In spite of my age, I’ve never really felt old. With one exception, that is. And that exception was many years ago. I had gone to school most of my life, and taught the rest of it. I had travelled in the summers and served in many places of need. […]
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By Gary Sliworsky
Ag rep, Emo
Ag rep, Emo
Another year has come and gone. Many businesses take year-end inventories of goods on hand and farm businesses are no exception. Producers, don’t forget to get inventories on your livestock, homegrown grains and forages, and any purchased feed and supplies you have on hand. It also is handy if you […]
By Melanie Mathieson
The Gardening Guru
The Gardening Guru
Is the daylily the perfect perennial? They can grow in a wide range of soil and light conditions, have few insect problems, can tolerate drier conditions, and come in hundreds of varieties. Daylilies can be planted in a variety of landscape settings—positioned to make wonderful background plantings, naturalized in ditches, […]
As we welcome in the New Year, it always encourages us to reflect back on the previous one and the good times we had, as well as look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead. The interesting thing about fishing is the mind always allows us to use our imagination […]
One of the dangers as a sports writer is to make predictions and statements that can come back to blow up in your face. All I have to do is take a look back at my predictions column prior to the start of last year’s baseball season to see how […]
We may have our Christmas wish lists, but our January resolutions probably tells us a lot more about ourselves. I’m constantly fighting the bulge battle and this past year I seem to have lost ground. So topping my list of resolutions is to win back those 10 pounds and get […]
Consumerism is rife with risk and disappointment, especially those “as seen on television” products, though I must confess I do have a particular fondness for my Slap-Chop. They (again, who are these “they” people?) don’t say caveat emptor for nothing (buyer beware, in case your Latin is a little rusty). […]
During the holiday season, we want to do everything—and we also want to do everything perfectly. We go to Christmas banquets and New Year’s parties. We spend lots of time with our families eating scrumptious dinners and exchanging gifts. And in order to be sure we have the best gifts […]
When I was a kid, I wished I could hide inside our Christmas tree and gaze at the world through a rainbow of bobbles and lights—the way “Chip and Dale” did in the Christmas cartoon, “Pluto’s Christmas Tree.” Sometimes I still wish I could do that. To compensate, I do […]
By Gary Sliworsky
Ag rep, Emo
Ag rep, Emo
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is seeking nominations for the 2012 FCC Rosemary Davis Award, which honours women who are active leaders in Canadian agriculture. These women are role models for the rest of us, and give of themselves in their communities and beyond. FCC is looking for five women who […]
I certainly can’t remember too many Christmases were you could wear a light jacket and then a rain jacket on Boxing Day. It was a nice to see the snow for Christmas, but it certainly didn’t last too long. Alas, the mild weather played havoc with the beautiful ice candles […]
When you think about fishing options, we have not shortage of opportunities across Sunset Country.Although I spend most of my time chasing bass and walleye, I do try to get a few days in throughout each season for other species, as well. Last week, for instance, I spent a day […]
