Easter is one of the special times of the year where our whole family gets together. The cherished relationships we have with each other are rekindled and we celebrate with food and drink. Two of our most popular side dishes with an Easter dinner are Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Homemade […]
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The annual AG Days takes place Saturday (April 6) at the Chapple Rec Centre, doors open between 8-9 a.m. There are over 15 trade show exhibitors, plus eight speakers, there is a large variety of topics that the speakers will discuss from Agricorp programs, importing commercial goods, OFA updates, watershed […]
My first Vancouver Canucks game was also theirs, featuring 17 players from places like Goderich, Winnipegosis, Cudworth, Earlton and Noranda. None from Sweden. One (Paul Popiel) was from Denmark by then a U.S. citizen and the only non-Canadian in the line-up. Six weeks later, the Canucks dressed a Lebanese forward […]
It was a long week of fishing and all of the extra activities that go along with the Bassmaster Classic but when it was all said and done, Justin Hamner of Alabama was the one hoisting the trophy in front of a packed house in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 33-year-old angler […]
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Liz Adams
Liz Adams
“Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.” Lewis Grizzard Even though the winter has been mostly mild for us this year, it is always a treat to begin to see and feel the first stirrings of spring. When we desire to create lasting positive changes […]
Well I made it into the Station part days last week. I have a hard time weaning myself off from watching cows all day long! One morning I was interrupted by a couple of calving cows. Earlier last week I had an older cow in the barn and I noticed […]
There is an old saying; March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. There is a corollary, March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lion. I am sure that is the state of the weather this year in the district. Early mild […]
By Wendi Stewart
I love listening to CBC Radio. For as long as I can remember my radio has been tuned to Radio One and, without fail, I learn something. I have my favourites, but Tom Power and his version of “Q” tops the list. I admire Tom’s interview style. He is always […]
The incomparable linguist Yogi Berra allegedly said: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Eight years ago this week, faced with that decision, the fork my wife and I took on an interstate in Missouri led us to the Harry Truman Presidential Library in his hometown, […]
For many of us who enjoy competitive fishing, the Bassmaster Classic is the dream event because it is the biggest stage in the sport. Going into its 54th edition, it is the Superbowl event in bass fishing and it’s taking place this week at Grand Lake in Oklahoma. The Classic […]
Today was my first official day back to researching again. The weather seemed much more appropriate last week. Since I store our chemicals in the lab over winter to keep them from freezing, I hauled them back to their storage and did errands for the day while the chemical smell […]
As Canadians, we seldom pay much attention to our own politics. Yet we are being pushed more frequently into the politics of foreign countries. To our immediate south, daily our three major television networks cover the outlandish statements of a previous president. In watching the polls, all our major political […]
