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Notes from Easter Ross
From the edition of August 26, 1921
Harvesting operations, although not general, made a good start last week on a few farms in Nigg.
The Nigg War Memorial has now been erected in the New Churchyard and the Parish Council is arranging about the unveiling.
Tain summer holiday was held on Thursday when over 500 people left the town on pleasure bent. The weather was highly favourable.
The honorary treasurer of Alness United Football Club begs to acknowledge with thanks on behalf of the committee subscription of £1 from Mr D. Ross of Alness.
The Marines on both sides of the Sutors had a farewell supper in Nigg Hotel. With toast, song and sentiment a very enjoyable evening was spent.
The large wooden erection known as the American Y.M.C.A in Academy Park, Invergordon, has been disposed of by Mr Campbell, butcher.
Ross Games go metric
From the edition of September 3, 1971
The morning's heart-break of a steady fall of rain gave way to some elation at 1pm on Saturday when the rain cleared and the sun came out to shine brilliantly at the annual Highland Gathering at the Castle Grounds, Invergordon.
The attendance no doubt suffered but according to estimates there was between 4000 and 5000, which is considered very good, all things considered.
This year the games went all metric and caused some confusion amongst spectators, especially when a hammer-winning throw was given as 36.37 or something like that. One assumed there was a '1' missing! And the mile was still the mile but became the 1600 metres!
Both top heavyweights in the country – Bill Anderson and Arthur Rowe – were present which more than pleasingly surprised the organisers. Arthur travelled from the Argyll Gathering and spent the night in his caravan drying his clothes.
Porkers cause problems
From the edition of August 30, 1996
It has been a bit of a pig's life for some residents of Cromarty on the Black Isle, according to a councillor referring to a couple of wayward porkers.
For their antics came to light during discussions on dog fouling at a Ross and Cromarty area committee meeting.
Councillor Duncan McPherson, Black Isle East, told fellow members of the Protective Services Committee the problem in Cromarty was in fact pig fouling.
"Something has to be done", he told meeting. He said afterwards the two porkers, belonging to Cromarty House and kept in the service tunnel to the Georgian mansion, had been roaming all over Cromarty.
Another resident, Ann Hill of Wellington House said most people had run into the pigs at some point and one had even tried getting in to her kitchen. It had been diverted by a bag of scraps she threw out.
