I asked a group of people of different ages on Monday whether they would continue to wear masks once they had been fully vaccinated and the government had declared the pandemic over. Almost everyone agreed that they would continue to wear masks when shopping throughout the community. It is a […]
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Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open (tennis) after winning her first match on May 30th. Are you familiar with her? At the 2020 US Open Osaka wore the name of a black life taken by racism on her face mask, a different name for each match, with no shortage […]
This actually happened and it bears repeating. It happened “Along about knee deep in June” a few summers back. It was a beautiful summer morning as the usual crew pulled up to the debating table at the Bakery in Rainy River. I prompted Val for an order of toast and […]
There are plans in the making to hold the Nevin Bonot Memorial Golf Tournament. This will take place July 17 at Heron Landing. More details to follow. Our community wishes a Happy 70th birthday to Mel MacDonald. May you enjoy many more birthdays. Friday June 11th. is a PA day […]
I know you will all think I am crazy for saying; “we need a rain!” Normally I am complaining that we have had too much. We are seeing some severe drought and frost damage in our crops. It is looking like the crops that were already stressed from being dry […]
The bass fishing community will be looking in on Ray Roberts Lake in Texas this week as the 51st Bassmaster Classic tournament is set to kick off on Friday. This is the Superbowl event in our sport, with 54 anglers fishing who have qualified from the 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series season […]
Siberian irises are the most maintenance-free species of the iris family. In our area, they typically bloom in late May and early June. Siberian irises can be identified by the fact they have smooth, thin, grass-like leaves without a distinct rib that runs lengthwise down the middle and no beards […]
The last federal election occurred on October 19, 2019. Canada formed a minority government with no party having the majority of seats in the House of Commons. Speculation soon expected that the government would be hard pressed to last a year. The leader of the opposition Andrew Scheer, resigned in […]
I am feeling anguish over the May 27th announcement of the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, a school that operated for eighty years, operated by the Catholic Church from 1890 to 1969, and by the government as a […]
The trouble with all those beautiful shrubs and trees in the garden is a winter comes along like the last one and kills a bunch of them stone cold dead. I have noted across the District quite a selection of fruit trees whose buds swelled with the first promise of […]
The Emo Spray Park has recently opened up. This is a sure sign of summer and hopefully a sign that there will be less Civid restrictions from here on in The hours of operation at the spray park are 8a.m. to 8 p.m. Come out with ur kids, grandkids or […]
One of my friends gives me a hard time about always have a dirty truck. The truth is, I don’t like it much either, but I live on a gravel road. A sprinkle of rain makes a dirty truck. I have most likely told you this before but if I […]
