One cannot fault the commitment and effort town council has put in over the past four years. But whether or not you think council is under-paid, this is no time to vote for a raise. At a special committee of the whole meeting last Thursday, which featured initial discussion on […]
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For Thanksgiving, my wife and I drove to Calgary to spend the weekend with my eldest son. It has been several years since the two of us have made a road trip together. Instead of travelling across Manitoba and Saskatchewan on the way west, we chose to travel south to […]
As the leaves begin to change colour and the first frost arrives, we also begin our preparations for those six chilly months ahead. We put away our summer wear and look for our mitts, and start to look for those snow shovels and snow blowers once again. Another painful thing […]
This past week saw us take a hard-fought, emotional victory, beating Duluth 7-1 to start off the week. We honoured our late assistant coach, Bob Mainville, with a brief ceremony prior to the game and the team played one of our better offensive games in recent memory. At times we […]
Michael J. Baranowski Dear editor: After a see-saw battle between Nestor Falls and Port Alberni in the “Ultimate Fishing Town” contest, the B.C. community was back in first place on the third last day of voting. Then going into the second-last day, Port Alberni surged ahead to the surprise and […]
This past Sunday was 10-10-10–a date that will never occur again during our lifetimes. A special day, as every day is special. In my world, it was a special day because the college that has been the centre of our lives since 1966 inaugurated a new president and first lady–Dr. […]
As I write this column, there are boatloads of people heading home from their cabins after a gloriously warm Thanksgiving weekend. Many have pulled out their water lines and hauled away their canned goods. Some have boarded up the windows, and tightly latched the doors. On our lake, the traffic […]
Well, that was over fast. The division series match-ups, which began last Wednesday, already are all over by press time, with the American League Championship Series scheduled to start this Friday when the N.Y. Yankees hit the road to face either the Texas Rangers or Tampa Bay Rays (who decided […]
If some of you fish heads across Sunset Country have not been out in the boat over the past week-and-a-half taking advantage of all the fantastic weather we have had, you have missed out–big time! I cannot remember four days of flat, calm water in October like we over the […]
Vivian Bernice Carnahan Scott, 92, of Carson City, Nev., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. She was the wife of the late Lawrence (Larry) Scott. Born in Stratton, Ont. on June 6, 1918, Vivian was the daughter of the late Anna Corina Beckman and Horace MacGregor Carnahan. She grew up […]
Peacefully, in the late afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother was called to join her Creator and Lord. Mom was born Nov. 25, 1918 in Lepine, Sask. to Alex (Les) and Mary Oleksyn (Tokaryk). Mom was born one of 20 children, and spent her early and formative […]
The family of Jonathan Eric Shoemaker is sad to announce the passing of their son, partner, father, brother, uncle, and grandfather. He passed away suddenly at his home on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Jon was born Sept. 18, 1957 in Elkhorn, Man. to Joyce and Herb Shoemaker. When Jon was […]
