates a Christmas legacy gift
Local Port Elgin resident Doug Dawson has become a bona fide 'hooker'.
His interest began as a restoration project for his grandmother's 'legacy' rug that...
Bruce County announces new Chief Administration Officer
Bruce County has announced the appointment of Derrick Thomson as the new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), effective April 18th.
Thomson is an experienced and innovative...
One Day, Your Way – a virtual walk in Southampton for Terry Fox
When it comes to the Terry Fox Fun, there are few who are more faithful than Dolores Spielmacher of Southampton who walks in memory...
South Bruce Peninsula Mayor re-elected as Bruce County Warden
At the Thursday, December 2, 2021 Council Meeting, Bruce County Council re-elected Janice Jackson, Mayor of South Bruce Peninsula, as Bruce County’s Warden for...
From the old to the new – the Eby tradition continues
For almost 127 years and long before amalgamation, the men of Port Elgin, Saugeen Township, Southampton and beyond, walked through the doors of Eby's...
Owen Sound resident a big winner
William (Bill) Booey of Owen Sound won $100,000 with INSTANT BINGO DOUBLER(Game #2196).
A retired truck driver, Booey says he is a regular lottery player with his favourite games...
Celebrating life 100 years later
1921 was a year filled with events. Frederick Banting and Charles Best discover insulin in Toronto; Chanel No. 5 perfume was launched by Coco...
