By Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru The last column talked about wheat to look for in deciding on the ideal shrub for your landscape design. Once you have the shrub(s) in planted, like many gardeners you may have a question concerning a specific problem. Here are some frequently asked questions […]
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We got all our seed cleaned and measured at EARS this past week. The last of the data will be far from good, but it does show you what happens on a late seeded crop, with a not-so-great summer. I always think it is better for us at EARS to […]
“When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock/And you hear the kyouck and gobble of the struttin turkey-cock… O, it’s then’s the times a feller is a-feelin’ at his best.” As a girl in upstate New York, I experienced James Whitcomb Riley’s poem first hand. […]
It was another very busy week all across the riding and on Parliament Hill, with many stories and issues grabbing the spotlight. I want to touch on a few of these events and issues and share my thoughts with you on them. Last week had our municipal elections and hundreds […]
?The favourable weather throughout much of October has been a blessing for Sunset Country anglers that enjoy chasing fall walleye, crappie, bass and musky. I have enjoyed some the best fall fishing trips that I can recall over the past month. For the hardcore angler, there are options if you […]
I wish I could brag I’m like David Henry Thoreau giving up the house to live at the cabin, but my husband and I still have a long way to go before we achieve the simple life. We’re stepping in the right direction, however. For example, over the past few […]
Duane Hicks It appears black bears in the Fort Frances area have had enough to eat and are settling in for their winter-long rest. Local bylaw enforcement/animal control officer Arlene Byrnes said yesterday that the town has not had any reports of bears since Oct. 4. She noted a total […]
According to the Consumer Price Index, inflation is under control. Nonetheless, those numbers were “adjusted” for quality improvements, so the raw figures actually revealed that inflation was running about seven percent above the data reported. Index accounts have been tampered with for decades, so there is not much new there. […]
Staff This mandevilla plant at Ruth and Ted Brockie’s Fourth Street East home were still in full bloom a couple weeks ago, with more than 30 flowers counted on the tropical vine plant. While Ruth has grown mandevillas in the past 10 years, they had never come in as well […]
Staff Robert Moore student Sabrina Jolicoeur’s poster is one of the local winners in the Fort Frances Lions Club’s annual peace poster contest, and it has been sent on to be judged at the “district” level. The other winners are Reece Philip Jones (Crossroads School), Cynthia Morrison (Mine Centre School), […]
Peggy Revell New Kiwanis president Shanda DeGagne-Begin drew the “Trip of the Month” winner alongside fellow Kiwanian Robin Wright yesterday morning at International Travel Services. The winner of November’s trip to the Riviera Maya—worth $4,200—was Rita Bagacki of Fort Frances. Next month’s draw will be for a trip to Costa […]
