Growing up, I was always the tallest one in the class; towering over my peers, and even my three older sisters. My long legs meant I was also the fastest kid at school; beating the boys in every recess race by a mile. By Grade 8, I’d racked up my fair share of medals in… Read more »
When Laurie and I told neighbours in Oakville in December of 2010 we were moving back to our hometown of Sarnia, they thought we were crazy. “Better take snowshoes,” they told us. “That place gets more snow than Newfoundland.” I thought they were the crazy ones. “What are you talking about?” I asked. “Sarnia and… Read more »
Adults of a certain age might remember the Christmas catalogues that once arrived at the front door. They were a celebration, a taste of things to come — but only if Santa would cooperate with the parents. The Sears Wish Book was aptly named. Kids wished upon a star, or just out loud, that the… Read more »
Kudos to The Journal for Remembrance edition Sir: I was deeply moved when I became the shared-reader of your Nov. 11, 2020 Sarnia Journal. This is how it happened. Years ago we lived in Sarnia and made many good and lasting friends in your city. In November, one of these dear friends called and told… Read more »
We watched him with admiration for 16 years. And though John Lennon left us 40 years ago, his music seems to have been part of our lives forever. Music for teenagers in the 1960s was a big deal. Our social calendars revolved around high school dances and roller-skating at Rose Gardens on Friday nights, live… Read more »
Graffiti, artistic expression, covered by the same brush Sir: Recently I drove under the Highway 402 overpass at Colborne Road and noticed the most disgusting graffiti. Well, actually it was a blob of grey paint that now covers up what was once a creative sign of positivity. I am referring to the city’s covering up… Read more »
We’ve all heard the expression, a “red letter day.” It dates to the 1300s, when important dates on the calendars assembled in monasteries and convents were marked in red. May 31, 1928 was one of those days in Sarnia. With horns blaring and flags flying, as many as 200 automobiles threaded their way through the… Read more »
Online shopping easy but fraught with many hidden problems Sir: Online shopping is great – until something goes wrong. The steps involved in the transaction can easily trick you into thinking, ‘This is great.’ Great product (look at the reviews!) great price and delivery. But then, a month later the product they said would be… Read more »
It was exactly 100 years ago, in 1920, that Sarnia held its first art exhibition. Among the works on display at the old Carnegie library, in what was then Victoria Park, were paintings by Tom Thomson and other artists who went on to fame as Canada’s “Group of Seven.” Art-lovers attending that exhibition may have… Read more »
This photograph shows what is believed to be members of the Sarnia Collegiate Literary Society, taken in 1919 or 1920. The school was located on London Road and soon after moved into the new SCITS building on Wellington Street, now empty and declared redundant. The photo is from the collection of Ann Manore Middleton. Unfortunately,… Read more »
