Katrina, One Year Later by Lance Pitre Today, August 29, 2006, is the one year anniversary of the day that Hurricane Katrina struck the Louisiana/Mississippi Gulf Coast. The effects of the hurricane are still felt in the entire Gulf Coast region. People are still without homes and jobs. Much of the New Orleans population has… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Lifestyle
Walking or Repenting?
Life Happens Walking or Repenting? by Wendy Astle How many of you are into walking? I have just started this little trend a few months ago. I don’t know if it was Spring Fever or what, but I felt compelled to get out there and give it a go. Now, I’ve never been one to exercise… Continue Reading
Do Write
Do Write by Cal Olgilvie I am an advocate for people with the time and desire to write their life story for posterity. No one will write your story like you can. I might add the things you remember and relive as you write will surprise you. Have you ever been to a cemetery looking for… Continue Reading
Rotarian Party in Panama
Rotarian Party in Panama By James E. Sellars Panama City skyline People who don’t travel miss some interesting events. The other day we were invited to a special house party at the home of a Past President of Rotary International in Panama City. The first question out of my mouth was, “May I bring my… Continue Reading
Major Bum Cheque
Major Bum Cheque By Bonnie Jarvis-Lowe In one little Nova Scotia town I lived in during my long time away from Newfoundland, I got to know many of the people through my work, and also got to know many of their life situations—the good and the bad.At one particular time the buzz around town concerned… Continue Reading
Memories of St. Michael’s Academy
Memories of St. Michael’s Academy by Joan Cripps with reunion notes from Anne Kane Class of 59 and grade 2 classmates As a child of six starting to school at St. Michaels’s Academy I remember being awed by the “big place” and those people dressed in black with a white band across their forehead. I soon… Continue Reading
Little Things That Make Me Smile
Little Things That Make Me Smile by Wendy Astle A lot of times in our daily routine there are things that just pass us by, unnoticed. Little things, we overlook in our daily shuffle. Sometimes I wonder if people became more aware of these things, if our hectic lives would be less stressful. We all say… Continue Reading
Scrapbooking Tips
Scrapbooking Tips by Alison Gay Scrapbooking is becoming very popular. This craft has been around for centuries although it has really flourished in recent years. We now have lots of paper, ribbons, stickers and more great items that are easily used in making beautiful albums, cards, calendars, tags and other keepsakes. They make excellent gifts… Continue Reading
My Retirement Adjustment
My Retirement Adjustment By Bonnie Jarvis-Lowe Becoming a nurse became my goal at age five, when I suffered a life-threatening illness. A career in nursing was what I wanted and I knew it was something I had to do. In 1969, I walked away from the Grace Hospital School of Nursing with “RN” after my… Continue Reading
Beyond Bad Luck
Beyond Bad Luck by J.A. McDougall **Photos courtesy Environment Saskatchewan Greenwater Provincial Park Visitor Centre Peacefulness born of predictability is what my husband Dick longs for; for me, daydreaming in the car is best. Summers, we tow a trailer to Saskatchewan gulping pleasures from the drive. Huge spaces of land sail by each with its own… Continue Reading
