Almost 100 years ago, the seeds of all today’s national curling championships were planted (and fertilized?) by tobacco…Macdonald Tobacco. The 1927 Macdonald Brier was “the first Dominion curling championship” at a time when the country was called the Dominion of Canada. The first rock was thrown by a Quebec lead, […]
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The first Bassmaster Elite Series event of the season took place this past weekend at Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Texas and Louisiana border. Toledo Bend has a lot of history as a big bass factory and it didn’t let anybody down this week as it kicked out plenty of […]
We had a couple hours of winter this morning as the snow was blowing around. I spread fresh straw yesterday which takes a fair bit of time and sweat and so of course the snow had to come in and make a mess of that. The wind helps the calves find […]
Growing up in the 1950’s in Fort Frances where the back alley turned into bush across the sprawling former Shevlin Clarke wood storage area, the area was our playground. In the spring we hunted tadpoles in the ponds behind our home. Summer and fall we built forts out of the […]
The family of Circle H Farms, received the Recognition Award at the Beef Farmers of Ontario annual general meeting and banquet held in Toronto last week. This is sponsored by the RBC Royal Bank. Shawn ,Tracy Gord and Pat are the hard hard working, long time farmers that earned this […]
If you are a curler or a fan of curling you would have been tuned in to the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts at the WinSport Event Centre in Calgary, Alberta this past week. Years ago, I got into a heated argument with someone as to whether curling could be […]
No one was more surprised than Linda Booth, when she received the phone call on Valentine’s Day, saying-she had won $3,812.50 in the Valentine’s LVH 50/50 cash draw. She said, ”I was in disbelief and shocked!” Linda often buys tickets, never expecting to win but supporting so many worthy causes […]
When Winnipeg Blue Bombers legends Kenny Ploen and Gerry James died last week — on the same day yet! — it moved me to re-visit their dominant team from 60-plus years ago. This is, after all, a “Distant” Replays. It’s widely acknowledged the greatest Canadian Football League team is the […]
Back in 2012 when I took my shot at fishing professional bass tournaments in the U.S. I really had no idea what to expect or where it would take me. It was something that I had dreamed about since I was a kid so when I got the opportunity, I […]
Part two of this column of unusual plants for the shade garden, includes descriptions on how to grow Jack-in-the-pulpit and the lady slipper. Although a little less common and available in nurseries than trilliums, I strongly encourage you to try either of these plants if you can find them. Jack-in-the-Pulpit […]
We couldn’t ask for better weather for Family Day! A great day to get outside. I expected to be on my way to Toronto for the Beef Farmers of Ontario AGM. My boyfriend / partner ended up not feeling good and ended up in the hospital. They are planning on […]
I heard a new term the other day describing families between the ages of 40 and 65 who are supporting both a young adult at home and their senior parents. They are called the sandwich generation, and it is growing in numbers. This group is often the primary caregivers to […]
