What’s one of the best Christmas gifts you’ve received?
My first bike, when I was a kid; it was green.
~Brittany Mustakas, Beacon
A black suede jacket, a long time ago.
~Oswaldo Contreras, Cold Spring
Years ago, it started snowing on Christmas Eve. Love a white Christmas!
~Kay Corkum, Garrison
Type: News
News: Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.
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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This week you printed my response that my favorite past Christmas present was snow on Christmas Eve. And now, on Christmas Eve 2021, we have snow! I didn’t realize that the power of print really existed until now. Thank you, Highlands Current.