Mother’s Day from Then to Now

Text by Helen Lepp Friesen Historians maintain that Mother’s Day originated many centuries ago during Greek and Roman festivals. Greeks dedicated their annual spring festival to Rhea, the mother of many deities. Ancient Romans made offerings to their Mother of Gods, Cybele. Christians originally celebrated Mother’s Day on the fourth Sunday during Lent to honour the ... Read More

The Art of Ukrainian Egg Painting – Pysanky

Text by L. Baker Pysanky, or the art of Ukrainian egg painting, is a 2000 year old art form which transforms an egg into an incredibly detailed work of art. The artist will begin with a raw white egg which is a symbol of life and rebirth. They typically use heated bees wax to draw intricate ... Read More

The Inventor Next Door

Text by Jonathan Thiessen Just outside Blumenort along the #12 Highway lays Blue Ridge Enterprises. A small but growing business, Blue Ridge Enterprises has developed a solid reputation for providing a variety of services to the local area. Besides steel sales and repair, they offer custom fabrication and ornamental ironworks while also manufacturing a farm medication ... Read More

SIGNAL LIGHTS – FRIEND OR FOE?

Text by L. Baker Is there anything more annoying than following a vehicle which has had their signal light on for five blocks? Actually yes there is; a vehicle that turns directly in front of you without signaling at all, causing you to jam on your brakes! Every year there are cases of serious traffic accidents which ... Read More

Highway Tractor – Driver Education

Text by Pat Gerbrandt There is a critical shortage of highway tractor drivers throughout North America and there is a good indicator that the need for such training will only increase. Free Eagle prides itself on quality instruction and offers one-on-one training. The minimum 40-hour instruction time is all in-truck. Drivers begin directing one of five company ... Read More

Clean Car Windows – Safe And Healthy

Text by Tom Hamilton Have you ever ridden in a car or truck that had windows so dirty that you had difficulty seeing outside? As the passenger, how safe do you feel? Secondarily and of equal if not more important, how healthy are dirty windows? Is winter time the worst season for dirty windows? Absolutely not. Dirty windows ... Read More