Dave Ogilvie Halifax native Kevin Fox was the featured artist at the Cornell Farms barn concert last Wednesday evening. Fox dazzled the crowd with his charismatic voice and his unique, lush and captivating musical tapestry of cello-driven folk/pop.
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Mitch Calvert Struchan Gilson’s daughter, Rylee Raymond, posed with the commemorative sign endowed with her father’s name at the St. Francis Sportsfields. The soccer pitches at the complex were named in his honour to remember his years of volunteer service to the local soccer community prior to his unexpected death […]
News reports filled the airwaves Monday of a series of nine drownings in Ontario over a nine-day period. During fishing tournaments in Northwestern Ontario, all tournaments demand that fishermen wear life vests when under power of the main motor. It is a safety requirement. And yet many anglers and boaters […]
When I am building or making repairs at the lake, I like to have more materials or parts than I will ever expect to need. With careful planning, laying out plumbing or electrical parts before heading to the lake, can usually ensure that the project will be completed. My wife […]
Phil Bangert Dear Fort Frances, It is no exaggeration for me to say that the week of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is the best and most important week of the year for me—even better than Christmas. (Yes, even though my partner, Rob Plumridge, and I seem to always […]
Betty Sivonen Dear Editor, A few of us who live in Rainycrest must go to the hospital three times a week for dialysis but must go by bus or taxi. You must go around by Canadian Tire and then the train holds you up for a half-hour. We don’t go […]
Bill Shine Dear editor, In reading the article in Aug. 5th edition of the Times about Dr. Robert Lidkea, I was pleased to see him get recognition for his years of service to our community. I have been given back my sight because of him and his impeccable work ethic. […]
By Gary Sliworsky, Ag and rural rep The Canadian Agricultural Loans Act (CALA) is a loan guarantee program which provides loans to farmers and agricultural co-operatives. Existing farmers, beginning/start-up farmers (i.e. less than six years of farming), farmers taking over the family farm , and agricultural co-operatives with a majority […]
Last week, I was lonely—even though I was surrounded by my immediate family and my extended family. And even though I was in one of my favorite places in the whole world—a log cabin at 10,000 feet in the Colorado Rockies, close to Pike’s Peak. The down side was that […]
At first we didn’t know what was going on. Maybe it was some kind of discussion as Wild Man stood on Siderod’s yard, the two of them jumping around and waving their arms like crazy. As both these characters can get pretty excited and agitated, we expected the discussion to […]
The very busy, crazy Emo Fair week is here. I always take holidays this week and normally work harder that I do at work. To top it all off; I am sick. I think Marlee shared her cold germs. I actually came home from work early on Thursday and I […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Lillian Ethel Ogier announce her passing on Monday, August 10, 2009 at Rainycrest Home For The Aged, Fort Frances, ON. Lillian was born on April 23, 1918 in Blue Township, ON to Joseph and Elizabeth Selman. She was united in marriage […]
