Columns
A fairly co-ordinated approach
Typically, in a new year, journalists look back at the year that just passed into history. This year, of course, there is only one story. Read more
Jan. 15, 2021
7:56 p.m.
Canadian fans will embrace NHL’s ‘North’
One of the seven Canadian teams is guaranteed to make the final four of the Stanley Cup playoffs in mid-July now that the completely revamped, COVID-induced realignment of National Hockey League divisions has put all the teams north of the border int Read more
Jan. 15, 2021
7:20 p.m.
What is a Good Change?
One of the first jobs of the new year is getting rid of the old year. Calendars need to be changed, getting used to writing the correct year, and perhaps the biggest chore is removing the last vestiges of Christmas, taking down the tree and decoratio Read more
Jan. 12, 2021
5:53 p.m.
A Blower That Kind Of Sucks
Movie cars get all the attention, but what about all the rad cars on regular network television? Al Bundy’s Dodge is my personal favourite from Married With Children. The episode where they washed it, and they couldn’t find it because Al forgot what Read more
Jan. 12, 2021
5:44 p.m.
Pondering sports developments in 2021
Twenty-one questions to ponder as we enter 2021, the year after most of us experienced the worst year of our lives. Read more
Jan. 02, 2021
5:20 p.m.
The best quips, quotes and anecdotes
from the first six months of a year to forget Read more
Dec. 16, 2020
11:11 a.m.
What’s Old Is Made Brand New Again
Every day, restoring a car gets more and more expensive. Yes, our dollar is as strong as it has been for a few years now, holding steady around that seventy-five cent mark in comparison to the U.S. dollar, but that’s only part of the equation. Read more
Dec. 15, 2020
3:04 p.m.
A year in sports to forget
The best thing about 2020 is that it’s almost over. Can 2021 or ’22 possibly be worse? Not a chance. Or so the world hopes. Read more
Dec. 11, 2020
1:19 p.m.
Three Decade Old Drop Top
Whether it be an auction unit that you scored for five hundred bucks, a crusty Kijiji find, or something you’ve owned for half a million kilometres, having a pickup that you never feel the need to clean or spruce up is a pretty good feeling. Read more
Dec. 09, 2020
2:33 p.m.
Totally convinced
There is no doubt 2020 has been the most challenging year we have faced in Canada since at least the years this country sent troops to the Korean War Read more
Dec. 08, 2020
4:39 p.m.
TV cameras never stray far from Tiger Woods
Since TV golf broadcasts usually begin with film and audio about Tiger Woods, no matter if the greatest golfer of all time is in the lead, middle of the pack or back home resting his back Read more
Dec. 06, 2020
12:40 p.m.
Christer Ehrling, thejuxtapod.com
Details That Shine Like Diamonds
My goal throughout working on old cars has always been the same, but it’s not the common goal because it adds tremendous time to any project and often tremendous expense. Read more
Dec. 01, 2020
5:48 p.m.
Just for the burner
On a recent visit to producer.com, I read a story on an Ethelton-area grain farm where they had installed a rather extensive array of solar panels. Read more
Dec. 01, 2020
4:22 p.m.
CFL eyes post-pandemic return
It’s not really a surprise that the Canadian Football League, which operates on a virtual shoestring, was one of the few professional sports leagues in North America to not operate in 2020 due to COVID-19. Read more
Nov. 29, 2020
4:05 p.m.
Are We Only Putting In A Nickel? - Luke 21:1-4
Jesus looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury; He also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. Read more
Nov. 25, 2020
7:52 p.m.
Das Wiener
I’m writing this immediately after watching assorted burnout videos filmed on deserted highways by drones, along with a top-ten video of cars with the best blower surge, partly because it’s cold outside, but mainly because the world has gone nuts. Read more
Nov. 25, 2020
7:45 p.m.
Not anything but positive
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may not be very popular on the Prairies, but he and his party do seem to at least understand the importance of timely and speedy access to information these days. Read more
Nov. 25, 2020
6:48 p.m.
A Wake-up Call
This August, my insomnia brought new meaning to the phrase “long summer nights.” It always began the same way; I would fall asleep quickly and soundly, and then for no apparent reason, I’d be awake. Read more
Nov. 19, 2020
12:01 p.m.
A Boosted Bandit
Television isn’t my deal a lot of the time, but old car movies are. If there’s nothing on that interests me later on at night, I’ll throw in a classic like Smokey and the Bandit. Read more
Nov. 17, 2020
12:21 p.m.
Accumulation of decades
It is the time of year when this journalist tends to become reflective on a career that has now stretched beyond three decades scratching stories for Yorkton This Week. Read more
Nov. 17, 2020
12:07 p.m.
Charles E Manley
Losing Trebek, Meeker sad day for Canada
Canada lost two broadcasting icons on one day, Nov. 8, and while Alex Trebek is known almost solely for his work on the television game show Jeopardy, both he and Howie Meeker had connections to Hockey Night in Canada. Read more
Nov. 17, 2020
11:54 a.m.
The Prairie landscape turned yellow
While wheat was once king on the Canadian Prairies in terms of what farmers grew, changes in world markets eventually led to a change atop the crop list, at least in terms of value. Read more
Nov. 15, 2020
2:31 p.m.
From Mountain Tops to Valleys
Florida seems like a lifetime ago! My husband and I were in Florida this last February when the news networks were just starting to cover COVID, and we were assured it was nothing to really be too concerned about. Read more
Nov. 15, 2020
2:13 p.m.
All-Canadian NHL division a great idea
One good thing about COVID-19? Not to be too flippant here, but the global pandemic has pushed the National Hockey League into a corner — and it might turn out to be great for Canadian hockey fans. Read more
Nov. 11, 2020
5:55 p.m.
An Experimental Mercedes For Any Engine
As freezing rain pours down on the house for a forecasted twenty hours, it makes me remember why I buy sticky winter tires and not snowmobiles. I think it snowed pretty good around fifteen years ago, but since then, a little bit of ice and a whole lo Read more
Nov. 10, 2020
2:54 p.m.
A November masters? Bring it on!
In the midst of what is normally football, hockey and basketball season, the big event on the sports calendar this week is the Masters at Augusta, Ga. In November. Of course, it’s 2020, the year of abnormal everything. In fact, another Masters tourna Read more
Nov. 06, 2020
2:50 p.m.
Others will point out
Interestingly, the dichotomy between the idea of supporting Canadian farmers and accessing food closer to home versus concerns that supply managed farm systems should go the way of the Canadian Wheat Board. Read more
Nov. 03, 2020
12:21 p.m.
A High Voltage Hummer
I grabbed a cordless drill the other day, and it had one bar out of four showing on the battery. I was able to torque a pile of screws out with that drill, luckily, as I didn’t have another battery nearby. Read more
Nov. 03, 2020
12:06 p.m.
