I’ve been enjoying our nice summer weather all right, but I often find it hard to relax with so many things going on here in the riding, in Ottawa, and around the world. The big picture is never far from my mind, which is why I’d like to offer some […]
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Dana L. CainCalleigh Calder Dear editor: A very big thank you to Mellissa Gushulak for her endless dedication to the Mini Queen/King contest held on Canada Day. Thanks also to the families involved for helping to decorate the first-place winning float. How awesome is that! Canada Day is a day […]
Anyone who spends time on the lake has an occasional brawl with a malfunctioning boat. But not too many people sleep peacefully in bed as their vessel glugs, spits, and gurgles its way down under. Yes, it happened to us. It was a bit of a shocker. Just as I […]
Well, things are progressing nicely with our surge of heat and the long summer days. A majority of our cereal trials are all headed out and the canola is sporting its bright yellow flowers! I was able to get finished spraying last week, and now it’s the time to collect […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo Last week was the first of a two-part article on blackleg—a disease of cattle, and less frequently of sheep, caused by a soil-borne bacterium. This week’s article continues by looking at the diagnosis, treatment and control, and prevention of the disease. Livestock owners should […]
It was my mother’s birthday when I wrote this (July 5) but there’s no reason to choose the perfect card with just the right words. It seems pointless to write my own birthday message to her—to craft the words that remind her who she was in my eyes, what force […]
Last night’s all-star game in Phoenix marked the halfway point (well, a little past) of what has been a wild and wacky Major League Baseball season that has featured a number of wide-ranging storylines so far. There was the unceremonious end to the career of Manny Ramirez, Washington Nationals’ manager […]
The 11th-annual “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament took place last weekend from Lake Despair Lodge, with 57 teams taking part in the two-day tournament on the Despair chain of lakes that also includes Footprint and Jackfish. This is a fun tournament for everyone because of the laid-back atmosphere at Lake […]
Rudy Bruyere of Couchiching First Nation passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Sunday, July 10, 2011. Rudy was born Dec. 23, 1944 to Bella and George Bruyere. As a young child, Rudy attended the Indian Residential Schools and later attended Mackintosh School in Kenora, Ont. and […]
It is with sadness that the family of Joe Carswell announces his passing on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at Pinecrest Home for the Aged with his family by his side. Joe was born Oct. 27, 1918 at Whitney, Ont. to Robert Carswell and Sarah Ann Regan, the sixth son in […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Johnny Copenace announces his passing at his home, with family by his side, on Monday, July 11, 2011. Johnny is survived by his daughters, Sherry Copenace, Hazel Copenace (Leslie), and Joanne Copenace (Lindsay); brothers, Norman (Denise) and Patrick (Angela); and sisters, […]
Donald Stewart McCutchon, 91, passed away at Polson Extended Care on Friday, July 8, 2011 in Vernon, B.C. He was born in Port Arthur, Ont. He is survived by two sons, Richard (Joan) of Hanover, Ont. and David (Dianne) of Campbell River, B.C.; daughter, Karen (Mrs. Jodi Gregg) of Social […]
