Opinion

The candy dish sits on the coffee table with remnants of thoroughly picked over holiday treats.

So, another year has gone by and it's now gut check time to see how I've done on my 2013 resolutions. 1) Lose weight, eat healthier and take better care of myself. Well I did really well up until July or so and it's been downhill since then.

Brrr... In my 24 years I don't think I've ever known a December to be quite this cold. Usually it's January and February that bring such freezing temperatures with them.

With a new year upon us, it's natural for most of us to look ahead to what might occur in our given world. Predicting anything for farmers is perhaps as difficult as prognostications can get.

As our province rolls into a new physical, if not fiscal year, a few nagging problems remain out there that need to be addressed not only by provincial administrators but with their partners across the country and internationally.

The Editor: We would like to thank everyone for their generosity and support during our recent Bake sale/Awareness campaign to raise funds for a cure for Neiman Pick Type C disease. To Mrs. Smart, Mrs. Kreiger, Mrs.

The Editor: Last night out on my adventure I witnessed something that I was not overly happy to see. I looked in my rearview mirror and noticed that there was a truck gaining some major speed with its lights on.

So what kind of year should we hope for in 2014? Well, how about one almost identical to the year we had in 2013, one of the best years that Saskatchewan (and especially, rural Saskatchewan) has ever had.

Tanya's Tales

Year in review: A selection of the best quips from the first half of 2013. Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: "A high-school girls' basketball team, Bloomington South of Indiana, won a game, 107-2. Yes, one-hundred and seven to two.