Addiction or convenience?
May 3, 2023
It’s been many years since Canada decided to replace capital punishment with some degree of imprisonment ranging from a few years to life. These sentences
It’s been many years since Canada decided to replace capital punishment with some degree of imprisonment ranging from a few years to life. These sentences
Every couple of days, we hear that food is very expensive, but seldom are we told why. Not only is food expensive but it will
According to Mr. Google, trees have been on earth for 360 million years. They grow from a few inches to a couple of feet in
Remember the film Groundhog Day when you woke up, everything was like the day before? Yesterday we went for a little drive and there were
Several hundred years ago, a slap on the face was a message to an opponent. Usually, it was delivered by one man to another over
When I was in about grade seven, I remember there was a cartoon in an old textbook about Canadian history, of a man behind a
Old, semi-retired farmers seem to have more time on their hands to watch the news, government inquiries, watch things that are demanded to be inquired
I don’t often scare you, but next week (March 13-19) is Canadian farm safety week, and we have lost too many local farmers (over 100)
At one of the several free courses on improving our mental health and improving suicide prevention that many of us had the opportunity to take,
I once asked Dad about buying lottery tickets when all you could buy was illegal off shore tickets. Dad replied, “well son if you wish
It’s been many years since Canada decided to replace capital punishment with some degree of imprisonment ranging from a few years to life. These sentences could be appealed and reduced for a variety of reasons. Several life sentences have been
Every couple of days, we hear that food is very expensive, but seldom are we told why. Not only is food expensive but it will be a few years before it drops in price, if ever. Some so called food
According to Mr. Google, trees have been on earth for 360 million years. They grow from a few inches to a couple of feet in height each year. Some live for centuries, but most have a healthy life span of
Remember the film Groundhog Day when you woke up, everything was like the day before? Yesterday we went for a little drive and there were a few bare spots with some green grass showing through. This morning, it is just
Several hundred years ago, a slap on the face was a message to an opponent. Usually, it was delivered by one man to another over the right to dance with, or talk to some very pretty young woman who one
When I was in about grade seven, I remember there was a cartoon in an old textbook about Canadian history, of a man behind a tree close to a voting poll giving out a free drink of liquor to anyone
Old, semi-retired farmers seem to have more time on their hands to watch the news, government inquiries, watch things that are demanded to be inquired and to think about what is being told and what information is never mentioned. The
I don’t often scare you, but next week (March 13-19) is Canadian farm safety week, and we have lost too many local farmers (over 100) to farm related deaths. Farming is a more dangerous occupation than policing or being in
At one of the several free courses on improving our mental health and improving suicide prevention that many of us had the opportunity to take, we were told that a very large percentage of what we worry about, we have
I once asked Dad about buying lottery tickets when all you could buy was illegal off shore tickets. Dad replied, “well son if you wish in one hand and crap in the other, you can bet on which hand will
Location: Otter Lake R.A. Association, 394 Tessier Street
Euchre tournament fundraiser for Otter Lake’s 150th Anniversary in 2026.
Pre-registration on now. $5 per person if pre-registered before the tournament. $8/pp at the door on the day of the tournament. You can send an e-transfer to pre-register to: otterlake150@outlook.com or contact Lory Beaudoin at: lorybeaudoin@gmail.com
The door opens at noon. Snacks and drinks for sale. The tournament starts at 1PM—prizes for the top 3 places; the lowest score and most lone hands. All skill levels welcome.
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