Dear sir: On June 28, at 2 p.m. in the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 29, veterans were awarded with a 50-year continuous service medal. On presenting this medal, Branch president Lance Halstead and awards chairman, Noris Piccinato stated what an honour it was for the legion to present this medal […]
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A Dryden woman who was critically injured in a freak accident on Highway 502 on July 2 has been removed from the intensive care unit of a Thunder Bay hospital. Barb Olafson, assistant director of communications for McKellar hospital, reported today Joyce Butts’s condition has been upgraded from critical to […]
The Kenora-Rainy River District Community Care Access Centre is still struggling to recruit board members, including one from Fort Frances, after the majority of the board of directors resigned in January 2002. “We’ve made several attempts. There’s just not much interest,” said Kevin Holder, Interim Executive Director of the district […]
Can you sing, juggle, tell stories, dance, swallow swords or make things disappear? Do you have a talking horse or a dog that can do calculus? If so, there will be a golden opportunity to strut your stuff at the Stratton Centennial celebrations on the August long weekend. On Saturday, […]
It was like the old McDonald’s commercials with Wayne Gretzky and Mats Sundin. Off the crossbar, off the goalie, nothing but net. Tara MacEachern’s late goal didn’t earn Taggs a Big Mac, but it did secure them their first point of the year in a 2-2 tie with league-leading Curves […]
While I’m not prone to turning this column into a pulpit, there are exceptions to every rule. I’m in the writing business, not the preaching business, but there’s a piece of common sense that is hopefully gospel to all of you, not just next week but every day after that, […]
As humans, we often suffer from sunburn during the summer months. But did you know trees and shrubs are susceptible to sunburn, too? Ironically, sunburn on most woody plants usually occurs during the winter, although your garden vegetables and tender flowering plants can suffer from sunburn, as well. This past […]
Finally we have an icemaker! Just in time for the summer heat. I can easily serve cold drinks—orange Julius, limeade with a sprig of mint, ginger ale mixed with cranberry juice and delicious filtered water. We bought our refrigerator 15 years ago and our icemaker gave out after 10 years. […]
Agri-Food Laboratories of Guelph has received a significant number of soil samples recently where the accompanying paper work asks for analysis of organic matter, pH, and nitrogen. OMAF staff and the soil lab reps are concerned producers, retailers, and/or crop consultants are not conducting proper soil sampling for nitrogen testing. […]
During the summer months, a lot of outdoor cooking with barbecues/gas grills, and campfires is done. Children should never be allowed to start barbecues/gas grill fires or campfires. Adults should start these fires using the following recommended safety guidelines. Note: This list is not comprehensive. It is meant to assist […]
There is not much you wouldn’t know about cattle after spending over 40 years among them, as I have. Fortunately, I left them before the start of the current crisis known as the “mad cow” disease. But then, we have survived so many more problems than most industries. I’m sure […]
After a courageous battle with cancer Florence Foy passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on the 16th of July, 2003. Florence Foy was born Dec. 9, 1933 on the Little Eagle/Couchiching First Nation, at her grandparents’ home on Frog Creek. She was the second of the nine […]
