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 […]
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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 […]
Come out and enjoy a traditional meal of walleye, potato salad, coldslaw baked beans, dessert and coffee and tea on Good Friday (March 29). The meal takes place at the Emo Legion. Meals will be served from 5-6:30 p.m. with take out meals to be served from 4-4:45 p.m. The […]
As you may have observed from your gardening experiences and past columns, plants can be fussy things. The right location, amount of sunlight and 101 other factors influence your plant’s growing ability. One factor which is very beneficial in understanding before putting that new plant into the earth is soil […]
I recently saw a photo from the 1950s of women engaged in grocery shopping, in which most of the women had curlers in their hair, held in place by a kerchief wrapping their head. We would innocently grimace at this sight now and for the last several decades, critically judging […]
This story is about minor hockey. Specifically, about illegal actions and turning a blind eye in minor hockey. It’s a true story…from 38 years this month. Our elder son was 12. He was playing peewee hockey. It was house league. His team reached the house league final. The only hope […]
While we’re still in the midst of the ice fishing season around home, down south where the 2024 bass tournament season is underway, controversy has been brewing from the increased use of forward-facing sonar technology. The first couple of Bassmaster Elite Series events in Texas have been essentially dominated by […]
What a day to kick of the March Break! The sun is shining, and they are predicting quite a warm day for us. I have a big list of jobs that will be better with sunshine; fencing, cleaning my poor dusty truck and some work in the yard. With little […]
