Auld traditions and new year cheer fill Ruthven Mansion in Cayuga

CAYUGA—Michelle Ward of Hamilton and Cobie Murray of Caledonia enjoying their friendship with a cup of tea inside the carriage house at Ruthven Park. —Haldimand Press photos by Kerry J Newstead. By Kerry J Newstead CAYUGA—“Beannachdan na Bliadhn’ Ùire dhuibh. Bliadhna Mhath Ùr.” These are words that would have been heard in the Thompson home, now Ruthven Mansion, in the…