How does a jazz musician end up with 1 million dollars?
By starting with 2 million dollars.
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Fun Fact: Early Soda Drinks
Before the year 1900, the most popular early soda drinks were ginger ale, ice cream soda, root beer, Dr Pepper, Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola.
Kovels Antiques & Collecting: Swatow Porcelain
Collectors often categorize types of East Asian porcelain by region or place name. For example, within the broad category of Chinese export porcelains…
Wishing Well: September 10
Here is a pleasant little game that will give you a message every day. It's a numerical puzzle designed to spell out your fortune. Count the letters in your first name.
Pipeline Online: Enbridge CEO Greg Ebel retiring, Michele Harradence to take over
Enbridge Inc. announced on Sept. 8 that Greg Ebel will retire as president and chief executive officer effective December 31, 2026, and that Michele Harradence has been appointed…
The Pod Report: Sep 10, Culture, Food, Business, and more
My favorite part of podcasting is running my mouth for an hour. The only time I don’t like it is when I’m off. Then that hour feels like a day and a half.
The Garden Bug: Not so heavenly!
Ailanthus altissima, known as Chinese sumac or Tree-of-Heaven, is native to China. In the late 1700s, it was brought to the U.S. as an attractive, fast-growing ornamental tree.
Fear Knot: September 10
Unscramble these twelve letter strings to form each into an ordinary word (ex. HAGNEC becomes CHANGE). Prepare to use only ONE word from any marked letter string…
FiveSpot: My Toothpaste
Solve each row by replacing one letter from the answer above or below and scrambling to make a new word. When complete, the top and bottom words will have no letters in common.
Magic Maze: (BLANK) In A (BLANK)
Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions forward, backward, up, down and diagonally.
Trivia Test: Dorian Gray
LITERATURE: Which author published his only novel in 1890, "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?
Top Ten Movies: Spider-Man still king of the web
Spider-Man: Brand New Day remains in the top spot while Coyote vs. Acme sneaks into the number two spot.
Streaming Source for the week of September 14
Here's what to watch and where to watch it for the week of Sept. 14, 2026.
Puzzles4Kids: September 10
Study the two words on each line to find the ONE letter in the left column that is NOT in the word in the right column. Write the extra letter on the blank space.
Even Exchange: September 10
Each numbered row contains two clues and two 6-letter answers. The two answers differ from each other by only one letter, which has already been inserted.
Salome's Stars: September 10
LEO (July 23 to August 22) Your Royalness needs time away from the limelight to catch up on things, from tidying up your desk to making calls that you've put off.
GOOD EATS!
Westberry Elementary School, Elizabeth Middle School and Kindersley Composite School all extended a welcome to their students on Monday evening, August 31st.
Co-op Kids Club SEPTEMBER Birthdays!
Happy SEPTEMBER birthdays to our amazing Kindersley & District Co-op Kids Club Members! Wishing you an awesome day filled with smiles, fun, and cake!
Divas on a Dime: Mezze Board
Labor Day weekend is summer's grand finale, the last big bash before we begin pretending we are ready for sweaters, schedules and pumpkin-spiced everything.