Opinion

This year’s Relay for Life cancer fundraiser has been cancelled because lack of participation.

Most of the pears hardy on the prairies are hybrids of the Manchurian pear (Pyrus ussuriensis) and the European pear (P. communis). Breeders have sought to combine the hardiness of the former with the fruit size and quality of the later.

In today’s feature, I am going to really change things up and if you are reading this at the supper table, I suggest you put the paper down until after you have digested your meal. Today’s theme is “The Scoop on Poop.

Cup of tea in hand, I sat on the front porch yesterday afternoon and thought about Proverbs 25:14 (New King James Version). My musings on this verse took me in two seemingly opposite directions: donating and the weather.

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Dear Editor This is something I have to get off my chest. I live at Valley View Towers in Tower one which was opened in 1978. Out at the back, until this year, there were little garden plots for the tenants who like to garden.

Dear Editor A few years ago, I tried driving a zero-turn lawn mower for the first time. I was thrown off and the machine ran me over. It was a life-or-death situation and resulted in the loss of my left leg below the knee.

The last nine months have turned into a long journey for Premier Scott Moe. The question now is: Where does he go from here? Perhaps he doesn’t have to go too far.

Saskatchewan Hospital director Linda Shynkaruk recently reported to the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce hospital staff expect to take possession of the new facility Aug. 2, with patients to move in around November.

Many urban dwellers may lack either the proper growing environment or the space to successfully grow vegetables or flowers. If you live in an apartment or condo or your tiny backyard is shady, that doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy gardening.