There will be an important meeting inviting all seniors 55 plus on Friday( October 27th.) starting at 5p.m. at the Devlin Hall. This meeting involves the Strategic Planning for Seniors. At this meeting a Committee will be elected to organize events. There will be a need for a Chairperson, Secretary, […]
Columnists
I like to run. It’s a form of meditation for me, my brain quiet and compliant while I huff and puff up and down my road. Walking doesn’t stop my busy brain the way running does. Running allows me to disconnect, to escape computers and phones and beeps and bongs, […]
The Emo Legion Branch # 99 is offering upcoming evenings of dancing. There will be a Legion Country Jam October 20th. starting at 7p.m. The cost is $5.00 On October 28th. there will be a Down Home County Dance. Music will be provided by Dwight Tank. Admission is $5.00. Both […]
Once every year, and this is the week, baseball fans lament the loss of the Montreal Expos. Not losing the team to Washington in 2005…The Loss, as in the game that kept the Expos from reaching the World Series. October 19th is the 42nd anniversary of the Expos’ day that […]
Knowing that another long winter lies ahead, I have been spending a lot of time in my boat over the past few weeks, enjoying the nice fall weather we’ve been getting. I received a pair of messages from friends this week asking me about the walleye fishing. The typical humps […]
Life Coach’s Corner
By Liz Adam
By Liz Adam
October is the month the official Thanksgiving holiday happens for Canadians but gratitude is something that’s great to make part of our daily thoughts and words year-round. Two simple words “Thank You” can go a long way for the person who hears them as well as the person who says […]
I seemed to have gotten behind in August and still haven’t got back on track. Though we are tackling the list of jobs at the Station it seems we are still struggling. I think in the back of everyone’s mind is how long this decent weather is going to last […]
“Truth is the first casualty of war.” The statement has been attributed to many different writers including Senator Samuel Johnson, but the first such statement is attributed to Aeschylus a Greek tragic dramatist who lived between 525 BC and 426 BC. Since then, the world has witnessed the truth of […]
I was driving out of the parking lot at the grocery store a few days ago. At the stop sign was a homeless man, holding a sign asking for spare change. He was dirty and dishevelled, looking sad and ashamed, and he wasn’t young. We don’t see homeless people in […]
Every time I think about one of the Canadian Football League’s most talented players, ever, I also think of Buckingham Nicks…the last names of half the supremely popular rock group Fleetwood Mac. The football player was Tom Cousineau. Cousineau was drafted No. 1 in the National Football League, the Connor […]
For those of us across Sunset Country who enjoy competing in fishing tournaments, especially bass tournaments, our season is short. The season begins in July and runs through early October so relative to most places, it’s short. Despite that, we’re fortunate that we have a pretty amazing schedule of events […]
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Weekend and was able to enjoy some great food and fellowship. We celebrated on Sunday night with most of our supper coming grown at home or at least locally. Cousin Brande grew us a delicious turkey! Maddie was off to OFSAA golf in […]
