Today is the last day of May. The sun starts shining through the windows earlier every morning. The deer, meanwhile, continue to pick off flowers in my yard almost daily. Last fall, I purchased several dozen special “Canada 150” tulips. Since squirrels like bulbs in the fall, I covered the […]
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I’m not afraid of spiders but having said that, they do occupy a space quite low on my list of barely tolerable things–somewhere down where snakes and centipedes find themselves but most certainly above earwigs and ticks (even though spiders and ticks are of the same family; distant relatives of […]
When I go to bed at night, I’m very good at being able to empty my mind of the woebegone happenings of the day. A long time ago, I learned how–at shut-eye time–to pack a mental suitcase with any worries, frettings, and negative thoughts I might have and give them […]
Duane Hicks One behalf of Ontario Fire Marshal D. Ross Nichols, Fort Frances Fire Chief Tyler Moffitt, left, presented local firefighter Dave Crichton with an Ontario Fire Services 25-year service medal yesterday at the fire hall.
Kiera Kowalski Myra Mainville (above) steam-cleaned a living room set last week while Anne-Marie Fitzgerald (below left) stocked the kitchen cabinets with donated glassware in the three-bedroom apartment that has been rented for the Iraqi refugee family that is slated to arrive here soon. Pictured below right is the bedroom […]
Joey Payeur Makinnley McCormick of Burriss, centre, had the honour of snaring 2016 Emo Walleye Classic champs Kelvin Caul of Devlin, left, and Ted Heyens of Stratton as her angling mentors during the inaugural “Kids Gone Fishing” event on the waters of the Rainy River on Thursday afternoon. The event […]
Nicholas Donaldson The fifth-annual dinner for former paper and kraft mill workers here was held Thursday evening upstairs at the Fort Frances Legion under its new name, The Mill Alumni. About 100 guests attended the social hour and dinner formerly known as the Quarter-Century Oldtimers’ Club. This is the first […]
Duane Hicks Seven Oaks has been the place to be recently if you want to see American white pelicans roosting. During breeding season, adults grow an unusual projection–or horn–on the upper mandible near the tip of the bill, as seen here.
Kiera Kowalski Caitlyn Townson checked out a pot that started a house fire after being left by a stove burner while at the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service’s spring open house Saturday morning at the fire hall. Aimed to promote fire safety and emergency preparedness, the event also featured […]
Atikokan ProgressDawn Lessard Almost 40 people attended a community consultation meeting held May 18 at Atikokan High School to hear more detailed information and provide feedback about the potential amalgamation of Atikokan’s public schools into one K-12 facility. The accommodation review committee, consisting of school, parent, and student reps from […]
Press Release The International-Rainy Lake of the Woods Watershed Board has announced its new Water Levels Committee. The committee consists of co-chairs Col. Samuel L. Calkins and Gail Faveri, Kiley Shebagegit of Emo, Nolan Baratono of International Falls, U.S. Engineering Advisor Scott Jutila, and Canadian engineering advisor Matthew DeWolfe. The […]
Duane Hicks Members of town council offered their two cents last week to a representative of the North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) as to how health care could be improved here. Jessica Logozzo, director of Health System Development and Integration for the North West LHIN, spoke to council […]
