In Issue 31, we learn about two opportunities being offered by the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority; residents can name their local creek in a contest and/or nominate a local person for Conservationist of the Year. And Historical Society President, Dave Gillians, shows us how inventive local people were when the harsh winters of old caused them to be more self-sufficient.

In Issue 30, we highlight the next three installments of the Take Time in 2010 series. And Historical Society President, Dave Gillians, takes us back to a time when each February harvesting the ice on the Bayfield River was a local industry.

In Issue 29, the week past was quite eventful both on the world and local scenes. People are rallying at home and abroad to help the people of Haiti who fell victim to a very powerful earthquake on Jan. 12. Closer to home a devastating fire destroyed the Clinton location of The Salvation Army Thrift Store, Food Bank and Family Services. We look at how our subscribers can help. Our photo story section is devoted to story telling – we invited our subscribers to tell us their winter weather anecdotes and they obliged. These fantastic memories speak for themselves…

In Issue 28, we look at the ways people deal with the slower pace that the winter season affords them…watching a movie, the Bayfield Film Society and the Bayfield Optimist Club are offering opportunities to escape through cinema; learning and sharing, both the Bayfield Historical Society and the local churches are providing people the chance to do both with their upcoming luncheon and Take Time in 2010. Of course, sometimes it is better to embrace winter rather than to hide from it, as this week’s photo story demonstrates.