The Emo Walleye Classic is happening May 25,26 and 27th. Thursday starts off with an anglers boat parade, line up starts at the Emo Hospital at 6 a.m. and will makes its way down town. Come out and enjoy a great evening. The weekend just keeps getting better with weigh-ins, […]
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Well, my physician old doc Rye Whiski decided it was time to update my diabetes medication. With all the new stuff on the market, maybe it was time I tried something that would make my corpse a little less sweet i.e. lower my blood sugar. So I went on one […]
I recently saw a portion of an interview with Taylor Swift where she explained that differences between women and men in the music industry still exist. The language used creates barriers, where a male musician’s behaviour is described as “strategic”, while the same behaviour in a woman is referred to […]
On May 8, 2023, Connie Walker won a Pulitzer Prize and a day later won a Peabody Award. The Pulitzer was in the category of Audio News and the Peabody for Podcast and Radio. I’m sure Walker has yet to settle back down to Earth, but she has worked hard, […]
Local MPP Greg Rockford will make an important announcement Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at the Devlin Community Hall at 1 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Lucille MacDonald (LaVallee Municipality Reeve) was pleased with last week’s May 11, 2023, strategic planning meeting held at the Devlin Hall. With about […]
It was less than two weeks ago that I was hoping against hope that the ice would be gone from the south arm of Rainy Lake. It had disappeared less than one week ago when the north arm of the lake disappeared on the night of the 11th. It wasn’t […]
The fifth stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series took place this past weekend at Lay Lake in Alabama, crossing the halfway point of the nine event season. Outside of the good fortune I had at the Bassmaster Classic back in March, my season has been kind of mediocre, with mid-range […]
Concussion. The most feared word in sports medicine. Once regarded as a “mild traumatic brain injury” and now more terrorizing than torn ligaments, separated shoulders and broken backs. Concussion. Studies analyze it. Books are written about it. Brains are donated dying from it, for the worthy cause of posthumously understanding […]
Every spring there just don’t seem to be enough hours in the day. It seems like there are so many tasks to do that you don’t really know where to start. It looks like a good start to the week weather wise so none of us will complain about that. […]
When starting seeds indoors, you do not have to worry about the weather, insects or the myriad of plant diseases and fungi that can affect your outdoor vegetables, trees or flowers, but there is one disease that you must be concerned with when starting seedlings in the house or greenhouse […]
The Gardening Guru
Container gardening is very versatile and rewarding. You can purchase containers in many materials or you may have something around the house that could be an interesting planter. You are only limited by your imagination. Make sure your container has a few holes in the bottom to ensure good drainage. […]
Much is being written and spoken about artificial intelligence (AI) being developed in the world. Whether we realize it or not, we have been growing more dependent on such intelligence for the last two decades. In our home, Alexa will answer our questions about the weather, bring in news, update […]