By Jim Poling Sr.From Shaman's Rock Now that the gas-powered lawn mowers, grass trimmers and leaf blowers are being tucked away for winter, I’m wondering how many will be back out next spring. A revolution…
Do good things
By Sue Tiffin Throughout this edition of your paper, you’ll see a multitude of stories that are intrinsically about people doing good things to help others. Those who sit on the Haliburton Highlands Art Centre…
Into the darkness
By Jim Poling Sr.From Shaman's Rock The clock ‘falls back’ one hour Sunday Nov. 7 when Daylight Saving Time (DST) is suspended for the winter months. I’m not unhappy about that, but some people are.…
Wishing the best for the Huskies
To the Editor, I would like to thank Paul Wilson and The Haliburton Huskies for making the Minden arena their home. This appreciation also extends to the Minden council for helping to facilitate this exciting…
Thatta boy, Will!
By Jim Poling Sr.From Shaman's Rock Suddenly, the Royal family no longer bores me to tears. I’ve yawned through years of watching the Queen deliver stultifying television addresses with her cut-glass upper-class accent. And, one…
Love your library
By Sue Tiffin I am grateful for everything that has been available to me during the pandemic that has helped make a difficult time even slightly more comfortable where possible – technology, curbside service, kind…
A thank you to nurses for ‘extraordinary effort’
To the Editor, An open ‘thank you’ letter from the physician teams at Haliburton Highland Health Services The physician teams at both the Minden and Haliburton sites of Haliburton Highlands Health Services would like to…
Taking over the world
By Jim Poling Sr.From Shaman's Rock They are everywhere. In the 70 acres of bush that I call home in Haliburton County, I estimate there are nearly 300 of them, and many more just beyond…
The show must go on
By Sue Tiffin Attending a performance, going out for a special event, dressing up to the nines – these are some of the special moments in our life we have learned to cherish more over…
Thankful for community generosity
To the Editor, The Minden Community Food Centre would like to thank the residents, cottagers and visitors for their generous donations at the Minden Beer Store for our food bank. It is very much appreciated. …
A Thanksgiving invitation to support the local food…
To the Editor, The idea, at MBC, was a simple one: We are all fortunate to be able to cottage or live in this community, and not all the people that make the community what…
Guns and autumn
By Jim Poling Sr.From Shaman's Rock This is the golden time; the best days of the year. Sparkling sunbeams spill from a brilliant blue sky. Golden bronze and crimson leaves catch them, then lose their…
Hello, readers
By Sue TiffinEditor It's maybe not everyone's idea of a good time, but digging through the archives at a newspaper office can be such an enticing way to spend minutes-turned-into-hours. Seeing photos of community members…
Things you can’t plan for
By Katrina Boguski Most people hate feeling rushed and frazzled although a few may claim to get some sort of high from the adrenaline spike brought on by ambitious deadlines. Those who do fall into…
Long-Term Care Coalition keeps the heat on important…
Submitted by Bonnie Roe, on behalf of Haliburton-CKL Long-Term Care Coalition Haliburton-CKL LTC Coalition created a rigorous election campaign to bring awareness to voters about marking their ballot with an X for a candidate who…
Big thanks to Minden Hills Fire Department
To the Editor, Staff, tenants and Board of Directors of Staanworth Non Profit Housing Corp would like to take this opportunity to send a HUGE thank you to Chief Nelson, Deputy Chief Shain, and volunteers…
Shapeshifting for the future
By Jim Poling Sr.From Shaman's Rock While we humans continue to fret and argue about climate change, animals have already started to adapt to it. That’s really no surprise because some folks, me included, believe…
100 Acts of Green
To the editor: R.D.Lawrence was a literary icon and a champion of environmental issues.Sept. 12, marked the 100th year of his birth. Lawrence was a field biologist, journalist, wildlife rehabilitator and a veteran of WWll.…
Remembrance
Soon we will be feeling the pain of Remembrance Day again. My father and grandfather would not recognize the attitude of Canadians that we are seeing lately. Our family lost one pilot in the last…
Spitting during the pandemic
By Jim Poling Sr. You gotta love autumn baseball, especially when the Blue Jays are providing such dramatic late-season entertainment.Toronto’s team has given Major League Baseball (MLB) - the entire sport in fact - a…
Decisions
By Katrina Boguski For many years, the phrase “better a bad decision than no decision” has been a motto that has provided me with some reassurance, especially when the outcomes of my decisions are as…