Turner Drug Store: not your big chain pharmacy
Service is my priority. Community is my passion. AMANDA AUSTIN Marketing Your Property to Get it SOLD! “Amanda provided us with Neighbour of Note: Cricket Ferguson Alison (Goad) Ferguson was small at birth. Her grandfather said she was “small as a cricket” and the nickname stuck. Cricket moved to Old South London from Guelph when she was four years old. Except for spending a year in St. Catharines after she married, she lived in Old South most of the rest of her life. It influenced her love of architecture, landscapes, gardens and community. Cricket studied Sociology at the University of Waterloo, horticulture at Guelph University and landscape design at Fanshawe College. Sharing her gardening knowledge and skill, she designed and brought to life to life many of the gardens seen throughout Old South London. Also known as ‘The Queen of Elworthy’, she enjoys sitting on her porch, waving and chatting to passing by neighbours. She volunteered with the London South Collegiate Institute, helping organize reunions and events. “She had undying loyalty to the ones she loved,” reflected daughter Kelly Ferguson. “She was a woman who loved to laugh – until she would snort! She appreciated the simple things in life, like a scenic route instead of taking a highway, reading, packing the perfect Christmas stocking and annual family traditions like a good game of crokinole. She always supported and loved the Village. Quick trips would always end up taking forever because she knew everyone we met along the way!” Cricket also loved the Muskokas. “With the sounds of water, a sunset, a Muskoka chair, and a tea, it was her safe place.
And through this, she taught her kids to appreciate their surroundings and enjoy nature and its beauty,” said Kelly. Cricket passed away in April 2024 at the age of 75. She may have been born small, but leaves a large following of friends, family and neighbours who will miss her. Darren Dasovich purchased the business in 2021 when long- time owner Jeff Robb retired. Darren maintains the charm of the old style, community-involved drug store that prioritizes customer care, while continuing to be forward thinking and innovative with regards to technology and treatment advancements. The store offers a wide variety of herbal, vitamin, and natural remedies not commonly found in large chain outlets, as well as all the prescription medications that are. Some of Darren’s favourite products available at Turners are: An independent pharmacy that specializes in complementary therapy options and operates with a knowledge-based approach to combine Western prescriptions and Eastern natural remedies, Turner Drug Store, now in it’s 85th year at the corner of Grand Ave. and Carfrae Cres., is not your big chain pharamacy.
Ann Kay signs a copy of her book ‘The Salt Man’ for a happy customer at Indigo North London, May 11. We reviewed the historic fiction about the discovery of salt in Goder- ich by Ann’s grandfather in the April edition of the Wortley Villager. The book is available at Tuckey’s Home Hardware. Learn more at thesaltman.ca
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a great experience as first time home buyers. We are so glad we met her and reached out to have her as our agent. She is very knowledgeable and her guidance helped us get the perfect home. Amanda made home searching fun even in this busy and
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