The Jacksons – for Apr. 29, 2010

“MOM! WHERE ARE YOU?” Jennifer Jackson’s voice echoed through the house, as did the door slamming behind her as she burst through it on her Friday afternoon arrival home from school. “Geez girl, calm down!” Rose poked her head out of the kitchen. “I’m right here! Where’s the fire?” “Sorry Mom, I didn’t see you

The Jacksons – for Mar. 4, 2010

“So Andrew tells me you’re going to be a shepherd,” Grant Toews chuckled as he picked up his coffee cup and took a sip. Randy Jackson, who was sitting next to his father Andrew and across from Grant at their table in the café, scowled. “We shepherds prefer to be known as sheep ranchers,” he


Western Feed Grain Development Co-Op Strikes Out

David Rourke was surprised and disappointed two spring wheats proposed for the Canada Western General Purpose (CWGP) class by the Western Feed Grain Development Co-op (WFGDC) weren’t supported for registration here Feb. 25. “I’m not sure what to say at this point,” Rourke, a WFGDC director, from Minto, Man., said after the Prairie Recommending Committee

The Jacksons – for Feb. 4, 2010

Looking out the dining room window of the Jackson house, Andrew could just see the ghostly outline of the big old elm tree on the front lawn. The north wind howled around the eaves and corners of the house and the blowing snow obscured the rest of the yard and the outbuildings. Andrew heard footsteps

The Jacksons – for Jan. 7, 2010

“ Don’t touch that Allison!” Jennifer Jackson reached down and scooped her little niece up off the floor and away from the brightly lit Christmas tree and the mound of colourful packages that lay beneath it. “That’s for later sweetie.” She gave the little girl a kiss on the forehead and Allison giggled happily. “Fo’


The Jacksons – for Dec. 17, 2009

How did this happen?” Rose Jackson gazed out of the window at the snow drifting down outside. She set her coffee cup on the table and sighed. Andrew looked up from his newspaper. “How did what happen?” he asked. “How did it get to be a week till Christmas and I haven’t even started getting

The Jacksons – for Nov. 19, 2009

Rose Jackson opened her eyes and stared briefly at the ceiling above her from her position on the couch in the living room of the Jackson home. After a moment, she turned her head lazily to look out of the picture window across the room. She found herself squinting against the sunlight outside and gave

The Jacksons – for Nov. 5, 2009

Jennifer Jackson heard the rumble of her brother Brady’s Pontiac Firebird coming up the driveway. She looked up from her task at the kitchen counter to watch the shiny black car pull up in front of the house, and Brady hop out of the driver’s door while his girlfriend Amanda climbed out of the passenger


The Jacksons – for Oct. 8, 2009

The chill in the outside air was not enough to make its way into the shop in the Jacksons’ yard, where Andrew sat alone, sipping warm coffee and contemplating the state of his universe. Over all, the state of the universe seemed acceptable. The unusually warm weather in September had allowed the Jacksons to not

The Jacksons – for Aug. 13, 2009

“ So, which calf are we looking for?” Jennifer turned in the saddle as she spoke, looking back along the fenceline she and Andrew were riding. Andrew kept his eyes up ahead to where the trees began a few hundred feet ahead, growing right up to the fence. “We’re looking for the little fellow with