Hello to one and all, I’m back after two weeks of not having any Devlin news. I was in Aylmer, Ont. visiting my son and soon-to-be daughter-in-law. I also became reacquainted with friends that I had made during my three years I lived there. My daughter, Carley, also came with […]
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Mike Busch is the kind of guy who doesn’t forget who his friends are. So when the coach of the under-17 regional girls’ basketball squad was allowed to use the new Educational Resource Centre at Couchiching for team practices on weekends last season, he remembered to repay the favour. Busch’s […]
Dear sir: Would you please give me the space in your paper to say thank you. To the Town of Fort Frances, the cemetery board, and the florists and workers who have both cemeteries in such beautiful condition. The flowers look the best I have seen in years. Also, the […]
Kamloops is in a valley surrounded by high grassy hills and sparse evergreen, with the North Thompson flowing through the west side. Strawberry Hill is across the river at the home of my son, Bruce, where I’ve been visiting for several days. Where green grass once grew and cattle grazed […]
With a local proposal for broadband infrastructure funding before an Industry Canada rural broadband initiative program selection committee, Ontario NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton is concerned the proposal will fall short of expected targets to provide high-speed Internet here. Hampton believes the proposal is inadequate to meet the […]
Reports last week that the United States will resume the importing of boneless cuts of Canadian beef came as welcome news to district farmers, but some feel it may be too little, too late. “It’s a start,” said Peter Spuzak, president of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association. “There is still […]
An author who has used Rainy Lake and the Borderland area as inspiration for her literary pursuits will be at the Fort Frances Public Library next Wednesday to share her newest creation from a real-life experience with local children. Mary Cassanova, of Ranier, Mn., was inspired to write her latest […]
This is the first of two articles on using bunker silos. The information comes from Joel Bagg, forage specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Bunker silos offer many advantages over tower silos for the storage of haylage and corn silage, but require careful management to minimize fermentation […]
It was a simple little board game, but we played it often and had lots of fun. The game came from the Shell gas station and was entirely based on traveling around the country in a motor car with Shell gas. As a girl, my favorite place to land was […]
Local PC candidate Cathe Hoszowski aims to address the region’s aging population, migrating youth, and a thinning workforce of skilled labourers if she’s elected in the next provincial vote, she told town council during a presentation at last night’s meeting. “In five to 10 years, if we don’t get some […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Douglas Eugene Bone at the age of 76 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003. Douglas was born June 9, 1927 in Fort Frances to Lloyd and Lillian Bone. He was […]
With great sadness, we announce the passing of Harry Kitzul on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. with his family at his side. Harry is survived by his wife, Eva Dorreen Kitzul, his wife of 52 years. He also will be lovingly remembered […]
