I hope this column finds you and your family well. This week is all about the HST and Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s forced vote on that issue in the House of Commons. Mr. Harper said last week that he will introduce legislation in the House of Commons sometime between Monday […]
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Most of my friends are retired. And at the same time, most of my friends are terribly busy. The same is true for me. It seems like an oxymoron! How did I ever work eight hours a day, do my housework, make meals, sit on committees, give speeches, invite friends […]
?I was in one of the local fishing tackle shops this week and got talking to a couple of anglers who spend a lot of time on the water and fish most of the area bass tournaments. As we shared some fishing stories from the fall, the conversation somehow ended […]
By Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru Many of the house plants and annuals available in our gardening zone are those that grow in the wild or as perennials in a much warmer climate. One example of this is the African violet—a popular house plant well-suited to growing in pots in […]
Another beautiful week has passed in Rainy River District. Unfortunately, I spent most of it at my computer trying to get my data summarized and presentable for the Rainy River Soil & Crop Improvement Association’s annual meeting in Stratton tonight (Dec. 2). My biggest problem is the fact that I […]
By Gary Sliworsky, Ag rep, Emo To come through the winter in good condition and produce a healthy calf next spring, your cows need to receive proper nutrition. This means the appropriate amounts of energy, protein, minerals, and vitamins from the feed they eat. The only way to have any […]
It is with many fond memories that we say goodbye to our husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, Glenn Eklund. Glenn, 70, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away peacefully at St. Joseph’s Hospice on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 with his loving family at his side. Glenn was born in […]
SOVEREIGN-MCCAUGHEY–Born to Melissa Sovereign and Ken McCaughey, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Lila Grace Irene, weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz. on November 24, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Staff It would have been understandable for the Muskie girls’ hockey team to suffer an emotional letdown after battling their way to gold at the Northern Shield Classic in Dryden over the weekend. But while they weren’t in prime form, the black-and-gold still were strong enough to venture into a […]
Duane Hicks The Salvation Army’s annual Christmas kettle campaign, a crucial part of its seasonal fundraising, kicked off this morning with Mayor Roy Avis taking the first shift ringing the bells. But many more volunteers are needed to ring those bells up to Dec. 24, Salvation Army Capt. Angel Sandoval […]
