I’ve just come through another Atlantic Canada snowstorm. I’m dug out; found my car and my deck. “Gracie” and I also have recreated our hiking trail somewhat. The snowblower tractor man has come and gone, and he smiled at me sympathetically as I was on the business end of my […]
Columnists
Throughout the open-water fishing season, I like to catch whatever fish wants to bite although but my focus is on bass fishing more than anything else. I live for competing in tournaments and spend a lot of my time chasing bass around—looking for new spots and different ways to catch […]
Life is change. From the time you’re born until the time you die, change is a constant. Actually, change is the only constant! Some changes are small and inconsequential, like when your exercise room is closed for a month for renovations. Other changes are monumental–changing your whole life experience–like the […]
I was lucky to spend Family Day with Maddie, Marlee, and cows calving! The timing was perfect since two of Maddie’s cows calved and so did one of Marlee’s. So they got to experience a whole lot of stuff first-hand. The day before, we had a heifer (first-time momma) calve […]
Don Rusnak
Now that Parliament has returned, I’m excited to be a part of the ambitious legislative agenda to deliver real change for Canadians. While most MPs still were waiting for office assignments, our government sat in the House of Commons and took the first steps towards passing Bill C-2, An Act […]
There has been a great deal of negative reporting about the state of journalism over the past few months. As I read the news items and listen to the commentators, one would think that newspapers, independent television stations, and radio stations are about to die. Yes, there will be some […]
Selenium is an essential nutrient for cattle. Selenium deficiency has been associated with a number of problems in cattle, including white muscle disease, increased susceptibility to infectious disease, reproductive problems, mastitis, and lower-than-expected rates of gain. To determine when and how to supplement this important nutrient, however, you first should […]
I love animals. Pets are members of my family, certified members; stand to be counted members of my family. I recently watched a video of an orchestra out on the ocean aboard a floating orchestra pit—an orchestra of oboes and tubas and cellos, and all manner of other orchestral instruments. […]
So goes the Universe—ebbing and flowing over our lives, swirling experiences produced of free will mixed with an unfolding set plan we often do not understand. Or so I believe, anyway. Many of us remain stuck in old ways that aren’t working for us, yet we are unwilling to change […]
The first event of the 2016 FLW Tour took place last week down in Clewiston, Fla. on Lake Okeechobee. Some 170 anglers are fishing the Tour this year, which features six events across the U.S. and wraps up in June at Lake Champlain in Vermont. Last week, I wrote about […]
Congratulations to Joe Bodnar, who agreed to take on the position of president of the Rainy River District 4-H Leaders’ Association at its annual meeting over the weekend. It was great to see a few new faces take over some of the committees with this group. Like we say over […]
“Lost and found” boxes are a wonderful idea. One glove missing from a pair. A watch with a broken band. A hat with only a tiny hole in it. A little chain that doesn’t seem to belong to anything. A billfold with the ID missing. Oh, you’d be surprised at […]
