Every day I have choice to make. Happy. Not happy. The happiness balance is tedious, constant work. Sometimes I do it well; sometimes I do appallingly. Today was one of those “not-do-it-so-well” days. My Monday got turned around like the weather and I found myself in the linger of thoughts […]
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Heading into the third FLW Tour stop of the season this past weekend at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Texas, I have to admit I was feeling a little bit of pressure to put up a good finish. My results in the first two events were not good—finishing in the […]
Did you know you can’t believe everything you read online? If so, then at least you are one step ahead of Stephen Harper’s Conservative government. We learned last week that to save a few bucks, the Harper government has been using the help wanted ads on www.kijiji.ca to build our […]
Unlike my good friend, Nancy, I never had a “hankering” for travel. Nancy has floated down the Amazon, toured the pyramids, and visited friends in Japan. She creates fascinating scrapbooks of her journeys, which she then shares with her friends. As for me, I’ve always preferred staying at home when […]
Sheila was in a blue funk. Her office recently had the lighting updated—the chief result being her radio no longer could pull in our local hog-rastlin’ music station. What to do? “Why don’t you take your satellite radio into work? You know I never listen to it at home during […]
Duane Hicks While the 2014 budget hasn’t been finalized yet, it’s likely that residential taxpayers here will see a tax increase of less than one percent this year. This will translate to an average increase of $86 for homeowners. Of the 3,073 residential properties to see a tax increase, 2,099 […]
Staff Craig Armstrong’s rink made it all the way to Copper Cliff. Unfortunately, while they were trying to enjoy the view, they got shoved off the edge. The Stratton skip and his team of third Ted Heyens, second Kevin Nielson, and lead Lawrence Armstrong finished last with an 0-5 record […]
Heather Latter The Border Skating Club will be upgrading its sound systems in both arenas this summer after winning the $5,000 grand prize in the “Tbaytel for Good” program last week. The sponsorship program, dedicated to investing in people and organizations in Northwestern Ontario, announced the winning submission on its […]
Duane Hicks Dependence on technology is having an impact on post-secondary education, leaving educators wondering what they can do about it? This was the focus of “Are You Being Skunked By Technology?”—a presentation led by Jim Lees, counselling supervisor at Confederation College in Thunder Bay, here last Wednesday. Lees developed […]
Duane Hicks A local management biologist was recognized last month for his work with sturgeon over many years. Darryl McLeod, fisheries manager with the Ministry of Natural Resources in Fort Frances, was the recipient of the Kallemeyn Award, which was announced March 12 during a banquet at the 10th-annual International […]
Staff The Valley Adult Learning Association here recently was called one of the eight most innovative literacy programs in the province by Community Literacy of Ontario. What’s more, VALA has been invited to make a presentation about its program at the Laubach Literacy Ontario conference in Orillia on June 13-14. […]
Heather Latter It may not feel like spring just yet but the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club, along with “The Shops on Scott Street,” are planning their first-annual Community Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt for Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m.-noon. “Kiwanis wanted to host an event in the community for kids […]
