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I think it started with the squash – I had lots, but no cabbage. I had been learning about making sauerkraut – I wanted to make sauerkraut – but difficult to do without cabbage, wouldn’t you say? And what to do with all that squash?

Genesis has always generated a lot of questions for me. It began back when I was a youngster.

I’m no history buff but I have heard of the Ming Dynasty. Emperors, ancient China, and success from a political point of view. There is now and ornamental cherry from China named after that Dynasty, Ming Amur Cherry.

Visiting Mennonite sites around the world is on my bucket list and with this series of articles I hope we can take a kind of tour of these places together.

When the news was breaking last week that a Ukrainian airliner had crashed near Tehran it was heartbreaking – but few could have predicted just how this tragedy across the world would touch so close to home.

Here in Manitoba, the opposition NDP have setup a web page to ask Manitobans if they want to continue with our present Daylight Savings practice or change to something else.

I have said it before and I will say it again; when growing fruit in Manitoba your options are limited at best. Without a doubt apples are the most popular choice.

The beginning of the new year also saw some new tax measures take effect that will benefit Manitobans.

This week Tom Hanks is celebrating his Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement in entertainment. He is also celebrating over 31 years of marriage to his wife Rita Wilson. In the ever-changing environment of Hollywood he has defied the odds.

This past Saturday hundreds of people gathered to honour the life and public service of long-time Hanover Municipal Councillor Bernie Stahn.