One of the first things that I learned as a newspaper carrier was that many of my customers looked to the Times and Bulletin not only for news, but to read the specials in grocery stores, whether it was Fillmore’s, Einars, the Independent Store Group, Safeway, Shop Easy or the […]
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Well as I started this month my calendar didn’t look that busy, but it sure seems like it has been a whirlwind. The thing that keeps getting put off my list is the housework. The darn stuff waits for you. It won’t be happening this week either, as I am […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
The Emo Legion Branch #99 will be hosting a Super Bowl party this Sunday ( Feb. 2). The party will begin at 3 p.m. The cost is $10.00 and will include a tailgate buffet. DD’S services will be provided for rides. Come out and enjoy this event. The Emo Legion […]
I was expecting it to be so cold this morning and Roxee wasn’t too impressed with me as we trucked along one of our cow trails to be sure they had a good night. It was cold, but what a beautiful view with frost in the air, snow on the […]
After several weeks of preparations to my fishing gear and a new boat I finally got to hit the road for Florida late last week to get ready for my upcoming bass tournament season. After some great winter weather over the holidays, when the recent cold snap hit, it was […]
I recently listened intently to a speaker talking about the need for looking to new solutions in community housing. An article in The Economist looked at new solutions for community housing. In a community like Fort Frances, sprawl and infill are easy solutions for new building lots. Coun. Wiedenhoft was […]
A popular New Year’s resolution is eating healthier and/or having less fat in the foods we eat everyday. Every January we will notice an onslaught of extra people at the gym or on local outdoor running tracks. It seems we all want to be healthy, and sometimes all it takes […]
I was thinking the other day about the definition of belonging, of what it means to be part of something outside of ourselves, to feel a connectedness with others, be it friend or family. This time of year, where ice and snow and cold sometimes create barriers, a sense of […]
Submitted by Henry Miller
Tales from the Wild Side
Tales from the Wild Side
Besides the Christmas bird count (see table for results), the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists participate in the Nocturnal Owl Survey, which involves travelling along a pre-determined route year after year in April. The club has five routes. We begin half an hour after sunset and end at midnight, stopping […]
I walk to the mailbox every day. Well, every day Monday to Friday. More often than not, the mailbox is empty and when it isn’t, useless flyers or bills occupy the space. Still I walk with an eager lightness to my step and as I place the key in its […]
This past Monday my hometown, Rainy River, Ontario, lost one of its Grandma’s… mine… While the first several decades of her life she lived elsewhere, the past two (or so) she called Rainy River home. But unlike others, she was not known by her actual surname…. Between this column and […]
I watched the movie “The Post” on Saturday night with my wife. It is the remarkable story of Catherine Graham, who was the owner of the family owned “Washington Post” that she inherited from her father. Her husband Phil had been the publisher, but his sudden death left her in […]
