Heather Latter A variety of unique jewellery—known as “Adornments” by Sal Beck—is now on display at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The jewellery, which includes rings, earrings, and bracelets, are made from different materials, such as silver flatware, trinkets, copper pieces, beads, leather, and glass. Also on display […]
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Staff The pride of Devlin female curling is right in the fight at the 2014 Ontario Scotties. Jenna Enge’s work as second helped Sudbury skip Tracy Horgan’s rink defeat Hollie Nicol (Don Mills) 9-4 this morning in Draw 6 of the provincial ladies’ curling championship in Sault Ste. Marie. The […]
Duane Hicks A backhoe with a ripper tooth dug through five feet of frozen earth to get to a water service line which broke Tuesday at Third Street West and Keating Avenue, leaving 22 homes without water. The cold has been taking its toll on infrastructure recently. Crews have to […]
Joey Payeur The last time the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints came to town, the Muskie boys’ hockey team had to hang on for dear life. This time around, the black-and-gold just stomped the life right out of the Saints. Fort High routed their Kenora opponents 11-0 here Tuesday night to […]
Heather Latter There have been cases of H1N1, as well as one ’flu B, reported in the region, according to Donna Stanley, manager of controls of infectious disease for the Northwestern Health Unit. “Mainly H1N1 has been coming up,” she noted, though citing they are not able to accurately report […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers handed the Minnesota Iron Rangers two golden opportunities to break a third-period tie last night. The Rangers declined the gift. Then they returned the hospitality—and the Lakers were more than happy to accept it. Kyle Lipinski’s third goal in three games during a 5-on-3 […]
Do you know how much your cows are eating? Feed supply for the cows when it gets this cold can be an issue. After all, feed represents the largest single cost (60 percent of total) in a cow-calf enterprise. Science tells us a 1,300-pound dry, pregnant cow in good condition […]
My Christmas card basket was pleasantly full this year. Not crowded but pleasantly full! There were the usual cards–the ones I always can depend on. A card from Esther, my college roommate. Esther is a gentle person, who lives in Richmond, Ind. and is a Quaker. Every year, she updates […]
Moose sent me an e-mail the other day claiming that men are deep thinkers—and supported that argument with the hypothesis that the pain of childbirth did not hold a candle to the male equivalent of being kicked in the groin. A good argument, sure. But since he has never given […]
Winter is raising her icy fist around the country as we Canadians of the middle-aged variety—and beyond—tune into The Weather Network with dreadful regularity. Storms and records of cold and snowfall fascinate us it seems; winter’s entertainment. Here in Nova Scotia, we have had an unusually early winter with dumps […]
Happy New Year! I’m thinking there are a few of us wishing for some warmer weather! I’m trying to stay positive because, yes, it could always be worse. But it could be a whole lot better, too. I’ve been battling with one water bowl during this cold snap—again. On the […]
This past week, I was called upon to drive into Winnipeg for medical tests. We left early Friday morning and travelled along Highway 11 to Rainy River, then across northern Minnesota from Baudette to Warroad, and then north on Highway 12 to the Trans-Canada. The area was under a severe […]
