By Faye Ashton We have almost spent the month of May and what are our memories? The older we get, time travels at an exceptional speed. I...

by Pat Asling Can you believe it’s almost the end of May? It’s been a mixed bag of weather with some beautiful summer days and some...

by Janet Van Camp The Cartwright Union Cemetery's annual Decoration Day Service will be held on Sunday, June 9th, at 2 p.m. Blackstock...

by Pat Asling The first long weekend of summer. It seems like we have had some spring/summer weather for some time but Sunday was really...

By Faye Ashton We were blessed with perfect weather for all to enjoy this Victoria Day weekend. Hopefully the farmers struggling with wet...

by Faye Ashton I hope Mother’s Day was special for all mothers in our reading area. I saw the male hummingbird the day after the Oriole...

by Pat Asling Another Mother’s Day passed! For some it was a fun day of celebrating the virtues of their mother but for others a sad...

by Janet Van Camp The Pine Ridge Garden Club is having a plant, yard and bake sale this Saturday from 8am-noon at the Nestleton Community...

by Pat Asling Birds, grass and flowers have inundated us. It would certainly be beautiful if it was just let up in the rain to let us...

By Faye Ashton It rained again I thought I heard you say. Thinking of past years we gripe because of one condition and immediately end up...

by Janet van Camp Sympathy is extended to Peter and Elizabeth (Kelly) Peeters, on the passing of their daughter, Kathryn. Kathryn was...

by Janet Van Camp Congratulations to local residents Alyssa Carnaghan, daughter of Luke and Jenny Carnaghan, and to Doug Kadowaki for...

by Faye Ashton It’s amazing to watch the grass greening and the trees budding as each day we experience more daylight and warmer...

By Pat Asling Talk about the “green, green grass, of Home!” With this rain, it just keeps getting greener and longer. A few people, like...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard Strange weather. Guess we are paying for all that lovely warmth and sunshine we had earlier in the...

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard April is fast coming to a close, giving us a real mix of snow, sleet, pellets, and rain, all...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard Mid-April already and we certainly have had plenty of those April showers of poem and song. Maybe...

JANET VAN CAMP Special to The Standard Blackstock Nestleton United Church is again hosting its annual plant and 'boot' sale on Saturday,...

Blackstock Euchre Results April 9th 1. Dianne Norton 2. Pat Norton 3. Danny McClure 4. Bryan Allemang 5. Lesley Tarasenicz and Ellen...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard Another strange week has gone by but hopefully winter has given its final blow. I think the worst...