The best quips and quotes from the sports world in 2023: Part 2
Comedy guy Torben Rolfsen of Vancouver: “I knew Vegas wasn't a real hockey town when they didn't boo Gary Bettman.”
Book: My List, My Rules: The Year A Checklist Changed My Life
Holy smokes - I don't think I've read a memoir more exposed and vulnerable than this one. Usually books in that genre feel a tad curated to me…
Sports humour review from 2023 (Part 1)
Part 1 of a review of some of the best quips and quotes from 2023 (January to June); Part 2 to follow next week…
Local students receive scholarships
The Dr. Holmes Scholarship recipients for 2023 are students from the communities of Coleville and Eatonia.
Happy Bucking New Year Event is a huge success
The Happy Bucking New Year event was better than the Big Country Ag Society (BCAS) hoped for. Dave Cordick from BCAS described the event as “electrifying”.
Book: Don’t They Kick When You Do That? Vol 2 More Stories of a Prairie Veterinarian
An anxious Saint Bernard with a muzzle full of porcupine quills, four escaped buffalo that inadvertently crossed the international border into Canada and an escaped tomcat…
Penton: Fitting celebration to end of Sinclair’s career
The best aspect of the sendoff to Christine Sinclair’s glorious career as a soccer superstar in Canada is that it didn’t open with a minister telling the gathering that her’s was a life well lived.
Pop 89: A Thrill of Hope
I’ve been in Kelowna for a week and a half and am just now finding my rhythm. It’s hard to develop a routine when every day is rife with significant change.
Check It Out: Passing on the light of Christmas
Quite a few years ago, people from across Canada shared their Christmas memories in Country Woman magazine. One person remembers their Christmas tree adorned with tiny candles.
Christmas memory
As a kid I was a big fan of the program Sesame Street. Even at the advanced age of ten years, I’d still take every opportunity to watch the show on school holidays.
Paul Harvey’s Christmas wish for growing up
A famous broadcaster from the past once relayed this riddle to his listeners. Paul Harvey claimed 80% of Kindergarten kids were able to answer the riddle correctly…
Shinny and homemade tarts!
Growing up in the small town of Birsay, Saskatchewan at Christmas time meant two things. The rink would be open early in the morning and wouldn’t close until nine at night.
Remembering a not so well known Christmas classic
When you ask people what their favourite Christmas movie or special is, you are sure to get several responses of “It’s A Wonderful Life”, “Miracle on 34th Street”, “Christmas Vacation…
Editorial Cartoon: Couple of drinks
Are you sure you’re okay to drive, Mr. Fendle? You’ve had more than a couple of drinks, you know… !
Slow down and take time with your families and remember why we celebrate
I read this article the other week and wanted to share with those who will read this.
Stir our hearts LORD
I was reading the Book of Ezra (in the Bible) and, as is often the case, there was something that caught my attention. The more I read the more my heart was ‘stirred’.
Christmas 2023 Pastoral Reflection
“Peace on earth, and goodwill to all.” We read it on cards, see it in TV spots, and hear it echoing in many songs. It originated with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his 1863 poem…
Leader RCMP investigating break and enter and ATM theft in Burstall
On December 17, 2023 at approximately 4:16 a.m., Leader RCMP responded to a complaint of a break and enter at a business in Burstall, Saskatchewan.
Outdoor rink at Kinsmen Park
Flooding of the outdoor rink at Kinsmen Park has been underway throughout the past week. However little moisture in the ground and the mild temperatures…