Ghosts and ghouls will soon take over tomorrow night. But even scary creatures need to be safe and celebrate Hallowe’en right. DID YOU KNOW? It is important to make your home safe for little trick-or-treaters. Clean up your yard and remove objects around the outside of your house that could […]
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I cleaned my rain gutters this past weekend. I spaced what I used to consider a small task over two days. It used to take me about a half hour to dig the leaves and pinecones out of the eavestrough. This round, I paced myself to satisfy the naysayers. The […]
He scored two touchdowns in an unspectacular seven-year Canadian football career. He threw one pass, caught 12 and ran the ball for 457 yards in those seven years, or less than one-third of what Winnipeg’s Brady Oliveira will finish with when his season ends on Saturday. Yet Karl Hilzinger remains […]
By Elizabeth Adam
Life Coach's Corner
Life Coach's Corner
“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” Amy Collette With Thanksgiving behind us we may have turned our attention away from being grateful for the people, places and things in our lives. It’s easy to take our daily […]
The nice days are starting to get fewer and far between but there is still some time for anglers to get out on the water before the 2024 open water season comes to an end. Most of the fish species that we have in our lakes are catchable and bite […]
I am pretty sure we all agree that this weather has been incredible, and no one is rushing it away. (Well maybe the snowmobilers.) Even if it gets cooler my hope is we can stay dry. We can put more clothes on but once it is too wet there is […]
After a five-month absence from Queen’s Park, MPP’s found their way back to offices in Toronto. And once of the first items that greeted them was the announcement of the Ford government appointing Jane Philpott to head up Ontario’s new primary care action team. The team is tasked with finding […]
The Dance Township Community Association is hosting a Walleye Fish Fry this Sunday October 27 from 3:30-7:30 p.m. at the newly renovated Dance Hall. Tickets are $25 for adults, 5-12 years $12 and 4 and under free. The meal includes walleye, salads, beans, buns, homemade desserts and all the fixings. […]
During the Hallowe’en season—it is a known fact—people choose to use candles, torches, lanterns, and other open flames. An open flame can easily ignite anything that can burn. DID YOU KNOW? MINIMIZING YOUR RISKS IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE CANDLES : Safety—it starts with you folks.
I love autumn, for many reasons, perhaps mostly because it incites me to exhale, the season giving me permission to pause. The days shorten in proportion to the lengthening of my urge to nap. I wander instead of rushing, ponder instead of deciding, question instead of knowing. I love the […]
We have all heard of the term “comfort food”… we in fact have all craved it, smelled the aromas from it in anticipation, and of course eaten it. What is “comfort food” though, exactly? Is it only big bowls of stew-ish type foods on a cold winter day that one […]
By Robin McCormick
West End correspondent
West End correspondent
Fall Church suppers have been thoroughly enjoyed by many folks (of all ages) throughout the rural area. St. Patrick’s Church in Emo hosted a smoked pulled pork supper, with delicious side dishes on September 22nd. An almost filled to capacity church basement, with people from across the district enjoyed an […]
