My father died on Oct. 12, 1974. It was the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend. The day was cold, a light skiff of snow lay on the ground, and my heart seemed to stop beating with his. I’m not sure when my heart started beating again; I can’t remember. Didn’t notice […]
fftimes
It was a very bad week for Canada’s veterans. So bad was it that my friend and colleague Peter Stoffer, the MP for Sackville Eastern Shore and NDP Veterans Affairs critic, called it “one of the worst weeks for veterans and their families ever.” The first blow for veterans came […]
Several years ago, I discovered Keith Harrell’s book “Attitude Is Everything: Ten Life-Changing Steps to Turning Attitude into Action.” Since that time, whenever I find myself in a bad mood, Harrell’s 10 steps help me turn it around. •Step 1—Understand the power of attitude. Adjust your attitude and change your […]
This coming Monday, families across Canada will celebrate Thanksgiving. By the second Monday of October, most crops already are harvested and are stored. The corn, wheat, oats, and barley have been tilled back into the ground. The last of the squash and pumpkins have been taken in, the onions have […]
Overdue congratulations to district runners who turned in some great results at a pair of running events last month. At the Walker North Country Races in Walker, Mn. on Sept. 21, Devlin resident Freeda Carmody, 75, placed first in the female 70-and-up age category in the half-marathon with a time […]
It should come to no surprise to anybody reading this column that fishing plays a big role in my life throughout the year. I have loved to fish since a very young age and have chosen a career path in the fishing industry. Some months are better than others for […]
Joey Payeur The Muskies looked like a team desperately in need of their scheduled bye week during a 41-14 defeat at the hands of the host Kenora Broncos last Friday afternoon. Fort High (3-3) tried to hang tough while playing their fourth game in 14 days but ultimately let the […]
Joey Payeur A 30-second outburst equalled a third-straight win for the Fort Frances Lakers. Mason Meyer and Hunter Leishman scored in lightning succession early in the third period Friday night to break open a close game and help send the Lakers to a 5-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Iron […]
Joey Payeur Circumstances out of their control prevented the Muskie girls’ hockey team from having a shot at provincial glory last season. With the extra-curricular world of high school sports back to spinning on its proper axis, that quest becomes a legitimate reality for this one. “Our ultimate goal is […]
Heather Latter Three years ago while spending the winter in Texas, local retired letter carrier Ken Noble was introduced to the art of segmented wood-turning by a friend from Bemidji, Mn.—and he’s never looked back. “It’s relaxing but challenging,” Noble said of his hobby. “You start with an idea but […]
Duane Hicks District resident Mike Kemper, writing under the pseudonym “S. Wampman,” has just released a new book, “Reflections And A Slasher”—and it just might earn him a ninth fan. The new book is comprised of two halves. The first half is a collection of 14 short stories about Kemper’s […]
Heather Latter After attending a two-day conference in Seattle, Wash. in August, four teachers from St. Michael’s are leading the local school in a new program called “The Daily 5,” which is a structure for fostering literacy independence at the elementary school level. “The way we go about teaching literacy […]
