“Upon taking ownership of the paper, Art began researching and printing various articles about the ‘good old days’ of the local heroes of the town, thereby making huge inroads into the formal preservation of Palmerston’s history,” Long said. Laverne Long, who purchased the Palmerston Observer from Art Carr in 1977, spoke about the role Carr’s work at the paper played in preserving Palmerston’s history. Long also reiterated Carr’s role in preserving Palmerston’s history. He would own and publish the paper until 2000, when he sold the Observer to Metroland. In March 1977, Carr retired and sold the Observer to Laverne Long.
“Sometimes I think the town didn’t appreciate how good he was.” Once you did that, multiple copies of the paper would be sold.’ I try to get everyone’s picture in the paper once a year. “He told me one time, ‘I try to get everyone’s name in the paper once a year. “I think what gets forgotten sometimes is that Art was a businessman, and Art survived on subscriptions and advertising if he didn’t have those, he wouldn’t have survived. He also spoke of Carr’s aptitude for business. The important issues that happened in the town are in the paper,” said McEachern. “The paper is four decades of highlights of the town. Photo by Mike Wilsonīob McEachern, a local historian and former neighbour of Carr’s, shared several stories, including one about the importance of Carr’s work in preserving the history of Palmerston. Local historian Bob McEachern shares his memories of Art Carr, the longtime Palmerston Observer publisher.
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