By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press The upcoming summer Olympics have me dreaming of a bucket-list trip to Brazil, and because my dreams usually feature food, I’m also hankering for some black beans made in my incredibly heavy stone bean pot a dear friend of mine lugged all the way […]
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I recently was short-listed for the 2016 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize that recognized six of the many first novels by Canadian writers in the literary fiction category. Or rather “Meadowlark” was short-listed. I just was along for the ride. I flew into Toronto for a rush overnight trip; flew into […]
The final FLW Tour regular-season event wrapped up this past weekend down at Lake Champlain, N.Y. and while I had a good tournament, ending up in 29th place, I fell a little short of winning the coveted Angler-of-the-Year title I have been mentioning over the past few weeks. In the […]
This rain! We have had just over six inches of rain this month alone, with two of that falling over the weekend. It is starting to really get to me. It affects my work and my farm—and we have no control over it! I wore rubber boots all weekend just […]
Soil organic matter (SOM) is the single-most important soil property you have influence over through your management. Higher soil organic matter levels translate into better water-holding capacity. It also results in higher and more consistent yields in the long run. Many of the key management practices that help build SOM […]
This Friday begins the great countdown to the 150th anniversary of Canada. On the 149th anniversary of Confederation, we will begin making preparations for the grand celebration one year from now. This past month, my wife and I were fortunate to visit Newfoundland—the last province on our list of places […]
Joey Payeur Jeff Watts and Dallas Gervais plan to showcase their own version of “Pin-terest.” The Fort Frances duo kicked off their stay at the 2016 Masters Bowling Association of Canada Nationals earlier today as they bowled the first six of what will wind up being 21 games over four […]
Joey Payeur They dazzled in Dryden, crushed it in Kenora, were fantastic in Fort Frances, and terrific in Thunder Bay. Now they’ll shoot to be marvelous in Mississauga. The Fort duo of Adyson Wilson-Hands and Alex Spuzak, along with Emo’s Pasquel Shortreed, will be the Rainy River District reps on […]
Cameron Penney Organizers of “Tour de Fort” already have been busy preparing for the 2016-17 season this fall. The six-show lineup was announced recently and passport sales are underway. “Passport sales have gone very well so far,” enthused John Payne, the programming and hospitality director of “Tour de Fort.” “Every […]
Heather Latter With a background in piano, voice, and musical theatre, former district resident Trevor Barker has spent the past year focusing his passion on co-creating a children’s musical with his partner, Dustin George. Entitled “Tuck & Daisy,” the family-friendly show featuring the unlikely duo of “Tuck” the clown and […]
Cameron Penney Local resident and lifelong “Star Wars” enthusiast Rick Strickland recently completed a project that had been several years in the making—building a life-sized replica of “R2-D2.” “I went to a ‘Star Wars’ convention about seven or eight years ago . . . and off in the distance, I […]
Cameron Penney Earlier in the school year, Fort Frances High School students created T-shirts for the incoming Grade 9 class that read “With change brings opportunity.” Now the Class of 2016 will have plenty of opportunity themselves as they go their separate ways after graduating from high school. “[It’s] like […]
