By Laurie Sweig Here’s a truth for you: Any movement that you are not doing now you will not be able to do in the future. One example is getting down to the floor and…
Size doesn’t matter
By Jim Poling Sr. The next time someone calls you a bird brain, take it as a compliment. That’s become a cliché as scientists discover more evidence that birds are smarter than we believe.Birds do…
Willingness to change
By Chad Ingram How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. That adage is frequently used by a number of local municipal politicians and now the elephant is on the table in…
Comfort zone
By Laurie Sweig The term comfort zone is used quite a bit these days. One definition I found for it is: A place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress.…
America and The Old Man and the Sea
By Jim Poling Sr. My fingers caress a well-aged copy of the novel The Old Man and the Sea. I thumb to the first page.“He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff…
A year of change
By Chad Ingram 2020 has been a year of many changes, and readers will notice some at the Minden Times and its sister publications starting next week.After more than a decade as the managing editor…
Laughter in the gloom
By Jim Poling Sr. Late autumn can be a depressing time. Early November sunshine and warmth give way to cloud and cold. It’s a down time waiting for good things to begin – things like…
Burpees – revisted
By Laurie Sweig I have written about burpees in the past. They still are not a favourite exercise for anyone that I work with. I’m hoping that by changing the way they are done, an…
Big on broadband
By Chad Ingram It's not every day, week, month, year or really ever that the premier of Ontario comes to Minden, so it was a pretty big deal when Premier Doug Ford arrived in town…
A sad loss of trust
By Jim Poling Sr. It seems that you can’t trust anyone or anything these days. And, that has become a serious, but much overlooked problem for our so-called civilized society.A recent Pew Research Centre survey…
The facts on Frost
To the Editor, Doubtless there will be ongoing discussions regarding the disposition of the Frost Centre lands.Established by Conservative premier Leslie M. Frost, the centre pioneered conservation and the promotion of the natural environment. It…
Improve your balance
By Laurie Sweig It’s getting cold outside. That means snow and ice are a reality in the not too distant future. Now is a great time to take your balance to the next level. It…
A different Remembrance Day
By Chad Ingram Like almost everything in 2020, Remembrance Day will look much different this year amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. That, however, doesn't preclude any of us from taking part in the act of…
Monster mash
By Chad Ingram The Halloween celebration at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre this past weekend was great, and not just because I won a lollipop for decimating my sister and brother-in-law in a double pumpkin…
Concern over province’s wetland decision
The following is an open letter to MPP Laurie Scott, submitted to the Minden Times. I recently read the article [“Province greenlights controversial Pickering development on protected wetland using special order”, CBC News online Oct.…
Control
By Laurie Sweig One definition of the word control is “to have power over.” Here’s a little secret for you … as living beings on this planet we have very little control over anything. That…
Worry over Frost Centre lands
By Jim Poling Sr. It’s official. The “For Sale” sign is up at the Frost Centre on Highway 35 just south of Dorset.Workers were out early last Saturday morning assembling a huge sign offering the…
Vitamin N
By Laurie Sweig Last week I had the privilege of attending the grand opening of the Barnum Creek Nature Reserve in the Haliburton area. This 500 acres of land was donated to the Haliburton Highlands…
The face mask police
By Chad Ingram Working in media during the COVID-19 pandemic has meant, in large part, days dominated by the subject of the coronavirus for nearly eight months now. That is true whether you're a national…
When the red, red robin . ..
By Jim Poling Sr. Now you see them, now you don’t.The robins were everywhere until recently. Listening and pecking for worms beside the house. Flitting branch to branch back in the woods as they searched…
A billion reasons to buy local
By Chad Ingram It's no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has been rough on businesses in Haliburton County, some have laid off employees and some have had to close their doors. It's up to us…