Canadians were surprised to learn another Canadian soldier, Master Corporal Byron Greff, had been killed in Afghanistan. Canadian soldiers were supposed to be removed from the fighting war of that country. At least, that was what was thought when our nation withdrew from its combat mission back in July. And […]
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The word “celebrity” means “the state of being well-known.” That definition begs the question, “For what? Well-known for what, exactly?” And more often than not, the response is unequivocally for nothing of any importance or for merely having more money than most. I was running on the treadmill at the […]
Another week of beautiful weather across Rainy River District. Hard to believe it’s already approaching mid-November! My helper at the Emo Agricultural Research Station (Chantelle) and I were busy this past week with the bio-mass grasses. The miscanthus has a very tough stem but the hedge trimmer worked awesome. The […]
“My lucky life.” That was Andy Rooney’s story title just over a month ago when, at the age of 92, he spoke in his final television essay on “60 Minutes.” And when he died late last week, this “Rooney wanna-be” was very sad, indeed. I guess I expected Andy Rooney […]
For this week’s column, I would like to thank our men and women in uniform and their families lest we forget their sacrifices. I feel that I’ve always understood and appreciated the sacrifices the men and women of our armed forces have made on our behalf. But since becoming an […]
Recently, I’ve been thinking about happiness–the concept of happiness, what it means to be happy, and my own personal happiness. What does it take for me to be happy? Is happiness a choice or an accident of genes; or is it a mixture of both? What times in my life […]
By all rights, I’m not a very talented person athletically. There’s a reason, after all, that I’m writing about the four major sports instead of playing them, although I did play a year of soccer in high school and I am “somewhat passable” at swinging a golf club. And my […]
By Melanie Mathieson
The Gardening Guru
The Gardening Guru
Walnut is unquestionably one of the finest woods in the world as it finishes beautifully, is easy to work, shrinks and swells less than any other wood, and is durable, which is why our forefathers used it lavishly in homes, barns, and fences. The trees from the hickory and pecans […]
?When I was younger, during my last years of high school and my first few years of university, my friends and I always would fish open water until we couldn’t get a boat in anymore. We even broke ice on occasion to catch walleyes, crappies, pike, and bass. The reality […]
Staff Local swimmer Donovan Taylor will take the next big step in his swimming career tomorrow night when he signs an official letter of intent with an NCAA school. The official announcement will take place during an event at La Place Rendez-Vous starting at 6:30 p.m., with the actual signing […]
Staff The accolades continue to roll in for first-year Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Jordan Larson. The 16-year-old Fort Frances native yesterday was named to the Team West roster for the upcoming CJHL prospects games, which will take place this weekend in Langley, B.C. Larson, who currently leads the SIJHL in […]
Duane Hicks Connie Cuthbertson moved this piece, entitled “The Summer Birches,” from the wall of her studio yesterday afternoon in preparation for a new art exhibit with Wayne Yerxa called “This Place Where We Live.” The exhibit will open at the Fort Frances Museum this Thursday (Nov. 10), with a […]
