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Top Ten Movies: Super Mario
Super Mario jumps into the top spot while John Wick wrestles with the number two spot.
Funny Golf Stories
Two long time friends were standing on the tee overlooking a river getting ready to hit their shots….
Magic Maze: Ending in "AX"
Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions forward, backward, up, down and diagonally.
Go Figure! Apr 20
The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram.
Odd Stories: A pothole and a sinkhole
In 2008, an enormous sinkhole appeared in Daisetta, Texas, NPR reported. At that time, it grew to a cavity about 900 feet across and 260 feet deep…
NFL Trivia and Facts
The longest field goal ever made was a 66-yarder, kicked by the Baltimore Ravens' Justin Tucker in 2021.
Strike proves privileged PSAC is out of touch
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal government to reject the unaffordable and unsustainable demands from the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
Penton: Records fall during Summer’s great spring
In water-related parlance, let’s just say it’s unlikely that Toronto swimmer Summer McIntosh is a splash in the pan.
Eatonia’s Ted Douglas has lived a great life
Ted Douglas from Eatonia has led a long and interesting life, which began on Dec. 31st, 1924, at Empress, AB. He was the oldest of four kids, growing up on a farm between Empress and Eatonia.
The Klarenbach Report, Apr 16
Hedges against inflation are essential for investors to preserve their purchasing power and protect the real value of their investments.
Living With Lupus
April 1, 1996 my life was changed drastically and permanently. I had been suffering for a few months with literally no energy and then my toes started to turn purple and get ulcers and lesions on them…
Bill Powell is an artisan at heart
If you’re headed north on Highway 884 to Veteran, you’ll spot a headless horseman at one of the intersections. The life-sized figure is the workmanship of artisan Bill Powell…
Check It Out: Agreeing to work together
My father-in-law possesses a wealth of stories and sayings. He shared a recent anonymous quote: “If two people always agree, one of them isn't necessary.”
Setting a ‘shiny’ example back in 2004
Darwin Zimrose smiles in this photo, which was published in the April 7, 2004 issue of The Clarion. His hair stylist, Christel Hankewich assured him his hair will return just as full and lush as it was before.
Pop 89: Not Altogether There
Last night I showed my brother the documentary “Wild Prairie Man” about my friend James R. Page who has spent the last few decades photographing the wild prairie of Grasslands National Park.
Geriatric Construction?
Harold Syrota, Bill O’Sullivan and Randy Ervine built a windbreak for the BBQ deck at the Kindersley Regional Park golf clubhouse.
Life hack, put ‘do nothing’ time on your calendar
This is clean rest—it’s time that we intentionally set aside for relaxation without feeling guilty about it.
Housework Humor
I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.
Celebrity Extra: Sara Gilbert
Who is the tall blonde woman who is one of the hosts of "The Talk"? Also, what happened to Sara Gilbert?