Nellie Shybyski doesn’t remember winning the flower trophy 25 years ago but she certainly remembers doing it again just last week. “There were tears in my eyes. I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “Tears in my eyes–it really is something.” Shybyski, 84, was one of 22 exhibitors in the annual […]

A cheerful crowd, canoe race, old homestead, music, and pig roast marked Chapple Day–the second-annual festival which was held Saturday in Barwick. The festival, which began last year as part of the township’s centennial celebration, was such a hit that the Chapple heritage committee decided to do it again. “People […]

The boil-water advisory has been lifted in Atikokan after consecutive follow-up tests of the municipality’s water found no harmful bacteria. “As of Aug. 10 at 3:10 p.m., it was lifted,” Atikokan Mayor Dennis Brown said. The boil-water advisory was declared by the Northwestern Health Unit after water samples were found […]

Emo, Rainy River, and Dryden have been included on the latest list of communities ordered yesterday to step up operations at their water treatment plants after failing to meet stringent standards for drinking water. And that’s news to the plant managers in both Emo and Rainy River. “They never told […]

With much of the field trials already harvested at the Emo research station in Northwestern Ontario, manager Kim Jo Bliss isn’t expecting bumper yields. Cold, wet conditions throughout most of the summer made it a poor year for crops, Bliss said, noting the area is some 200 heating degree days […]

The Marsh Hawk is different from almost all other hawks in many ways. It hunts low to the ground, the male and female are of different colours, it makes its nest on the ground, and it lays more eggs than other hawks. This is a fairly common hawk in Northern […]

Tracy Ann Zub, of 145 Hudson Dr., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away quietly at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. on Aug. 13, 2000, with friends and family at her side. She was born Dec. 14, 1957. Throughout her lengthy illness, Tracy retained her loving nature, and touched the […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Martha (Dolly) Henrietta Durbin announces her passing Saturday, Aug. 12, 2000 at the age of 81. Her main interests were the time spent with her family, her home in which she enjoyed baking for everyone, and reading tea leaves. Going to […]

Marlene Boshkaykin, 63, of Seine River First Nation, Ont., passed away at McKellar General Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2000. She was born Nov. 15, 1936 on Rainy Lake, Ont. to the late Pete and Bertha Boshkaykin. Marlene lived most of her life in Seine River […]

Molly Rodland, 92, passed away peacefully Thursday, Aug. 10, 2000 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Ellen “Molly” Rodland was born Dec. 21, 1907 in Rollette, N.D. to the late John and Olive (Jacobson) Rodland. Around 1912, she moved with her family to Canada, where they farmed in […]

In loving memory of Wayne Melvin Lee, 50, of Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away at home after a courageous and patient battle with cancer with his family at his side. Wayne leaves behind his wife, Donna; mother, Audrey Swanton; daughters, Tracey (Kyle) and Aimee (Greg); special friend, Sherri (Helseth) […]

By Perry Good
Outdoors Pro-Mo

Livebait rigging or jigging the edges of prominent mid-lake structure captures the essence of fishing walleyes in the summer. Fish are not randomly scattered through any body of water, be it a pond, lake, large reservoir, stream, river, ocean, bay, or slough; rather, they’re always found in specific areas. These […]