ODDS & ENDS by Ralph Bice October 31, 1973 At least once a year, sometimes oftener, I receive copies of the pamphlets that are sent out by the Jack Miner Foundation. I imagine the main reason is to raise funds though from what I hear they are doing very well as financing goes. They […]
MORE ABOUT CONSERVATION by Ralph Bice October 24, 1973 Some time soon I expect perhaps a number of people to suggest that I stop finding too much fault with some items that appear in the daily and weekly papers. As long as there appears so many articles off the mark pertaining to the outdoors I […]
THE LAST DEER by Ralph Bice 1973 This is a true story. It happened quite a few years ago and there are still a few around who remember that it did happen, though noone seems to be able to tell the exact year. Since both of these old people are long gone the time really […]
MUST THE COTTAGES GO? October 1973 by Ralph Bice I did attend a meeting in Huntsville when the powers that be apparently just wanted to talk about getting the logging and cottagers out of Algonquin Park. I have had a lease since 1930. My latest renewal makes it one of the last to go. I […]
LOOKING BACK by RALPH BICE December 19, 1973 It seems so long ago that Morry Barr decided that he would become a newspaper man. I was sitting on the Regional Tourist Council along with Morry and a number of others when he told us of his new venture. I suggested that it might be a […]
A.A. with Thanks There is a group of older gentlemen who had a positive impact on my life although they will never know as it wasn’t instantaneous. After my school year at university ended, usually in later May, I would gather my belongings and head north to work at Y.M.C.A. Camp Pine Crest, near […]
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A TURKEY GUIDE? Would you believe the first bird? No golden haired hunter, I can’t brag that I bagged my first turkey on my first hunt. In fact, on my first hunt I witnessed a brilliant blue-green meteorite entering the earth’s atmosphere in the blackness of 4 a.m. It turned […]
UP & DOWN, UP & DOWN The story of our one and only ocean going fishing trip while vacationing during the Christmas break (1991). Published in 1992 The Times – OODs. Ponce Inlet, Florida Any similarities between actual people and those described in this article are purely co-incidental. Names have been mainly altered to protect […]
MOLSON Penned on Wednesday October 28, 1987 OUT OF DOORS Serious dog men will tell you to leave the wife and kids at home when it comes time to pick a pup from a litter. That way you can follow the sage advice of professionals who have mapped out intricate, and some not so intricate, […]
HOME HEATING FIREWOOD COMPARING 1980 TO 2024 With some tongue-in-cheek ITEM COST in 1980 same value in 2024 Stove, pipe, installation $458.00 $1,736.02 Load of logs $500 $1875.59 Chain saw $149.95 $562.49 Gas & lubricants…for saw $44.60 $167.30 Basic 4-wheel drive pickup $8379.04 $31,431.23 Pickup maintenance $438.00 $1643.01 Replace […]
