October is the final hurrah for baseball fans, though should the World Series go to seven games this year, November 1 will be the last game, which I believe is the first time November has been able to boast a post season game. Gettin’ chilly for fans, but I’m sure […]
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To understand the nation-wide phenomenon of the Toronto Blue Jays, it’s worth examining the demographic of this coast-to-coast love affair and, if possible, its roots. The Avengers. They may never forget Monday, October 19, 1981. Blue Monday. The day Canada’s original major-league team, the Montreal Expos, lost the pennant. The […]
By Robert Animikii Horton
Northern Reflections
Northern Reflections
Often, I wonder if the universe utilizes my days and nights as a personal comic book for itself. When life gets too relaxed or predictable on my end, the universe seems to say: “Nope, today you’re my entertainment, Rob.” It was May. The buds on the trees were bursting in […]
This week was to be an opportunity to tell the story of somebody who did something no other major-league pitcher has ever done — or would ever do. A chance to re-visit the warm Baltimore day when a pitcher who would never make it to the Hall of Fame experienced […]
By Robert Animikii Horton
Northern Reflections
Northern Reflections
First love arrives like sunrise over a sleeping city. Equally inevitable and undeniable as dawn slowly flooding everything with impossible gold. It is a new beginning… one you had no idea you were waiting for. Suddenly, an ordinary life lifts into a new unpredictable world. The simplest gestures begin to […]
By Liz Adam
Life Coach’s Corner
Life Coach’s Corner
If you’re anything like me you may sometimes notice your thoughts jumping around rather wildly. When our minds are jumpy we tend to feel unsettled and find it hard to focus on one thing at a time. This can be frustrating to live with. A lack of focus usually slows […]
DID YOU KNOW? It is a well-established fact that the Hallowe’en season sees a spike in the use of open-flame decorations, such as candles, torches, and lanterns. An open flame presents a serious fire hazard, and can swiftly ignite combustible materials. Every year carelessly used open-flame decorations fuel a rising […]
Another successful Cattle Sale is behind us. We sold 1544 head for a total of $5,332,698.73. I haven’t taken the time to compare it to our last sale, but I think the prices were a bit softer but still good compared to past years. Like I say every sale, this […]
The Lavallee Seniors Committee is hosting a luncheon next Tuesday, October 28, at the Devlin Hall. The luncheon starts at noon, homemade soup, bunwitches and dessert will be served. Call Lisa at 276-7555 or Pat at 276-3042 to reserve a spot. There will be a Fire Prevention Presentation following the […]
We were sitting at the kitchen table, the young hockey player and me. He was home alone, at the hockey household where he was staying. His “house mother” was the former wife of one superstar, and the mother of another. He was living in the shadow of what is still […]
By Robert Animikii Horton
Northern Reflections
Northern Reflections
It was a Tuesday night, the kind of late spring evening that isn’t quite warm yet but carries the conjuring of seasonal change. My best friend Dan and I merged onto Interstate 94 with purpose. A mission. A destination. The goal was simple: Tool’s long-awaited album Lateralus was being released […]
We are at our children’s home in Calgary as I write this column. Winter arrived Saturday night and seems intent on staying for a few days. When we travel, the electronics come with us. I have a computer. My wife has a computer. My Android watch and our cell phones […]
