One of the perks to participating in all of the fishing-related events that I do (i.e., the tournaments, sport shows, and guide trips) is that I get to meet a lot of very interesting people. Over the past couple of years, through some mutual fishing friends, I met Winnipeg Jets’ […]
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First off, my apologies for the lateness of my NHL predictions. I’m sure some of you have turned blue with breathless anticipation—or not. I figure with the season only two weeks old, there still was some integrity left in making prognostications at this point. But the fact is, whether I […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo You can’t capitalize on what you don’t market. A sound marketing strategy allows a producer to capture added value in a group of calves. All too often, producers leave dollars on the table by not having a marketing plan in place for a group […]
Life is so short! I remember years ago, when my mother reached her 80th birthday, how incredulous she was. Reflecting on her life, she said, “I can’t believe I’m 80 already. I feel so young.” Then she said, almost sadly, “I don’t know where all the time went. It went […]
I was on a mission. Those comfy old shoes with the Velcro fasteners were down at the heels and in true senior fashion (cheap and tender footed), I would rather get them re-soled than break in a new pair. I headed through the mall in search of the shoe repair […]
I finally found it! The floor of the garage, that is. It all started with the approach of the hibernation season. “Elliott, you left the garage door open again. If we get a skunk in there, you’ll never be able to root it out of that jungle of junk on […]
My father died on Oct. 12, 1974. It was the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend. The day was cold, a light skiff of snow lay on the ground, and my heart seemed to stop beating with his. I’m not sure when my heart started beating again; I can’t remember. Didn’t notice […]
It was a very bad week for Canada’s veterans. So bad was it that my friend and colleague Peter Stoffer, the MP for Sackville Eastern Shore and NDP Veterans Affairs critic, called it “one of the worst weeks for veterans and their families ever.” The first blow for veterans came […]
Several years ago, I discovered Keith Harrell’s book “Attitude Is Everything: Ten Life-Changing Steps to Turning Attitude into Action.” Since that time, whenever I find myself in a bad mood, Harrell’s 10 steps help me turn it around. •Step 1—Understand the power of attitude. Adjust your attitude and change your […]
This coming Monday, families across Canada will celebrate Thanksgiving. By the second Monday of October, most crops already are harvested and are stored. The corn, wheat, oats, and barley have been tilled back into the ground. The last of the squash and pumpkins have been taken in, the onions have […]
Overdue congratulations to district runners who turned in some great results at a pair of running events last month. At the Walker North Country Races in Walker, Mn. on Sept. 21, Devlin resident Freeda Carmody, 75, placed first in the female 70-and-up age category in the half-marathon with a time […]
It should come to no surprise to anybody reading this column that fishing plays a big role in my life throughout the year. I have loved to fish since a very young age and have chosen a career path in the fishing industry. Some months are better than others for […]
