John Ernest Doupe, 71, of Rockdale, Richmond Co., St. Peter’s, Nova Scotia, formerly of Fort Frances Ont., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008 in the Strait Richmond Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Fort Frances, Ont. on June 9, 1937, he was the son of the late Bill and […]
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Bertha Irene Moore, daughter of Edwin and Ida Davis, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008 in her 101st year. She is survived by her son, George; daughter, Ruth; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Hilda MacLeod; and four generations of nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry Moore; […]
We regret with sadness the passing of Lynn Richard Gosselin, 56, of Winnipeg, Man. A complete obituary will follow.
Last Saturday night, I ended the day in my favourite way–playing a few games of Free Cell solitaire and two rubbers of bridge with the computer. But something was different. For the first time, I didn’t feel so guilty because I had been reading about the benefits of computer games […]
John Rafferty, our newly-minted MP here in Thunder Bay-Rainy River, has invited district residents to attend a series of pre-budget consultation sessions across the riding this week, including one at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton tonight and then another at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau here tomorrow […]
Sometimes you forget things that you do with your children but are reminded later in life. It happened to me this past Sunday. With my two sons at home, they both were out helping me shovel the snow from the driveway and walkways around the house. As the mounds of […]
Submitted by Kim Jo Bliss Well, my friends have been bugging me to do a column now for some time. I finally thought I might give it a whirl. I likely will spend a lot of times rambling about family, friends, and the trials and tribulations of farming. I could […]
By Gary Sliworsky, Ag rep, Emo If you decide to become an “organic” food producer, the next step is to decide to become “certified organic.” After June 30, 2009, all organic food producers in Canada will have to be certified if they are selling organic products outside the country (export) […]
Ivor Sidetrak, known to us at the Bakery discussion group as Ivor the Hun, was new to Drizzle Creek. Had only been in these parts for 15 years or so. Lived on the other side of the tracks, just downwind of the sewage lagoon. He never bothered us; we never […]
There aren’t many occasions where you can combine a sports trip with a family vacation, but that’s exactly what my Christmas break turned into. My family and I had hatched a plan in the fall to fly down to Phoenix, Ariz. over Christmas to take in a Coyotes’ game as […]
This past Saturday, a few buddies and I made some plans for a day of ice fishing in Sunset Country. In case you forgot, Saturday was the day we got another foot of snow to add to the big pile we already had on the ground. It was pretty much […]
Duane Hicks While the 2009 budget already is looking to be a challenge for town council and administration, the rest of the year will be a busy one with a range of new projects to start and ongoing ones to be completed. “One of our biggest challenges and priorities is […]
