Well, most time after the August long weekend we would be celebrating the end of haying. Not so this year. I would celebrate 3 or 4 days in a row without rain at this point. Our fields are wet, but we continued to cut. I thought we might have a […]
Columnists
One does not have to look far to see the issues of staff shortages in our health care system. On Friday, the Lake of the Woods District Hospital posted on Facebook a notice that the LWDH Emergency Department was facing staffing shortages over the long weekend. Emergency wait times were […]
I went to the ocean today. The heat was severe at home. The trees, weary from the heat, curled their leaves in protest and seemed to bow to the heat as if conceding. “You win,” the trees whispered to the sun. There weren’t many at Bachman’s Beach on the south […]
Local minor hockey officials were surprised to learn of the cover-ups made by Hockey Canada to pay settlements for alleged sexual assault claims without the knowledge of either their insurance company or with public knowledge. No one knew until the Globe and Mail disclosed that the funds had been created […]
The Waldorf Astoria is in New York’s Midtown Manhattan, at 47 stories the tallest hotel in the world for three decades, and it retains its stature today — if not physically, then cosmetically. I would never have slept there except that’s where the Montreal Expos stayed when I was the […]
When my daughter became an educator, her goal was to save the children of the world. How does one go about such a Herculean task? One child at a time, I told her. My children grew up listening to the music and playful yet thoughtful lyrics of Raffi. Raffi Cavoukian, […]
The Emo Library received a generous donation of $2,500 on behalf of the Emo Thrift Store. This will help offset costs to the library. This donation was made from the proceeds of the thrift shop’s sales.Congratulations to Shelby Rea and Brandon Rea on the birth of their first child. Colson […]
My story is like last week; we need better hay-making weather. The hay that I had cut a week ago on Friday was baled up this Friday and for the first time in my history of hay making, we were leaving ruts in the field. After checking the weather forecast […]
Just a few facts about some of the most common tree species in our area. Knowing a few more things about these trees helps you to understand how and why they grow the way they do, and why not all trees grow in the same areas. Pines Jack pine produce […]
It was a busy weekend for bass anglers across the Sunset Country region with two of the bigger events of the season taking place. In Fort Frances, the Canadian Bass Championship ran Thursday to Saturday on Rainy Lake and up in Kenora, another group of anglers fished the Bronzeback Classic, […]
The Dance Hall Township Community Association is holding another 50/50 draw. The tickets are on sale for $10.00, with 4,000 tickets being printed. They are being sold by Rhonda Hyatt, Keith Munroe, Joeann Hyatt, and Lisa Hammond, as well as district businesses Hair and Body Care (Emo) West Side Bait […]
The best interview I never did was with Greg Norman. Several years ago, I was a golf magazine editor, and Norman was an appropriate subject for a feature. The interview never took place, in person, because Norman’s “people” said he would only answer submitted questions, in writing. To say I […]
