Fair week is upon us. I have had butterflies in my stomach for the last week wondering if I can pull it off. It hasn’t been an easy year. Extra work with our Expo, miserable weather which has resulted in a very late haying season. There haven’t been too many […]
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This weekend should have been the 125th anniversary of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair. That designation will hold off for one more year due to Covid. Similarly this should have been the 30th anniversary of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. It too was cancelled one year […]
This week’s column is submitted to me for editing by my B-I-L Ralph Jorgensen of Calgary Alberta. You can understand he needs relief from this year’s tragic failure of his city’s ruptured principal watermain that left him with a strictly enforced city water restriction stated as, “If it’s yellow, let […]
If you are either celiac, gluten intolerant, or just have a gluten-free lifestyle but still want to own a Chef Dez Cookbook – now’s your chance. I have just launched a NEW Cookbook: Gluten-Free Cooking with Chef Dez. This is not a ‘how to bake gluten-free’ book as I think […]
In 1866, London and Sheffield decided their soccer match should consist of two halves totalling 90 minutes. In 1868, the newly-formed Football Association added extra time could be added by the referee. That became the rule world-wide. Soccer has always been in tough when applying for membership in the exclusive […]
The original bass tournament in Northwestern Ontario is set to kick off on Thursday when a full field of 150 teams will blast off for the Kenora Bass International. Started in 1988, the KBI is probably one of the longest standing open tournaments in North America. For the first time […]
The English ivy is one of the easiest houseplants there is to grow in your home. It is a trailing vine that can be trained and shaped onto a trellis or topiary form, or left to hang over the pot and trail to the floor, or trained to climb a […]
So here we are, August! Generally, we should just be hauling hay home but not this year; there is plenty of hay yet to make. Producers are extremely frustrated and really questioning what we are doing. The weather is unchangeable, but the forecasts have been horrible. It seems so strange […]
Whether it is the Winter Olympic Games or the Summer Olympic Games, there is always someone or some country to cheer on. As I write this, at the halfway point of the 2024 games, Canada has a total of seventeen medals. And we have more Olympian’s reaching the semifinals in […]
Seniors 55+ are invited to sign up for the Moose and Fiddle Concert. This outdoor music show takes place August 24 in Nestor Falls. This is an event made possible from the recent Seniors Community Grant that LaVallee Municipality received from the Conservative Government. All seniors in the district are […]
A Reboot from 2009 to compliment last week’s Peachy. The peaches weren’t ripe yet when we arrived in the south, but the sweet cherries were in full season. I picked up a basket at the first fruit stand and tucked right in. Soon I had the van, my shirt, and […]
Summer is here and strawberry season is one of the most celebrated times of the year for lovers of this luscious red fruit. I always buy an abundant amount of all fruit when it is in season, and strawberries are no exception. Although strawberries seem to be available throughout the […]
