Wow, here we are in the last week of June. Summer is sneaking past us rather quickly. Many of the dairy farms have competed their first cut of hay while we beef farmers are just thinking about getting started. I hope to start this week–so I likely will make it […]
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It’s late Sunday morning and a gentle rain is falling. I am on the edge of lamenting such precipitation because I could be outside cutting the grass instead of sitting here typing. But then again, as I see it, all things happen for a reason. At least the rain gives […]
Computers and problems go together like a cup and saucer, and like an ear and earring. As everyone knows, problems are inevitable if you use a computer. And, just as in all of life, these problems almost always occur when you are in a hurry or trying to meet a […]
July 1 is Canada Day—a time when friends and families across our nation will gather to celebrate the 146th birthday of the country that we call home and I believe we truly have much to celebrate. Whether it’s our quality of life, universal health care, stable democracy, natural beauty, or […]
I love Crayola Crayons. There are other crayons but let’s face it: they just don’t measure up. Crayola Crayons are extraordinary. When it comes to colouring, you have to have the best. It’s one area you just don’t want to cut corners in quality. Did you know that there are […]
When the CFL season kicks off tomorrow night, all eyes will be on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Mind you, part of that will be to see how badly things might pan out against the Montreal Alouettes after the Blue Bombers were hammered 52-0 by the Hamilton Tiger Cats in their […]
After a great week at home, I’m back on the road again—fishing the last FLW Tour event of the season at Lake Chickamauga in Tennessee. So far my practice for this last event has been going pretty good. This is a really good lake that kicked out as many giant […]
Lucas Punkari With the release of the 2013 WHSFL schedule yesterday, Muskie football head coach Chad Canfield now has a better idea of what lies ahead if his team hopes to come out on top in the 11-team Andy Currie ‘A’ Division this fall. replica watches released. “This really gives […]
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances native Scott Parsons will be plying his trade in the MJHL this winter between the pipes for the Winnipeg Blues. “I was protected by Winnipeg in mid-December and while it hasn’t come together quickly, the process went a lot quicker than I thought it would,” said […]
Lucas Punkari Although he spent a lot of time mulling his decision, there was one main reason why Emo native Luke Judson chose to leave the Lakehead Thunderwolves’ hockey team last week and join the ECHL’s San Francisco Bulls for the 2013-14 season. “I had one year in the books […]
Lucas Punkari After running into a string of bad luck since making his debut in the WISSOTA Midwest Modified division last year, 16-year-old Brody Strachan had his most successful night to date Saturday as the Emo native earned his first feature win at the Emo Speedway. The only problem was […]
Staff For the 11th-straight year, several local groups and service clubs—with the aim of helping youth and families—were given a funding boost as the Town of Fort Frances announced the recipients of this year’s Moffat Family Fund. A total of $37,500 was doled out to 12 recipients during Monday night’s […]
