It's Off To The Races

I went to visit a local business in the Kirkland Lake area today and was very impressed with what I saw. I have seen the place many times as I drove by their store but had no interest in looking inside at that time but you never know what you might find if you just get curious.
The showroom is very well laid out and appealing to the eye as they have a variety of machines on display as you walk straight in the door, to the left and also to the right. There are two gentlemen at the sales counter to greet you and they are very polite and friendly. Mr Tanner Rosko is the Sales Manager of the business and he has another gentleman working with him, Mr Josh Harvey who was very helpful as he showed me around the premises. I will say a very big "THANK YOU" to him for his time and efforts. Mr Harvey showed me their coral of racing machines that they take around the country on the snowmobile racing circuit going to almost all points of the province. The boys at this business are very enthusiastic about their business not only selling machines, repairing them , but also racing them and showing the public what they are made of. Good work men!!! It is not too many times that I have gone into places that sell products and noticed that the people not only sell their products but thoroughly enjoy them after hours as well in their entertainment hours.
The most of what I saw in their showroom was snowmobiles, which I expected to see at this time of year, but they also had a good quantity of ATVs as well and one or two boats on trailers at the back of the showroom straight ahead. I asked my guide if they would be changing their display goods to go with the season shortly and he agreed that they would be bringing out some bikes and more ATVs soon as well as boats. I believe that the Rosko family have made a very wise decision when they opened up their power sports business selling and servicing small engines machines such as they have. It is a very popular sport in this part of the country as well as being very useful items to get around off road terrain in the bush and to the cottage.
I wish the best of a profitable and successful future for the people of Team Rosko Power Sports on the south side of highway 66 just west of Chaput Hughes, Ontario. Make it a point to come and see what Tanner and his men have to offer you at their store. And I do thank you for the tour and conversation this afternoon.
Wilf Blakey

Spring is around the corner

As the calendar tells us, we have just started Spring. I know the weather doesn't agree with this fact but the fact is that it is now spring.
We have had a hard winter with lots and lots of snow and enough cold temperatures. In the last week or two we have had a little reprieve with some days of warmth causing melting of the snow. This action, of course, gets our hopes up that we will see some green grass and flowers in the near future, we usually forget to accept the fact that with melting comes flooding and lots and lots of mud. God has designed this earth and its yearly cycles to accomplish what he wants to happen here on Earth, like us, the land needs time to rest, thus the winter snow and ice. In the Spring, the Earth wakes up and stretches taking in lots of fresh air, and moisture from the melting snow so it can proceed to make many pretty flowers and shrubs. In the summer, it has come to full life and built up its' muscles by growing many trees, plants, fruits and vegetables, just like us when we do our excercises with muscle building.
In the fall, the Earth settles down and relaxes with its multicoloured leaves and harvest of fully grown and developed food crops. This is the same as us after a hard days' work, just letting our sore muscles rest from the exertion. And then back to winter again.
This is so much like our human lives and we need to be thankfull for what God has made and given us.
Wilf Blakey

GREEN DAY

It is that time of year again when we try to make as many things as possible, green! We have not been successful in turning our whole house green but my wife was able to make a green vegetable and a green desert. I am sure they are going to be very tasty so that is all that matters around here. Happy St Patricks' Day to you all. Wilf and Elizabeth Blakey

In the Beginning

This is the first attempt at blogging for me, I have followed along with many other blogs and decided the time is now to do my own.
This blog is actually about the many sights, events, people, etc that I come into contact with through my lifetime. I hope you find it interesting.
The people in the picture are a group that are very interesting. The gentleman in the centre is Mr Evan Hardwood Kindling, a son to the couple surrounding him and they are Wilson and Sharon Kindred of Kirkland Lake. They travel around the country in their converted school bus to do ministering in church,schools and many other places. The Kindreds moved to Kirkland Lake in October 2007 from Listowel in Southern Ontario and attend Living Faith Assembly Pentecostal Church in Kirkland Lake.
Mr Kindred was born and raised in Kirkland Lake and left to work as a paramedic with the ambulance system, working in many centres in Ontario both North and South. He was the head of some of the paramedic services he worked at and finally left the paramedic field when he developed problems with his arms and shoulders as he found it very hard to perform his duties with this disability.
Before Wilson quit the paramedic services, he was ministering and doing the Lord's work for many years previously in the areas he was working and living, he even had a radio program, singing and preaching to the public. Part of Mr. Kindred's ministering is in song and in puppetry with a newly acquired puppet (Evan) The puppet is a real hit with the kids in the audience. Wilson has also recorded a cd using only his voice done in four levels and mixed to make a very delightful cd with some Southern Gospel selections.
Sharon has been at Wilson's side with the ministering , especially since they moved north 1 1/2 years ago. She quit her job working in Kitchener when they felt the call of God to move north and both of them go on the trips , which was not really possible before when Sharon was working.
We do pray for a blessing on this delightful couple and safety on their trips whether they go East , West, North or South. I am very glad that our paths have crossed and we have had the chance to get to know these people.
Wilf Blakey