Everyone keeps talking about the new normal. What is it? Nine months ago I retired and began working on the new normal for a retired person. My wife and I created a routine. Breakfast, then a long walk and then we began pursuing our hobbies. I would head out for […]
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I have felt honoured and privileged to be able to take the opportunity given me during this time of historic circumstances in our world to try and help out those in need. Step Forward has been a great launchpad towards trying to make a difference for those less fortunate in […]
I am having a hard time believing we are already nearing the middle of August. My life has been a blur the past week and a half and normally we would be on the mad rush to prepare for the Emo Fall Fair. My dad passed away on July 30 […]
By now you are well into the growing season of your vegetable garden and hopefully are benefiting from the fruits of your labour. As you think ahead to what you would like to do next year, it is a good idea to take some notes of where things were planted […]
Since 1988, the Harbourfront in Kenora has been reserved on the second weekend in August for the Kenora Bass International. The KBI as it’s come to be known is among the biggest open, team bass tournaments in Canada, as well as one of the longest running tournaments in North America. […]
I have a confession – I watch my neighbours. Not in the way Gladys Kravitz spied on Samantha and Darrin Stephens on Bewitched in the 1960s, calling out Abner! Abner! at Samantha’s nose-wiggling magic, but still. While living here, I have not heard my neighbours utter one positive comment, be […]
It was a cold day on January 23, 1962 when my brother Don and I took over our paper route from the Burrell sisters. The route had 123 customers and ran from Central Avenue to the arena. We had one day to learn the route and then we were on […]
I started the Step Forward campaign with the idea that making it to the million-step mark would be a fairly lofty goal. Well, as the numbers down below show, that goal was not only attainable, but surpassable. We spend much of our lives setting goals for ourselves. Whether they are […]
Many people probably do not know that there are quite a few black walnut and butternuts (also known as white walnut) growing in yards in Fort Frances and properties along the Rainy River. It is not intentionally being kept a secret, but many gardeners just don’t know or realize what […]
This second of back to back Bassmaster Elite Series events took place this past weekend at Lake Champlain. This massive lake in northern New York also stretches into Vermont and Quebec to give you a better idea of its geographic location. It is known as one of the top bass […]
Oran a azu nwa, translated to English – it takes a village to raise a child – is an African proverb, specifically from Nigeria’s Igbo people. The saying is familiar to many of us, but I am not sure we give it much thought. The Igbo people believe an entire […]
Blueberries. In a pie, muffins, blueberry crisp, on your morning cereal, or straight up by the handful, right off the bush. You can’t beat ‘em. They are truly one of the real treats of living in the north. Of course anything worthwhile takes some effort. With blueberries it’s picking them. […]
