What does Christmas mean to me? It means joyfully witnessing the tornado that is the unwrapping of gifts by my grandchildren, who annually justify my belief that spending 10 minutes to wrap a gift in picture-perfect style is pointless when it takes children what seems like one-10th of a second […]
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I’ve never been one to wake up on a Monday morning and lament that it is, indeed, Monday. I never figured there was much point in that. I suppose it’s my “glass half-full” mentality. I also would rather be caught eating a whole chocolate cake by myself than actually look […]
I finally have copies of the Emo Agricultural Research Station reports available! I did leave multiple copies at Emo Feed, so you can pick one up there or let me know and I can be sure to get you one. Keep in mind that we already are planning next season, […]
I can hardly believe how quickly 2013 has come full circle and we are once again bustling around to finish our shopping in preparation for Christmas festivities. Like most people, I feel particularly grateful for the love and support of my family and friends at this time of year, and […]
For several years now, my friends and I have travelled north to Red Lake to moose hunt for the last week of the season, which always wraps up on Dec. 15 across Northwestern Ontario. We went again last week despite the very cold temperatures that swept across the region. The […]
Sometimes success creates failure. Here in Fort Frances, as more people have turned to filling blue boxes, the volume of garbage at the landfill site declined. Revenue, in turn, declined. In order to maintain the site, Fort Frances has had to increase tipping fees. The success of the blue box […]
Since this is one of my two final columns for 2013, I would like offer a bit of a recap of the last year. I say this despite the fact that several important issues developed this past week. So before getting into the year in review, I want you to […]
They said she had “no talent.” And the attractive 15-year-old must have been crushed. Since a young child, she had been star-struck. But growing up poor, she had little opportunity to try out her chosen career. Then, when she was in her early teens, her widowed mother scraped together enough […]
The Chrysler Foundation has teamed up with 4-H Canada to sponsor 100 scholarships valued at $1,000 each for 4-H members across Canada. 4-H scholarships provide opportunities for Canadian youth to further their education and expand their knowledge in support of the agriculture industry. Members also have opportunities to travel nationally […]
Doesn’t seem to matter what it is you consume or participate in. Sooner or later some study someplace will prove it’ll kill you. Milk, for example, is great for you. Lots of calcium for strong teeth and bones. Well, apparently not, according to a recent report causes brittle bones. Skim […]
I miss Nelson Mandela. I can feel the shift as if his very presence on Earth, the simple fact that he was breathing, kept us safer. I felt the air go out of me, felt my insides collapse, when I heard the news of his death—despite his death being imminent […]
This past weekend, my wife, August, and I travelled down to St. Paul, Mn. for the annual St. Paul Ice Show. This is the biggest ice-fishing show in North America, with representation from nearly every company that makes a product for ice-fishing, as well as several retail outlets. If you […]
