What was something kind of crazy you believed as a kid?
I believed someday I would build a windmill – and live in it.
~Rudolf Van Dommele, Cold Spring
I had an imaginary friend, Uncle Winky, who lived behind the couch.
~Pat O’Connor, Beacon
I told my friend I had Rin Tin Tin living in our basement.
~Tom Elliot, BeaconÂ
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Michael Turton has been a reporter with The Current since its founding, after working in the same capacity at the Putnam County News & Recorder. Turton spent 20 years as community relations supervisor for the Essex Region Conservation Authority in Ontario before his move in 1998 to Philipstown, where he handled similar duties at Glynwood Farm and The Hastings Center. The Cold Spring resident holds degrees in environmental studies from the University of Waterloo, in education from the University of Windsor and in communication arts from St. Clair College.
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Thought I could fly like Superman, so I climbed on top of the dresser, attempted to fly and landed on the bed. Luckily I was afraid of heights; we lived on the third floor. I also remember being taught (in Catholic school) that you had to be married to you know what.