Yearly Archives: 2009
Here Comes the New Decade!
Holy Cow it’s New Year’s Eve! – and not just the beginning of a new year but a new DECADE. As we end the first decade of the new millenium it seems that traditions are falling by the wayside, victims of terrorist attacks, economic meltdown and global warming. But all is not gloom and doom ...
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NOW The Countdown Begins!
Our rules – our Garage, but this ain’t road hockey… This morning Hockey Canada announced what all of Canada, in fact most of the world has been waiting for with bated breath! The 2010 Canadian Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. Other countries, blessed with almost endless summer, may look at normally conservative, quiet Canada with ...
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2010 Top 10 Lists
Top 10 lists are kind of fun actually, like sneaking the last Toblerone triangle out of the package when no-one is looking. Technically we won’t start the next decade of the millenium for another year but 2010 seems like a great place to start making lists for the years ahead. Hopefully not like the Soviet ...
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Provincial Junior Curling Comes to Teeswater
By Lynne Frank Here’s a great event to kick off the new year. Starting January 2, you don’t have to travel any farther than the Teeswater Agri-Curl to watch some great competitive curling. Maybe you were glued to your television watching the Roar of the Rings from Edmonton a month ago. Teeswater is hosting what ...
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Snow, Wind & Icy Roads Don’t Slow The Torch!
Photos by Lynne Frank Treacherous roads lay ahead for anyone braving the elements to reach Walkerton for the once in a lifetime experience of the 2010 Olympic Torch passing on its way across Canada to Vancouver. And once in Walkerton the expected delays occurred as hardy runners slipped, slided and mushed their way along the ...
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The Almanac for January 2010
Gee, December must have been a pretty busy month to not get the Almanac done… January is named after Janus (Ianuarius), the god of the doorway; the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, coming from the Latin word for door (ianua) – January is the door to the year. Traditionally, the original Roman calendar ...
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