Well, here we are in the second week of October and we are already over the normal amount of rainfall for this month. But, on a brighter note, the sun is shining. It was last evening as well and then we had a thunderstorm. I had to make the executive […]
Columnists
I had an argument with myself today. I must confess it got a little heated and some bad language was hurled about and some shouting. Shouting never does anyone any good. I’m not a fan of shouting, but sometimes the situation can’t seem to avoid it and shouting just happens, […]
The final event of the Bassmaster Elite Series season is taking place this week at Lake St. Clair on the Michigan/Ontario border, just north of Detroit. It is the Angler of the Year Championship, a three-day tournament featuring the top 50 anglers in points after the nine event regular season. […]
Emo correspondent
The Emo and District Lions will once again be hosting their “Hunter’s Dinner” on Nov. 9, 2019 in Barwick at the Barwick Hall. The cost of the wild meat and fish dinner is only $20. There will a penny table, a live auction, a 50/50 draw, a gun raffle and […]
Are you watching the four main political party leaders as they seek to outdo each other in promises to win the national election on Oct. 21? Who can outpromise the most? Who is being most honest with the electorate? Where do smoke and mirrors end and when will we hear […]
Today is my 50th birthday! I can honestly say that I can’t believe I am 50. I am so thankful for all that I have learned over these last 50 years, but I still think I am 25, maybe 30! I blame that on hanging around with my summer students […]
My dear friend, Ken Hampton, has gone ahead. That’s how I like to think of it, as though he is breaking trail, lighting the way for those of us who remain behind. I had the great fortune of sharing elementary school with Ken and even better we shared the same […]
One of the oddest couples I have ever met was after one of my live cooking performances at a local fair. A woman in the distant crowd was watching the tail-end of my show and approached me afterwards. “I can see by watching you that you love to cook,” she […]
Devlin correspondent
The Guthrie United Church Harvest Supper takes place this Sunday (Sept. 29). at the Devlin Hall. The supper is served from 5-7 p.m. Ham, turkey, and all the trimmings will be served. This is always a delicious meal and much enjoyed event. Adults pay $18, children six-12 years pay […]
Who am I today? It is a question that must be pondered by countless Canadians in this election. Am I the same person who did not feel comfortable to be around gay young men in high school who were frightened to come out and let schoolmates acknowledge their differences or […]
After a long season that started way back in February, the final Bassmaster Elite Series regular season event took place this past weekend in Oklahoma on Tenkiller Lake and it was the toughest test that anglers faced all year. We were supposed to fish Oklahoma’s Fort Gibson Lake back in […]
I am really hoping that now the first day of fall has arrived that our weather will turn around. The east end of the district missed out on a horrible storm on Friday night. I am hearing reports from three to seven inches of rain in places and it came […]






