GARNET HANDS Garnet Hands, 95, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Rainycrest in Fort Frances. Funeral arrangements are pending, and a complete obituary will follow.
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Dear Mr. Editor: Just a quick note to all Fort Frances taxpayers. Your response and support continues to be fantastic. It has been beyond expectations. A decision, with your support, has been made to have a community survey prepared. This survey will deal with subjects such as: (a). local media […]
Dear editor: Well, we just heard of another letdown for the people in our community. Greyhound Bus Lines has applied to discontinue its run from Fort Frances to Thunder Bay effective May 4. This bus runs five days a week. Why don’t they down scale to two-or three trips a […]
Dear sir: Last week’s edition of the Fort Frances Times contained several articles concerning projects affecting the future of the town. First there was the headline on the anticipated new library, as well as the Publisher’s Pen observation and lastly the committee report on border traffic. All very interesting and […]
Dear editor: Please accept this open letter to Fort Frances council, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton, and Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro: We would like to bring to your attention the impending cancellation of the Greyhound bus route between Fort Frances and Thunder Bay. We understand this cancellation is to […]
Dear editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the sponsors responsible for bringing the “Faber Drive” concert to Fort Frances. I especially applaud the effort that was put into this by Adam Armit. I know that he worked tirelessly on this event to make sure it […]
The following is Part 2 of an article on frost seeding, which is used to improve productivity and forage quality of pastures and hay fields by broadcasting seed on frozen ground. This article will deal with species selection, seeding rates, and harvest management. Red clover is the easiest species to […]
The inaugural “Spring Gathering,” hosted by the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture on Saturday night at the Chapple rec centre in Barwick, was a huge success. About 375-400 attended, with people being turned away at the door. The evening started with a meal prepared by many volunteers. Three hogs had […]
Believe it or not, spring is really just around the corner and now is the time for the gardener to start thinking about starting some seeds indoors. Gardening can be expensive if you need to buy a lot of plants to fill your garden each year. As such, starting your […]
I guess so long as winter is going to keep on lingering, I am going to have to continue to write about ice fishing—not that ice fishing is a bad thing, but I am ready for the snow to melt and get on with spring. I have been hearing a […]
A certain segment of comic book fans must be loving the start of the 2008 Major League Baseball season. Allow me to explain. In the early 1960s, DC introduced the concept of “Bizarro World” to their comics universe. The idea was a simple one: what would happen in a parallel […]
The Bufflehead is a very small duck, with the males weighing a pound and females smaller still. Many of you hunters will know these as “butterballs.” This is because, in the fall, they store up a large amount of fat for use during the long migration. The male bird usually […]
