Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Walnut is unquestionably one of the finest woods in the world as it finishes beautifully, is easy to work, shrinks and swells less than any other wood, and is durable, which is why our forefathers used it lavishly in homes, barns, and fences. The trees from the hickory and pecans […]
?When I was younger, during my last years of high school and my first few years of university, my friends and I always would fish open water until we couldn’t get a boat in anymore. We even broke ice on occasion to catch walleyes, crappies, pike, and bass. The reality […]
When I was young and out trick-or-treating, there were a dozen homes in the neighbourhood we would make sure to stop at. Mrs. Newman on Second Street always made the very best candy popcorn balls while Mrs. Skinner had the shiniest red candy-coated apples. And there were other mothers in […]
I think elected officials must look out for the interests for their constituents at all times, and that you don’t finish working until the job is done. I’d like to think these two beliefs have come together in a bill I tabled last week: Bill C-338, An Act to Amend […]
Imelda Marcos purportedly had more than 2,700 pairs of shoes during her husband’s leadership of the Philippines. That is, without a doubt, categorically excessive. But when she and her husband were exiled to Hawaii in 1986 and the sheer extreme of her extravagance was revealed, a very small part of […]
This is one of those weeks when I’ve had to apply “Rule 21.” It’s a directive I invented—and one I have to fall back on now and then when it appears I have nothing to write about. It is a flexible rule that varies in regulation and content, depending on […]
“It was an incredible week,” said my daughter last Sunday. “Everything flowed perfectly.” And she was right! For weeks in advance, I had been telling my friends about the impending visit of my husband’s four nieces and their husbands. Most responded positively. But some said, “A whole week!” Implying that […]
Cow-calf producers have tough decisions to make in choosing which heifers to keep as replacements or for herd expansion. Is it the heaviest heifers at weaning, heifers out of favourite cows, or those out of a particular sire, etc.? Keep in mind getting heifers bred the first year, and re-bred […]
I’ve finished plowing here at Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS). What a good feeling! It seemed to take forever near the end, but I’m still amazed I finished without too many layers of clothes! Now this week we will be concentrating on our bio-mass grass harvest. We spent a fair […]
“Suck for Luck” and “Fail for Nail.” No, these aren’t the names of newly-formed alternative rock bands who will be preforming on the Warped Tour next year. They are, in fact, the rallying cries for fans of teams that currently are languishing at the bottom of the NFL and NHL […]
Now that the fishing season has pretty much wrapped up for me, I’m on to my second favourite thing to do in the outdoors—chasing whitetail deer around. I will do a little bit of guiding and spend a pile of time in the woods over the course of the next […]
Gardening doesn’t need a lot of fancy equipment and often gardeners make do with what they have. But having some proper tools can make all the difference in the making the job easier and more efficient. Here are some of the best garden tools I’ve invested in over the […]
