A reprise from 2011 as we move into the gardening season No matter how beautiful a garden starts out or becomes, you can be sure disaster will strike at some point during the season. With my corn just starting to tassel, and having escaped the early threats of frost and […]
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I recently read of Stan Grant, a journalist and writer, in a career spanning more than thirty years. But he is first a Wiradjuri man, of the Aboriginal people of central New South Wales, Australia. I tuned in to watch the video of Grant’s explanation for stepping down from the […]
Too many people get caught up in the trap of fast food and take-out meals, so my wife and I brought this recipe together for you. To make this really quick and easy, make up a bunch of the sausage patties in advance and always have them on hand in […]
There will be an alway-popular TOPS salad supper this coming Monday, June 5. Come out and enjoy a delicious variety of salads, desserts, baked beans, buns, and all the fixings. The event starts at 6 p.m. The cost is $20 for adults, and $10 for youth aged 6-12, while kids […]
This is the time of year when Stanley Cup overtime games often make headlines, and the longer the overtime the greater the chance that somebody will remember Mud Bruneteau. It was his goal that ended the longest game in history, three minutes and 30 seconds before the sixth overtime period […]
After several weeks on the road in the southern United States, competing on the Bassmaster Elite Series, it was nice to get home for the past couple of weeks to catch up and do some fishing around home. We get to fish some great places out on the tour, but […]
We have been experiencing some beautiful summer weather and I am so scared to let my guard down and enjoy it. With two years of some not-so-enjoyable conditions, it seems I am nervous. The growth is just incredible right now. Alfalfa is knee high, and I would expect dairy producers […]
As I travel about the District, I am struck by how Canada’s immigration policy is impacting our communities. Over the past several decades, the District’s population has been in decline throughout migration. More recently, we are now seeing a new migration as people from around the world who have chosen […]
The recent heat wave was very stressful. Some say it even unbalanced a few residents. For example: The heat was stifling and John couldn’t sleep. He was tipped back on his lawn chair on the deck enjoying the few stray breezes and the moonrise over the river. His half-dozen cats […]
I come with a surgeon general’s warning, not for my safety but for yours. Let me explain. I was out hunting for blueberries yesterday; not the berry itself, but the plant upon which the berries will grow. This involved a trip to four garden centres for the varieties I wanted […]
There is a “rule” in the newspaper business than you don’t become friends with the people you write about on a regular (or even irregular) basis. I confess it’s a rule I’ve broken a few times. My ex-colleagues in Montreal would say I broke it with Expos pitcher Steve Rogers, […]
The walleye season opened this past weekend across the Sunset Country Region and anglers were greeted with some nicer weather than we usually experience over the May long weekend. It was dry, warm and the wind was angler-friendly. A lot of my May-long memories consist of fishing in sideways rain […]
