By September of 1871 work on the newly created Toronto-Grey Bruce railway line was just about completed in the Arthur area. In December of that year, the first freight train chugged into the Arthur station to be followed a week later by the first passenger train.

It is interesting that three unrelated news stories hit the front pages the same week – in a preliminary vote, MPs decided in favour of scrapping the part of the gun registry that applies to rifles and shotguns; an American army officer shot and killed several people at a base in Texas; and it was deer hunting season in this part of Ontario.

Wow! What a time it was at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on the second Sunday of November. A person would have to travel a long way from the town of Arthur to get the same amount of inspiration.

It was another winning weekend for the Peewee Vipers hockey team. Friday night the kids laced up for a game against the Acton Tanners.

The Novice Vipers are getting closer and closer to that elusive win, pulling out two ties this past week. Tie number one came on November 11 when Arthur faced Centre Wellington. The score was one all.

The Wellington North Under 12 Ringers took on the Waterloo Wildfire Saturday night at Moses Springer arena deep in the heart of suburban RIM-ville. And wow it was a real Saturday Night Special as the two teams treated the crowd to a real nail-biter.

Friday evening the Atom Vipers played against Erin/Hillsburgh. Apparently the boys had a fan (teacher) in the stands and were going to ensure he witnessed the true spirit of “Viper Hockey”.

Thousands of impoverished and orphaned children were forced to emigrate from Great Britain to Canada and other Commonwealth countries during the years approximately beginning in 1833 and ending in about 1935.

On Monday, Dec. 28 local residents will have the chance to witness the majesty that is the Olympic Flame first-hand when the Olympic Torch Relay comes to Wellington North.

Grade 7 and 8 students at St. John Catholic School had a special guest speaker on Remembrance Day to tell about his seven months spent in Afghanistan.

Veterans and Legion members joined members of the Arthur United Church congregation when the Arthur Legion’s Remembrance Day Church Service was held there earlier this month.