Even a Canadian football dinosaur didn’t instinctively know that this weekend is the 75th anniversary of the “Labour Day Classic.” It’s a weekend of special football games that seem to have been played since, well, forever. Most fans know the traditional schedule: Edmonton’s in Calgary, Winnipeg’s in Regina, Toronto’s in […]
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As the growing season comes to an end there are still many gardening tasks to carry out before the snow flies. Due to the unpredictable summer conditions we have faced, our lawns have taken a beating this past season, so a little fall preparation will get them up to snuff […]
The twentieth version of the International Falls Bass Championship took place this past weekend on Rainy Lake. The two-day tournament had a full field of 60 teams, competing on both the lake and the Rainy River. In the early years of this tournament, teams would fish one day on the […]
Well, it has been a bit of a whirlwind for me this past week. The geese moved into the Research Station in a big way, so we harvested in a quick fashion. They were destroying our small plots very quickly. I can honestly say that 2024 has been a struggle every […]
If you were listening to the Democratic convention, one of the commitments was to build three million new housing units in the next four years over the one million now planned. In addition, a $25,000 payment was being offered to first-time home buyers. It is all designed to meet the […]
Celebration’s definitely abounded recently in our district, especially in our Devlin area. Gordon and Jeanine Cornell celebrated their 70 anniversary on Saturday, August 24. with a lovely gathering at Knox United Church. The event was attended by family, friends, neighbours, all happy to share this anniversary with the happy couple. […]
This is a retread from back in 2008, but I’m sure I saw a familiar shadow flitting down the back alley the other night. After all, the mosquitos are not too bad this fall and the weather is still nice and warm… a great time for an evening stroll. With […]
It isn’t easy to know how to walk back into a room I vacated months ago, without notice, while I ached for the connection to home and longed for the deadline. I picture those of you with your morning coffee, leafing through The Times and have turned the page and […]
The only pitches I ever threw were brochures that landed on the desk of potential clients. They needed convincing that my proposals were, indeed, as good as I thought they were. In other words, my expertise about the other kind of pitching — the kind baseball players do to earn […]
Drying flowers is a fun activity and if you haven’t started already this summer, now is the time to pick flowers, pods, and cones for fall and winter decorative projects. The late summer and early fall is prime time for hunting and gathering natural materials. You can use the dried […]
By Liz Adam
Life Coach's Corner
Life Coach's Corner
“Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.” Benjamin Spock As the days of summer and early fall flow by us, it’s the perfect time to purposely take some time to spend with family and friends. Quality time together is more […]
The final stop of the 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series took place this past weekend at the St. Lawrence River, out of Waddington, New York. It was the second of back-to-back tournament out in New York on one of the best smallmouth bass fisheries in the world. Heading out to these […]
