Arnprior - Lifestyle http://www.emcarnprior.ca Arnprior en-us Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 http://www.emcarnprior.ca/20120517/lifestyle/May+is+the+month+for+lovers+and+fighters Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 May is the month for lovers and fighters EMC lifestyle - Currently, spring is alive with colour and motion. Butterflies of every colour are flitting from flower to flower in search of sweet sugar water.

Readers of this column are reporting flocks of warblers flitting through the woods, Bobolinks and Eastern Bluebirds foraging in the fields, and Wood Thrushes adding their melodious ...

]]> http://www.emcarnprior.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Straw+mattresses+didn't+always+mean+poverty%2c+What+you+sleep+on+certainly+wasn't+a+subject+you+could+easily+bring+up+in+the+school+yard Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Straw mattresses didn't always mean poverty, What you sleep on certainly wasn't a subject you could easily bring up in the school yard EMC Lifestyle - Goodness knows, I was used to sleeping on a feather mattress.

That didn't mean I went all over Northcote bragging about it. My sister Audrey said only poor people used feathers, because feathers were free.

My little friend Joyce slept on a mattress that was tufted and about six inches thick. Pink with blue flowers.

What ...

]]> http://www.emcarnprior.ca/20120517/lifestyle/OAS+changes+on+the+way Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 OAS changes on the way EMC lifestyle - A number of Canadians aged 54 and under will be affected by changes to Old Age Security (OAS) announced in the federal budget. In 10 years the age for OAS eligibility will rise from 65 to 67.

OAS benefits are currently paid to Canadians aged 65 and over, individuals can receive up to a maximum of nearly $6,500 per year based on ...

]]> http://www.emcarnprior.ca/20120517/lifestyle/KatieBears+benefit+sets+%2412%2c000+goal Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 KatieBears benefit sets $12,000 goal EMC lifestyle - The main fundraiser for KatieBears will be held in Eganville this year.

The not-for-profit charity was started by Lynda Fraser in memory of her daughter, Katie, who passed away from a pulmonary embolism almost three years ago.

Fraser held a successful fundraiser in Arnprior to launch the charity a couple of years ago. Since it ...

]]> http://www.emcarnprior.ca/20120517/lifestyle/Three+ingredients+are+all+that's+needed+for+this+salad Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Three ingredients are all that's needed for this salad EMC lifestyle - This week's recipe is for a simple three-ingredient salad that features a colorful, tasty combination of spinach, avocado and strawberries.

Although it's quick and convenient to use a bottled salad dressing, you may want to make one of the following dressings for the salad.

Both are quick and easy to prepare.

The Roquefort ...

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