By Jim Poling Published June 1 2017 Machines and I don’t get along. I have never done them any bad but they have never liked me. Whenever we meet they treat me like an idiot.…
Minimum rage
By Chad Ingram Published June 1 2017 Every working person deserves to not have to worry about covering basic expenses. The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce with the support of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce…
After the flood
By Sue Tiffin Published May 25 2017 Last week it was reported that the Svalbard Global Seed Vault a “doomsday” bunker protecting a reserve of almost 900000 international food crop seeds deep within a mountain…
Letters to the EditorLetters to the Editor
To the Editor Recently I have been helping at the Minden Community Food Centre kitchen on Newcastle Street. Wow. What a wonderful experience it has been. The recent flooding has brought out hundreds of volunteers…
Less debate more action
By Jim Poling Published May 25 2017 We live in an increasingly peevish society. Smartphones tablets and social media have made it much easier for us to share thoughts and create immediate debate on anything…
Frogs on the road
By Jim Poling Published May 18 2017 Sloughs marshes and ditches along the roads are brimming and finally getting some warm sun. So it won’t be long now before thousands of amphibians begin their annual…
Overflow overkill
By Chad Ingram Published May 18 2017 There’s erring on the side of the caution and then there’s hyperbolic overreaction to a perceived threat. Mid-week last week just around the time the Gull River was…
Flooding back
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The bear and the back scratcher
Published May 11 2017 Back scratchers do not have video screens so I was surprised when my 10-year-old grandson Anderson asked me to make him a wooden back scratcher. Kids do make odd requests so…
Making it official
By Chad Ingram Published May 4 2017 Haliburton County is making a request of the province that the municipality become the ultimate approval authority for official plan amendments and there is no reason the province…
My first 100 days By Jim Poling
Published May 4 2017 Judging the first 100 days in office is ridiculous artificial and something invented by the news media. That’s how U.S. President Forrest Trump sees it. I feel it is important however…
Some baby advice
By Sue Tiffin Published April 27 2017 Ah the joys of becoming parents. Here it is Ingrams. You’ve imagined it maybe even planned for it. You’ve got that baby in your hands and you’re home…
Stale pretzels and soda water
By Jim Poling Published April 27 2017 The cattle are prowlin’ the coyotes are howlin’ Way out where the doggies bawl Woo-hoo-woo-ooo-ti-de Woo-hoo-woo-ooo-ti-de-de Woo-hoo-woo-ooo-ti-de Yodel-odel -lo-ti-de Singin’ his cattle call Anyone remember that catchy but…
Welcome to the world
By Chad Ingram Published April 27 2017 I have written hundreds upon hundreds of columns but as I begin this one everything is different. The lens through which I view the world has forever changed…
Maple syrup mysteries
Published April 20 2017 S pring is a season of mysteries. For instance: How do plants know when to start growing? How do hibernators such as bears know when to wake up? Why do mosquitoes…
Spring Clean-up Series: Get strong for spring
By Laurie Sweig Published April 20 2017 Spring feels like the time of year to exhale. After being wrapped up and shut in for the winter everything is uncurling stretching and getting ready for new…
The power of volunteering
Published April 20 2017 I started visiting Ruby Gilbert after I interviewed her for an article about residents at Hyland Crest and Highland Wood long-term care homes. The series called The Road to Highland Wood…
A walk in the spring woods
By Jim Poling Sr. Published April 13 2017 A long-awaited walk in the spring woods is like stepping through a looking glass and entering a remarkably different world. Before me is life as it was…
Be bear aware this spring
By Lee Ross Published April 13 2017 It's spring in Muskoka which means that pretty soon we're going to start seeing bears. If you encounter a bear remember to stay calm because bears want to…
Nature’s Place season in Minden
By Laurie Carmount Special to the Times Published April 13 2017 Climate Change is a hot topic heard daily in our media. There is much concern and debate about it. For this reason the programming…
Preventing PTSD
By Chad Ingram Published April 13 2017 F irefighters put their lives at risk in more ways than one on the job. They obviously put their physical safety at risk but so too their mental…