Category: Issue 53

This week in bible study the minister posed the following question: What would your response be if the authorities suddenly made an arbitrary decision to limit a freedom you enjoyed? For example, if suddenly the government announced the closure of your hospital and changed its status to a health...

the old man in the hat A Saint John businessman recently ran afoul of the authorities while committing a public crime so horrendous that I shudder to repeat it here. He took his own gravel, his own equipment and his own time to perpetuate this monstrous affront to civil...

The fiddleheads are making their annual spring appearance and as we are all bloodily aware, when the fiddleheads pop up, the biting critters hatch out.   The first few flybites of the season are the nastiest, for me, anyway…my body has just spent the winter (a really freaking long...

Although it’s raining a bit as I write this the weather has definitely turned warm and Summer I, at long last, just around the corner. Finally.   There are some great events and festivals coming up around our communities… The Gathering of the Scots starts on May 29th and...

Most folks have heard the phrase “there’s a sucker born every minute” but most people also never think that this would apply to them personally.   I’ve just had a bit of fun learning about the so-called “Nigerian Scams”, you know, where you get a polite email in your...

Joe Gee Contrary to the numbers that were published in the mainstream media, nearly 1,000 people gathered on the front lawn of the NB Legislature in Fredericton for the Rally to Save Our Forests. That was held on May 13, 2014.   About one person out of every ten...

During the recent meeting of the board of directors of the New Victoria County SPCA several new officers were elected. The SPCA would like to welcome Ray Miller of Plaster Rock on board as the new president of the group.   Diane Seneschal of Grand Falls remains the Vice...

Linda Nicholas I had an extended conversation with a friend the other day, and then covered the same topic in a visit with another friend the next day. The topic was ‘young people’. Like every generation before us we expressed disgust and horror, and a certainty that they may...

In recognition of her contributions to the community, Reta Kelley of Perth-Andover will receive the Western Valley Coach of the Year Award for 2014.   The Awards Banquet will be held at the Florenceville Curling Club on May 22nd at 6:30 pm. The banquet costs $10 to attend, and...

Shiitake mushrooms can be grown at home by anyone, with just a little bit of effort and time. I attended the May 10 Shiitake Mushroom Growing Workshop at Falls Brook Centre to learn more and to get a little hands-on practice on just how it’s done.   David Boyle...