I don’t know of one person that isn’t mesmerized when they see a hummingbird and you can increase visits from the petite hummingbird by planting a few of their favourite sources of nectar in your yard. Hummingbirds use flower nectar as their food source and like butterflies and bees, they […]
Columnists
So, our long weekend in May is coming to a close. It certainly wasn’t a warm weekend but it wasn’t wet either. The weather worked in my favour as I had many jobs to do that required me being inside. I managed to tackle the jobs that were the most […]
The Emo Walleye Classic is set to go May 22-24. This years classic premiere tournament has 34 teams signed up to date from both Canada and the U.S.A. The boat parade takes place Thursday, May 22, on Front Street at 6 p.m. The anglers hit the water water both Friday […]
Debbie Ballard
I was at a funeral last week and all the children (grown children, btw) stood up to talk about their Dad. He could do anything and fix anything. He loved being outdoors and loved being on the lake. He knew how to tell one tree from another and how to […]
DID YOU KNOW? It’s important to be prepared to face an emergency, as well as keeping your emergency preparedness in the prime and practicing the following FIVE each time: Meanwhile, last week’s Safety Tidbits Column began our exploration of the “VITAL SIX” tool and its P.O.M.P.E.E. framework, to help PEOPLE […]
By Liz Adam
Life Coach's Corner
Life Coach's Corner
“Life is like a river. The way of life is to flow with the current. To turn against it takes effort but the current will carry you if you let it.” – Anonymous I just came back from a walk near a river where we live where I enjoy watching […]
“Are you ready” was the first ever wireless message sent over open waters on May 13, 1897, one hundred, twenty-eight years ago yesterday. The brain behind this creation was Italian electrical engineer Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, whom thankfully we merely refer to as Marconi. His telegraph system ultimately laid the […]
DID YOU KNOW? While assembling an emergency kit involves expenses, creating a family emergency plan, staying informed about potential risks, and making community connections are all FREE, as well as essential steps towards emergency preparedness. So, if there was another step to add in the emergency preparedness process, it would […]
There will be a Country Jam this Friday, May 16, at the Emo Legion. There will be no food available and no Beer and Burger in support of Rainy River First Nations fish fry. All are welcome to come out and enjoy an evening of country music and dancing. The […]
Aphids are common pests to house plants, vegetables, annual and perennial flowers, ornamental trees and shrubs. They can often be found in the garden, on trees and shrubs and sometimes on houseplants. Look for aphids on susceptible plants in the late spring. If they are present they can often be […]
First thing my mom said last week on “paper day”; “Did you not write for the paper?” I said I think I did. I looked back at my sent emails and could not see that I sent it in. Turns out that I did indeed write but I never sent […]
This past weekend the cabin was opened for the season. For two weeks, almost daily trips over the Causeway, we watched as the ice receded from the shores and then turned black. My sister and her husband navigated through ice on Friday to reach Turtle Island. It was not the […]
