If you watch any US television, you are being overwhelmed with election advertising. And many non partisan advertisements are urging you to vote because the future of the US Democracy is on the line. In Fort Frances, voting began through on-line means and by using the telephone on Monday. The […]
Columnists
M.C. Escher wrote, in the year of my birth, his words maybe meant for me specifically, or maybe not, but wise words for us all to live by. “A person who is lucidly aware of the miracles that surround him, who has learned to bear up under the loneliness, has […]
It was a busy week of cattle sale preparation and selling. If only we could have had the weather from our Thanksgiving weekend. Instead, it ended up making us a wet, slimy, sloppy mess to move cattle around. We are thankful for the cement at our sales barn, and it […]
The Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary is hosting their annual Fall Tea Bazar and Bake Sale this Friday (October 21) at the Emo Legion, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Admission is $5.00 a person. Crafts, draws, baking and a white elephant table will be part of the enjoyable event. The […]
Everyday we use our kitchen to prepare meals so it only makes sense that this area of your home should be functional and appealing if we expect to be successful. Is the environment welcoming? Do you enjoy the atmosphere of your kitchen? Let’s start by making some simple changes that […]
This was the week 41 years ago — perhaps even the day, depending on when you’re reading this — that the Montreal Expos completed their one and only trip through the baseball playoffs. It became a day for the city’s baseball fans to remember where they were when. When…was October […]
If you follow media in the fishing community at all you have surely heard about the crazy cheating scandal in a walleye tournament on Lake Erie a few weeks ago. Two anglers, who have experienced significant success over the past few years in the Lake Erie Walleye Trail brought their […]
Most people consider ants to be pests. They are not a direct pest to plants but their burrows in the soil can loosen the roots of young plants and cause them to die. But on the positive side if you have heavy clay soil these burrows can break up the […]
Ask the Money Lady
My son who is in his mid-twenties with two degrees in physics and mathematics, seems to think he can take on the stock market through options trading, so today we are going to talk about this type of investment strategy. Options and forwards are quite a complicated model even though […]
This weather sure should be making us all very thankful! If only there was a way to keep it especially since by the end of the week, I will have a corral full of calves to be weaned. The forecast doesn’t look so promising, but I am holding out with […]
Dance the night away this Friday (October 14) at the Emo Legion Branch #99. The music is supplied by Phil Schram’s karaoke machine. The dance starts at 7p.m. and ends around 10 p.m. The next Country Jam is October 21st. at the Emo Legion. Doors open at 7 p.m. admission […]
In my final season as a baseball writer, my newspaper — the Montreal Star — was on strike. I was also freelancing for Montreal radio station CJAD, writing scripts for Expos Manager Dick Williams to read after every game, followed by an on-air conversation the next morning. The strike that […]
