Guthrie United Church in Devlin held its “Spring Fling” on Sunday afternoon in the Devlin Hall, where more than 100 people enjoyed tea, coffee, and dessert while bidding on a live auction and a penny table. There also was a bake table full of delicious pies, cookies, and muffins. The […]
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Do you know the benefits or payback from managing your soil well? It often is difficult to compare the benefits of your good soil management of a field to a neighbouring property with poorer soil management. There can be a lot of variables between the two fields and yield comparisons […]
Ever catch a big fish, had your buddy take some pictures, and then get them developed or loaded on your computer—only to find that the tail is cut off or, worse yet, your head? Pictures are a way to remember big fish, good times, and memorable moments in the outdoors. […]
Hard-nosed Chef Gordon Ramsey has enthralled many over his repeated seasons of TV’s reality show “Hell’s Kitchen.” Although his language is somewhat colourful, to say the least, the “F” word we should focus on in the kitchen is “flavour.” Countless consumers have frequented restaurants and fallen in love with tastes […]
The most dominant golfer in the world is off to another stellar start in 2008, having absolutely dominated the first few events of the season. Meanwhile, Tiger Woods finished in second place at the Masters. Even if you consider yourself nothing more than a casual golf fan, there is a […]
My early experience of mountains was the gently ascending roads of the Adirondacks in New York state. Even the hairpin turns as we gradually climbed the 5,000-foot Whiteface Mountain weren’t scary. But it was a different story when I first visited the Canadian Rockies with its 12,000-foot peaks—especially as we […]
The Conservative government again has poorly re-packaged a Liberal initiative designed to provide financial assistance to students. Much like 2007’s ill-advised changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program, the Conservatives’ new Canada Student Grants Program fails to deliver help to many of those who need it most. In the Conservatives’ […]
Spring fever will be celebrated this Thursday through Saturday in Emo. It’s the 40th version. The celebration began, as many do, in a moment of inspiration when a bunch of the boys in Emo got together one evening to discuss how they might create a spring celebration and bring additional […]
One can’t help but be inspired by the story of Melissa McCormick, the Windsor, Ont. woman who was kidnapped and brutally gang-raped in Detroit when she was just 19 years old. Her ordeal caused her to plunge into depression, which eventually led to an addiction to valium and pain-killers, and […]
As the temperature rises and the sun shows its face a little more often, many local residents are looking forward to the start of the golf season. And with a number of outstanding courses in the area, they have reason to be excited. District golfers have their choice of layouts, […]
The curling season came to a shattering close yesterday morning as the ice surface at the Fort Frances Curling Club was ripped up for the summer. Unlike the end of the soccer season or the football season, where you always can find other places to kick or throw a ball, […]
Most of the media coverage of our country’s youth is overwhelmingly negative. So it is really gratifying to find a group of young people who not only are doing something positive with their lives, but are also willing to talk about it. That’s what GIFT is all about. The purpose […]
