BOWDEN, Alta. – A central Alberta farmer has created a driving tour even fathers will enjoy. In between the corn mazes, petting zoos and craft shops are Sundre barley fields, complete with details of chemical sprayed and fertilizer used. Bob Mastin came up with the idea of a barley driving tour after calls from farmers […] Read more
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Driving tour includes barley fields
Ways to help child with sleeping problems – Speaking of Life
Q: I am worried about our seven-year-old son. He seems to be having a sleeping problem. At first he had what seemed to be the occasional bad night and I did not give it much thought. But this has been going on for some time now and he is tired and cranky much of the […] Read more
Tragic accident provides wake-up call
Ste. Rose DU LAC, Man. – Next time you put on an old worn pair of work gloves, take a close look at the finger where your pinky goes. If there’s a little dangling piece of leather hanging loose, think of Eldon Schroeder. That, and a careless moment while he was operating a p.t.o.-powered rolling […] Read more
Collecting money owed not easy despite winning lawsuit – The Law
Q: I had to sue to recover money I loaned to a friend. I won, and got a judgment. He hasn’t paid. How do I collect? A: The civil justice system does not collect judgments for you. A judgment is really a declaration by the court that your friend owes you money. It is up […] Read more
The wind in the trees – Speaking of Life
Q: My wife and I farm just down the road from a First Nations community. Most of the people whom we have met from there are great, and when they come over to help me on the farm we get along well. But I have trouble with what they call Indian time. It would be […] Read more
Rural Albertan vies for award
In two days, Sid Marty will learn whether he has hit the $50,000 jackpot. The Lundbreck, Alta., poet, writer and singer has been shortlisted for an Alberta Arts Award. The winner will be announced Sept. 6. “I have a one-in-three chance,” Marty said when asked about his likelihood of success. Others nominated for the Grant […] Read more
4-H seeks best leader
Canadian 4-H members are being asked to nominate people for the ninth annual Canadian volunteer leader of the year award. “Across Canada, 4-H volunteer leaders play a pivotal role for 4-H members and 4-H projects,” said Bob McAuley, the president of the Canadian 4-H Council, in a news release. He said the 23,000 4-H members […] Read more
Canada needs local food policy, says NDP
A country with so much food production should have its own national food policy, says federal NDP agriculture critic Alex Atamanenko. The MP for British Columbia Southern Interior is surveying Canadian opinions during his Food For Thought tour, which stopped in Saskatchewan last week. Atamanenko wants to develop a policy to present to the federal […] Read more
Celebrating the stages of life often involves food – TEAM Resources
Within three weeks our family celebrated a marriage, two baptisms and a life well lived. At the end of June we gathered in Regina for our son Ray’s marriage to Lydia Krause. The next day we celebrated the baptism of my great-niece and great-nephew, twins, Jasmine and Denver. Then, just two weeks later, some of […] Read more
Young couple sees positive farm future
INNISFAIL, Alta. – The future stretches out as an inviting new life adventure for many newlywed couples. For Derek and Stacey Mathon, that adventure could mean leaving their Innisfail home behind and making a new start, a decision they might make this winter after the harvest is done. Their desire to keep farming and finding […] Read more
