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Pam Pardy: Bandaid on a Bullet Hole

Posted on May 15, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

Mothers are magical, mythical creatures curing gaping, wildly bleeding wounds with butterfly kisses and bear hugs. When order cannot be restored with lightly laid on lips, a bandaid with winged ponies may steadily slow a tumbling trail of salty tears and bubbling blood.
Those fairytale-like mommy moments don’t always come

Tags: column, family, Jim Furlong, mother's day, Motherhood, mothers, Newfoundland, Newfoundland mom, op-ed, Pam Pardy, staff column

LOCAL | Family Ties With Sharon Snow

Posted on May 15, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

Sharon Snow is one of NTV’s most dynamic employees — a force in the boardroom and star in front of the camera

It’s been almost three decades since she arrived at NTV – bringing talent, grace and enthusiasm to a career that continues to evolve.
Most know

Tags: family, family ties, fogo, mother's day, mothers, Newfoundland, Newfoundland mom, NL, NTV, ozfm, Q&A, Sharon Snow

Shannell Lewis: Keepin’ It Country

Posted on April 26, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, From The Archives, Web Exclusives

The multi-talented Shannell Lewis takes the country show on the road with the 8 Track Favourites

She may not wear a coat of many colours, but Shannell Lewis certainly dons many different hats.
Fans of OZFM have no doubt heard her delightfully cheerful voice over the past six

Tags: Community, entertainment, family, music, Newfoundland

The truth about pit bulls

Posted on September 1, 2016
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Products

By: Ken Reid
Despite all we know, or think we know, about pit bulls, the truth just might surprise us all
This summer, the media was aflutter with news that a pit bull mauled a woman in Quebec. The report met with widespread outrage. Various municipalities in Quebec discussed enacting

Tags: Dogs, family, pets, safety

Real-life horror movie

Posted on June 14, 2016
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

As a raging wildfire later referred to as ‘The Beast” bore down upon Fort McMurray, residents like Courtney Abbott hoped for the best while never imagining the worst.
The raging wildfire that has laid waste to an area larger than the Avalon Peninsula, wrecking one-tenth of Fort McMurray, destroying 2,400

Tags: Alberta, Evacuation, family, Fort MacMurry, Newfoundland, safety, The Beast, Wildfire

Your Silly Goose is Cooked

Posted on June 7, 2016
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Staff Blog

Kids are funny. A few weeks back my son’s girlfriend and I were seated in the kitchen, chatting as we visited. Brody is away at boot camp and we both mentioned how proud of him we were. We commented on how great he was doing and how well he was...

Tags: Cooking, family, Goose

Over & Out Summer

Posted on May 27, 2016
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

My husband and I lost our daughter this past weekend. Where were we while she went MIA? Napping, I think. Though we were also fiddling with firewood and constructing a wood horse during those missing hours, so it’s really hard to say.
Truth be told, we didn’t really know she

Tags: family, summer

To Have and to (Choke) hold

Posted on March 14, 2016
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Staff Blog

My mother and I walk together as often as we can, and like many good Newfoundland women, we move our mouths as much or more than our legs each time we head out.
I know I’m in for an enthusiastic ear full (which always makes a walk go faster) when

Tags: couples, family, love, marriage

A Beautiful Mind

Posted on February 29, 2016
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog

I went to visit my uncle the other day. It was something I’d been dreading. It’s not like we weren’t close. We were next door neighbours for more than eight years while my family lived around the bay. There, he’d been a daily presence – him on his front porch,

Tags: Dementia, elder care, family

Yoga: All Ages Fun!

Posted on February 29, 2016
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Staff Blog

Jennifer Mews is passionate about the ancient art form of yoga. So passionate, in fact, that she has started offering yoga classes to local school children. A school teacher during school hours and a yoga teacher after class, Mews gave us the lowdown on her popular Kids Yoga classes, currently

Tags: class, family, fitness, health, kids, learn, spirit, union, well-being, yoga, youth