Normal 0 0 1 547 3119 25 6 3830 11.1539 0 0 0 “Nothing.” “I want nothing,” said Walter Zieba to his adult children, Zinnia and Ed. They were trying to plan his 100th birthday party, for Sunday, November 13. Imagine! November 13, 1911… three years before World War One, and baby Walter joined his…
It’s taken three lawyers at Stewart Esten law firm to assume the files served by Bill Kenny in his single office. Since he joined Stewart Esten in 1985, Bill has steadfastly handled diverse real estate transactions. He’s been the wisdom behind estate management for many clients, giving voice to tomorrow for people today. He’s pilotted…
Be Prepared. This Girl Guide motto encompasses all of life. As a lifelong Girl Guide, this tenet drove every aspect of Jackie Pinder’s life… and it was a life with many aspects! Maternity nurse at RVH for many years, 5000 babies worth of years, she coached women, helped doctors, and carried newborns to the waiting…
It takes certain types of people to want the unusual. Takes the same kind of person to produce it. Both are happening in a little unknown but lovely shopping section of Barrie. It’s called Lakeshore Mews and it used to be a scattering array of empty garages, back stairways to the back doors of Dunlop…
Nestled in folds of Mclauchlin tartan, sprigs of rowan berries at the frame base, knowing eyes of a woman look directly at you. Firm face, kind eyes, set mouth, satin dress, pearl necklace… clearly Florence McLauchlin Speers was dressed in her best for the camera. This photograph, expertly restored and coloured in today’s technology, graces…
When you enter the Barber Pole at 43 Owen St, it’s atmosphere-rich. Decor meticulously carries through both rooms of this barbering mecca, from fawn coloured walls, to English leather chairs, to music, to the espresso machine tucked into the corner. Four century old leather and chrome barber chairs support patrons. Subtle dressers from India hold…
Ross Stephens was, in my mind, Barrie’s last great gentleman. Perfectly dressed, completely immersed in all matters clothing, he could double knot a tie, tie an ascot, select the vest that complimented the suit, and help you do the same. But Ross not only looked the gentleman… he WAS the gentleman! Whether it was in…
When Anna Small Adams and her husband Carl first developed their wheat grass idea, it was novel, organic and fraught with learning and decisions. They needed to understand the organic market and how to reach it. They needed to absorb so much about the health properties of wheat grass. With some success behind them, the…
When Melissa Pelletier chose a nursing career, she wanted to help people who were sick. She graduated from Cambrian College and began her career as a personal support worker because nursing jobs were scarce. Nurses were moving to the US in droves. She took whatever job she could get, graduating from psw to nurse to…
Last Tuesday, much of the world was walking children to school, some for the first time. It’s a tough day. It’s also an exhilarating day. Kids are going to grow, risk, make mistakes, learn how to get along. Or not. Last Tuesday, my baby sister (who is 45 and many years younger than I), my…