Oyen Food Bank asks for community support ahead of holidays
I’m writing to remind you that the Oyen and District Food Bank is, as always, in need of support. FCSS organizes several projects to help out at Christmastime.
JUST A GAL FROM GLIDDEN: Ink-stained and hooked: Confessions of a newspaper addict
Some people collect figurines. Others cram their basements with antiques or hockey cards. Me? I collect newspapers. And not in the “line the cupboard shelves with them” way.
Growing Through Grief: Curiosity
I lost my husband to colon cancer. We were married for 35 years. What can one say when your whole world has been turned upside down? Not a lot.
Pop 89: Take and Re-Read
I’ve known for quite some time now that I own far too many books, and I will never be able to read them all before my time is up.
Check It Out: It’s very rare, but you’re hearing it now
Rare occurrences are described in many ways: “once in a blue moon,” “don’t hold your breath,” “like finding a needle in a haystack,” and “when pigs fly” are just a few examples.
JUST A GAL FROM GLIDDEN: Lessons in lineups, rigs, and road trips
We’ve all heard the old sayings: a little hard work never hurt anyone, tell your loved ones you love them every day, be kind, don’t judge a book by its cover.
Pop 89: The Noble Ear
Recently, my friend Page and I stood in his backyard, swapping stories about popular song lyrics we mangled as children. For instance, I first heard "Home on the range…
Check It Out: Our justice system is broken
An actual report by police read: Intoxicated Canadian man arrested while driving a Barbie Jeep to get a slurpee. It's a bizarre report, but today's reality is equally bizarre.
Letter to the Editor: Articles about the Peck family
I accidentally found the articles written about the Peck family. I would never have expected such a wonderful response to my grandmother’s wedding accessories.
REMEMBERING WHEN: The little food critic
Growing up, we had a food critic living in our house whose discriminating palate could rival the most powerful critic at The New York Times.
Pop 89: Disarming Words
In the name of free speech, Charlie Kirk went from campus to campus, raising questions, provoking debate, in a style that was, as he himself admitted, often aggressive…
Check It Out: This level of theft is not normal
In the middle of a bank robbery, a bank customer with no arms shouted out to the armed robbers, “Don’t shoot! I’m unarmed.”
Pop 89: Dignity is the Point
Dignity. That's a word that's dropped out of the cultural vocabulary these days. However, ever since my tentative and sporadic return to my childhood religious tradition…