Some of my best ice fishing memories are from fishing over the holidays while I was still in high school. It was during that time when we first started using GPS and mapping to find our spots as well as sonar to watch our baits and find fish. The part […]
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The Christmas tree is down. The Christmas ornaments around the house have been safely stored until next November. I could pick up all the outdoor lights but will leave them through the historic Ukrainian Christmas. 2023 has come to an end and we have welcome in 2024. As I look […]
As we hit another New Year’s I was reviewing past resolutions and found this gem from 2013 in the files. My late wife, The Pearl of the Orient, took her diet and exercise seriously. As her life partner I was subjected to her enthusiasm on the subject. As she headed […]
I put a little spin on Christmas this year, an impromptu, spontaneous kind of spin; the kind of spin one would avoid if given the chance. But it was a learning opportunity. I went all out for Christmas dinner this year. For two straight days I prepared – cutting up […]
There’s a TikTok trend that’s very popular in the culinary world. This trend is all about scrunching up thin phyllo pastry sheets into a baking dish, pouring a custard over top, and baking it off. It’s called a crinkle pie. The result? The top is beautifully crisp with the scrunched […]
Life Coach’s Corner
By Liz Adam
By Liz Adam
“If we don’t say yes authentically, we say it resentfully, and that leads to far more problems than if we’d said no in the first place.” Nat Lue Last month’s column was titled “Saying No in November.” I was definitely not planning on following it with anything about saying yes […]
During the holiday season the Municipal Office will be closed from December 25 to January 1. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday January 2, 2024. During the holiday season the landfill will be closed on Tuesday December 26, 2023. Sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Steve Latimer. He […]
A photo taken 75 years ago of two baseball players is now regarded as “a signature moment in the integration of baseball.” It might come as a surprise that Jackie Robinson was not in the picture. Two players, cheek to cheek. Two players, smiling and celebrating the joy of victory […]
Being in the wilderness, in a quiet place and out of cell service has a great way of making a person feel good. For me, it’s stress-relieving and it’s the aspect of hunting that I enjoy the most. I love being out there and as all of our lives become […]
Here we are, the week before Christmas. The common question, “are you ready for the big day?” I am not ready and there is a good chance I won’t be. I am rushing around this morning trying to do last minute things on the farm before I pack up and […]
Christmas can’t come fast enough for my granddaughters. But then again travelling to Calgary to enjoy Christmas with our granddaughters can’t come fast enough for us. Just as four-year old Delsie is counting down the days until that gentle old elf comes sliding down their chimney, Marnie and I are […]
Some of our most vivid memories are of childhood events. We old codgers may not be able to remember what we had for breakfast, but can recall every detail of our first Christmas concert. At my first, I was a bumblebee. We each had cardboard cutouts we coloured black and […]
