It is three weeks today (Monday) since my first calf arrived and I have 11 more to go. When calving, you start out counting how many you have. But then you get to a certain point where it doesn’t matter how many you have, it’s all about how many you […]
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I recently visited a large mall and sat waiting for my daughter. Across the walking aisle from where I was sitting was a pottery barn kids (no capital letters). A Pottery Barn for children? Really? I wanted to make a placard and march in front of the store with an […]
Ted Berry Dear editor: In a recent report on council news in the Fort Frances Daily Bulletin (dated Feb. 3, 2011), a statement regarding sidewalks was attributed to Mr. Brown, who is the manager of the town’s Public Works department. Apparently, on reporting to council on 2011 capital projects, it […]
John Steinke Dear editor: Even though I am old, I am one of the disgruntled taxpayers of this town. Less than six months ago, we read in the local newspaper that our mayor and councillors were planning to do wonderful things for us, save us money, and generally do a […]
Nathan Ryan Dear editor: WFN, the World Fishing Network, once again is searching for Canada’s Ultimate Fishing Town and I think Fort Frances is definitely the ultimate place to fish! The winning town will win a $25,000 community donation to be used towards any fishing-related causes, as well as a […]
Walter Horban Dear editor: There are several questions to be answered by the former members of the Rainy River District School Board and senior administration regarding the quadrupling of the severance package for senior administration. Who brought the issue to the board? Was it a board member or someone in […]
Our editorial in last week’s paper has caused a great deal of outcry, sparking a debate about what is a reasonable salary for a emergency worker to be paid. And it questioned what senior managers in the public sector should be paid. We missed the mark. Our intent was to […]
By Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru Deciduous trees often are referred to in more general terms as shade trees, given this is one of the most valuable attributes trees of this type exhibit. Although deciduous trees lose their leaves in the late fall, the spectacular showing from early spring (when […]
? It’s been a long winter in Sunset Country, but we’re at that point now where we’re just about over the hump and things are going to start looking up. The days are getting longer, the weather is going to start getting better, and the fishing will really heat up […]
Pheobe Mosley passed away peacefully at the Extended Care on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 with family by her side. She was born Oct. 21, 1921. Pheobe is survived by her daughter, Judy Qualie (B.C.); sons, John, Harold (Phyllis), Eric, Jim (Shirley), and Lorne; sisters, Dorothy (Vern), Pauline (Bill), Vivian (Don), […]
Shirley Jean Pattison, 75, of Thunder Bay, Ont,. formerly of Emo. Ont., passed away suddenly on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 at her residence in Thunder Bay. Shirley was born April 6, 1935 in Portage La Prairie, Man. to William Edward (Ted) and Yvonne Delia (Cardin) Kennedy. At the age of […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Josephine “Jo” Benson, 95, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., and lifelong resident of Rainy River District, announces her peaceful passing on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 with family by her side. Jo was born Oct. 4, 1915, in Pinewood, […]
