PAT ASLING Special to The Standard Winter has arrived! At least it was here when I wrote this column Sunday evening but maybe by...

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard Some how the first half of January 2024 has delivered every type of weather available. The above zero...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard So it's January 2024, one week in already. Regarding social activities, it has been a quiet week....

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard Again, I wish everyone a happy, healthy, and love-filled New Year. To all our readers celebrating a...

JANET VAN CAMP Special to The Standard The Blackstock Agricultural Society is having its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Potluck on...

1. Ellen Gibson 2. Ray Porter 3. Norm Lackner 4. Bryan Allamong 5. Alvin Foster Most lone hands: Ray Porter Low: Pat Currie.

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard Once again we flip the calendars and face another 12 months ahead. We can only hope the world survives...

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard Happy New Year y’all. Wishing all our readers a healthy, giving and peaceful 2024. Did Christmas...

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard Merry Christmas to everyone from this community. Wishing a safe healthy and happy New Year as we...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard One week to Christmas! The weather forecast for this week seems more like spring than winter and right...

by Pat Asling Today was Peace Sunday in the Christian Advent Calendar. Sadly there is very little peace in the world today unless you can...

by Faye Ashton We are inching closer to the most wonderful time of year, Christmas. The weather has been unpredictable, up and down but...

1. Pat Currie 2. Patrice MacIntosh 3. Norm Lackner 4. Barb Blue 5. Bryan Allamong Most lone hands: Pat Currie, Linda Coles Low: Scott Brown

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard We welcome the busy and sometimes stressful month of December. As we move toward Christmas, well,...

1. Lawrence McLaughlin 2. Bryan Allamong 3. Gina Hood 4. Patrice McIntosh 5. Dinny Oosterholt Most lone hands: Doug Day, Carson McIntosh,...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard December is the season of love, joy, peace and goodwill! Certainly not so in a great part of the...

1. Elmo Gibson 2. Bryan Allamong 3. Pat Allamong 4. Doug Day 5. Barb Porter, Patrice MacIntosh Most lone hands: Doug Day Hidden score:...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard It has been a rather gray week but nothing very serious. It was just a let-down after the great...

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard The month of November is waning in the tail lights now. Uxbridge and Toronto’s Santa Claus parades...

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard A few flakes of snow yesterday brought my thoughts to the Christmas Season. This year Christmas Eve...