It is with great sadness that the Ball family wishes to announce the passing of Rebecca Colleen Ball, beloved wife of Frank Ball of Fort Frances. A full obituary will follow.
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Well a lot has happened since the last week of “Moos!” Calving is in full swing and as I write this, I am up to 17. Yesterday I had a cow calving and I like to always see the feet coming and in the right direction. Though I couldn’t see […]
Jamie Mountain photo Andros Bruyere ran the floor as he looked to set the offence in the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team’s 47-45 win over the Dryden Eagles in the NorWOSSA final on Monday afternoon at Fort High.
Jamie Mountain photo Flynn Perry shielded the puck while teammate Jaden Wake looked on during the second period of the Fort Frances Lakers’ 3-2 shootout loss to the Dryden GM Ice Dogs on Sunday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Be careful what you wish for, was a common recitation of my mother’s while I was growing up. She also said bad luck was as easy to find as good, so hope or ask for neither. I was thinking this morning of her stance on too much of a good […]
It’s ice fishing season. Have I got everything, rod, tip up, cooler, frost bite remedy, snacks, hand and foot warmers? Yeah that’s about it! No, wait – bait. What’ll it be? Worms? The ground is frozen. Minnows? No money. Blew it all on beer. Time to get creative. Take a […]
As I changed the load of dried clothes in the dryer, I also emptied the lint container that was totally covered with fibres from the polyester cotton blended shirts that I enjoy wearing. They are comfortable and easy to care for. But week after week, fibers fill the filter that […]
