When I first covered international hockey, the Russian (then called Soviet) goaltenders were Viktor and Viktor, which sounds like a circus act in Las Vegas with Siberian huskies. Viktor Konovalenko and Viktor Zinger played goal when the Soviets won an unprecedented nine straight world championships — and they paved the […]
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In the early 2000’s we had some of the best deer hunting opportunities in North America right here in Sunset Country. In terms of the number of trophy sized bucks, the overall population of deer and all of the public land to hunt, few areas could compare. The old saying […]
A number of years ago I featured a recipe on Global TV for Italian Sausage & Gnocchi Soup. The amount of positive feedback I received from this recipe was overwhelming to say the least. One of the requests I received within this feedback was for a vegetarian version of this […]
By Joey Payeur
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
It is said a successful life is based not on the amount of money ended up with, but the amount of people who called you friend. By those standards, Jim Fowler was one of the richest people I’ll ever know. Many called him “Fergie” or “Ferg” for reasons unknown to […]
Normally a new council is elected and then proceeds to build a strategic plan for the next four years of their mandate. Much has changed over the past three years and a new council will be elected in the fall of 2022. What are the issues that councils across the […]
Squirrel Pie Families, close friends, partners, sweethearts and children are all referred to by special terms of endearment. These terms of course are quite varied and impart special meaning onto both the sender and the recipient. There is however one phrase I often hear, and have used occasionally, delivered with […]
By Kim Jo Bliss Would it even have been Halloween without a few snow flurries? At my place he flurries didn’t arrive until after the Trick or Treaters were home enjoying their bag of fun! I had the most kids I have seen in many years; it was great! Sure, […]
There will be Cenotaph services throughout our rural areas on November 11th. Services will be at the following Cenotaphs Devlin at 11:00a.m. Emo 11:45 a.m. RR First Nations Manitou 1:30 p.m. Barwick 2:00 p.m. Stratton 2:30 p.m. The Emo Legion Branch #99 on Remembrance Day will host a luncheon bar […]
By Wendi Stewart I know every nick and mark on my bedroom ceiling. I know how many pine boards span its width. I have some idea of the spiders who go about their business above me from time to time, weaving their magic in silence. Why, you might ask, why […]
As a young football fan growing up in Winnipeg, I intensely disliked Jackie Parker. It seemed every time the Blue Bombers didn’t represent the West in the Grey Cup, he was largely responsible. Parker could do everything well and he usually did. Many years later, I wound up on the […]
By Jeff Gustafson Despite the fact that I have a season’s worth of fishing gear piled up in my garage waiting to get organized, some writing assignments due and yard work to finish before we freeze up, I can’t help but get outside to enjoy the nice weather that keeps […]
I was part of the campaign that saw the beginning of the “Care Close to Home” campaign that brought a modernization to the Rainy River Hospital and LaVerendrye Hospital. It resulted in a major donation from First Nations to establish a Dialysis Unit in Fort Frances. The team that walked […]
