This year for Christmas, we joined two other families and spent the week skiing at Whitefish, Montana. The weather was ideal, not too cold, and there was lots of soft snow. Before leaving home we planned the week’s menu and grocery list. I have included one of the recipes below. It made meal preparation easy […] Read more
Farm Living — page 792
A warm meal; tips on winter driving – TEAM Resources
A lawyer’s role in estate handling – The Law
Q: My father left a sizable farming operation. His will leaves the farm to the four children, two of whom are executors. There is considerable disagreement between the children as to who is entitled to what and the value of various assets. One brother wants a particular quarter, which is the most valuable one. Another […] Read more
Hypertension-free diet; cataracts – Health Clinic
Q: I am a 56-year-old male and have had high blood pressure for several years. I have heard that you can reduce your blood pressure with just a diet. Do you think this is possible? The only medication I take now is a diuretic. A: Dr. William Vollmer from the Center for Health Research in […] Read more
Sask. women’s group on brink of extinction
A week after marking Women’s Institute Day this Feb. 19, the Saskatchewan WI might close down. The group’s perilous future is blamed on an unsuccessful corporate fundraising campaign this fall and a membership that has fallen to 200. SWI’s board of directors plans to decide the future of the 91-year-old rural women’s group at a […] Read more
A pinch of lovage, a dash of hemp
Many cooks don’t know what common spices like rosemary and thyme look like in their live form with the roots on, says an Alberta businessperson. That is why Anita Schreyer of Down to Earth Greenhouses in Sexsmith, Alta., made it part of her promotion to visit restaurants and thrust free fresh-cut green herbs on the […] Read more
Coffee and arthritis – Health Clinic
Q: I have heard that too much coffee drinking can cause rheumatoid arthritis. Is this true? I have the condition and used to be a heavy coffee drinker, although I have cut back to two cups in the morning. A: There has been some recent research that discovered drinking excessive amounts of decaffeinated coffee over […] Read more
Variety of visions for former convent
BRUNO, Sask. – From his office window at the Bruno Ursuline campus, Bruce Hobin can’t see much of the “country estate” he is managing. He inherited the management of 60,000 square feet of buildings and 65 acres of land when the University of Saskatchewan agreed to lease it for $1 a year from the Ursuline […] Read more
When is a contract binding? – The Law
You’ve negotiated a surface lease with an oil company. After protracted talks you’ve agreed that the surface lease does not grant the company the right to put pipelines through the site at a later date. Nevertheless, a court decides that in spite of the contract, the surface lease gives the company the right to install […] Read more
Developing a business sense – TEAM Resources
An understanding of entrepreneurship is needed in our market-driven economy because most new businesses are small ones employing fewer than 10 people. Many schools have recognized that young people need business skills. This has led to the development of entrepreneurship classes. During the holidays I had a chance to learn about my niece’s entrepreneur class […] Read more
Brittle nails; arthritis – Health Clinic
Q: Can you tell me why my fingernails break and chip when fall comes and the temperature is colder? They break off short, which neither looks nor feels good. My nails are strong in summer. Is there anything I can do about this? A: Although you did not say where you live, I expect you […] Read more
