The world is coming alive, with the crocus, hyacinth, daffodil, tulip, and marsh marigold in all their glory. Cherry blossoms are in bloom, like a sweet white swath announcing that Spring is here, her voice hesitant at first as she clears away winter’s clutter. Dandelions are coming. I can feel […]
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Debbie Ballard
Debbie Ballard
My mother would say that whenever she encountered anyone who had, what she considered, large feet. I guess it was one of her quirks that she would notice the size of people’s feet. She never said a word about bunions, even though she had bunions. When I was much, much […]
Milestone birthdays are being celebrated in our rural area. Twin siblings Geraldine Mutz and Gerald Nugent turned 60 on April 20. A surprise birthday party was held at the Flint House to honour this occasion. Family attended and many memories were shared and new meaningful memories were made. Also celebrating […]
The uncomfortable link connecting sports and gambling has always existed, and always will. Baseball had its Black Sox scandal more than a century ago. Hockey’s first player suspended for gambling was Babe Pratt, in 1946. Football sat down its glamorous superstar, Green Bay’s Paul Horning, for betting in 1963. (Pratt […]
The second of back-to-back Bassmaster Elite Series bass tournaments in Florida took place last week at the St. John’s River and the event did not go well for me. In six years competing on the tour, this one ended up being the worst finish of my career, eventually landing in […]
Thank you to everyone who came and supported “Street Meat” last week during Emo Spring Fever Days. I appreciate Debbie who organized all the food and everyone else that came and helped work at the event. I am sure those of you that heard me say; “We are trying to […]
After a long mild winter, we began the annual spring cleanup of our yard. It used to be a single day to rake the lawn, gather the leaves and all the refuse that has settled under the shrubbery in our yard. Now it takes two days as we have grown […]
I am a logophile. I realize that is not a common term used to describe someone. Logophile comes from the Greek – logos meaning speech, words, and philos meaning dear and friendly, according to Emily Brewster, with a degree in Linguistics and Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts and a […]
The Guthrie United Church is hosting a Mother’s Day Tea and Bake sale on May 4th. This takes place at the Devlin Hall from 2-3:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children 6-12 years old and 5 and under are free to attend. There will be desserts to […]
The Stanley Cup playoffs start this week and, for the third straight spring, there are no Montreal Canadiens. The last time this happened was 23 years ago. The last time before that was ’22. That’s 1922. So this is just the third time in more than a century that hockey’s […]
The third stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series took place this past weekend at the Harris Chain of Lakes in central Florida. It’s a waterbody that I have visited several times in the past where I’ve had mixed results. It’s usually a fun place to fish because you have several […]
Life Coach’s Corner
by Liz Adam
by Liz Adam
“Memories, Choices. I hear voices… Just Be Light.” CeeJay The increased amount of natural light we get to enjoy in spring after surviving the cold dark of winter perks us up as Mother Nature begins to sing us awake again. The earth seems to sleep as many of the animals […]
