The dog days of winter are about gone and with the tang of spring in the early morning air the usual crowd at the Bakery down in Drizzle Creek had a visible spring in their step as they headed in for the morning debating session. Everyone was up early and […]
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Community events are starting up that have been on hold for far too long. The Guthrie United Church will host a Spring Tea and bake sale. This takes place Saturday April 2 at the Devlin Hall. The Tea starts at 2 p.m. and goes tell 3:30. Adults admission is $5 […]
Another busy week of calves and I am happy to say as I write this, I only have eight left to calve! Six of them will be soon and the other two seem to be on their own schedule. Many of my calves are sporting some cool names from our […]
Sometimes when you go fishing, the big ones just don’t want to bite. I was fortunate to fish my third Bassmaster Classic tournament this past weekend at Lake Hartwell and while I caught plenty of fish, I just never could catch a big one. Regular sized limits landed me a […]
Re-visiting an old interview with Jean Beliveau reminded me why he should — in perpetuity — be held at a level of esteem reserved for precious few professional athletes. At the time, the classy captain of the Montreal Canadiens was two years into retirement. I was new in town, and […]
One often wonders what makes a great leader. What makes a person stand out and gain the support and following of not hundreds but millions of people. Today we are witnessing just such a leader. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a school trained lawyer, actor, comedian and now president of Ukraine is an […]
The only thing that has changed in Rainy in the last dozen years is the bakery on the weekend is currently only open Sunday mornings for breakfast. The characters and stories are pretty much the same The group crowded around the debating table Saturday morning at the Bakery in Rainy […]
Although it has been a shortened hockey season, Jamie Booth, Parks and Arena Manager, shared with me it’s been a success. The Emo LaVallee Arena has been opened for hockey games since January 26. Once the doors opened, the arena became busy – really busy. The hockey season that used […]
Well, I had a little melt-down this weekend. I have told you about the elk that end up here every winter and how I try to feed them south of my place to keep them away from my cows and my stored hay. Naturally this year I wasn’t planning on […]
My house was full this past weekend, with my daughter and granddaughter and their canine chum. Our happy reunion was a long time coming. This time there were no snowstorms or colds or covid exposures to keep us apart. A winter hurricane blew through the day before our planned reunion. […]
In my occupation of fishing high level bass tournaments, we get one championship or “Superbowl” event each year. It’s hard to qualify for and it’s an event that has a lot of history. It’s the Bassmaster Classic. Throughout the Elite Series season, there is stress every day because all of […]
Ah, spring training, a strikeout victim this year but long the country club of baseball writers. The rest of the continent in the throes of winter while they sit by the pool concocting story ideas to write before their tee time. Sports writing utopia. The best part of the baseball […]
