It was a busy weekend for anglers across Sunset Country who enjoy tournament competition with three events taking place. The Kenora Walleye Open kept the walleye anglers busy while bass anglers had choices with both the Lake Despair “Castin’ For Cash” and Shoal Lake Big Bass Classic taking place. Over […]
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By Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
The annual “Castin’ For Cash” was held last weekend (July 5 and 6) at Lake Despair Lodge. Forty-seven teams competed and when the final weigh-in was finished, the top teams were: 1. Larry Foss and Joel Pagnec; 2. Mike Badiuk and Ryan Mc Diwali; 3. Gord Watson and Kyle Leplante; […]
The National Post headline reads: “Pikangikum First Nation faces second evacuation in just over one month.” I can’t imagine what it is like to live in that community where two fires have combined into one giant fire shooting a plume of smoke high into the air. I can’t imagine fleeing […]
You may have noticed there is a lot of hay being made these nice sunny days. The last few days of haze have made it a bit more difficult to get hay to dry though. It also helps if there is a nice breeze, not 90km/hr winds but a breeze. […]
I might be cranky. Wait here while I check. I won’t be a minute. Pick up a magazine or pour yourself a coffee or cut the grass. Not my grass; I have retired from having a lawn. Okay, I’m back. I’ve run a few tests and the results were somewhat […]
As I write this week’s column, I can’t help but think of how fortunate we are to be on Rainy Lake. We hosted a party for all of the residents within an island of our cabin this past weekend marking two national holidays. Over time, we have lost track of […]
After nearly nine months, Sunset Country bass anglers finally get to compete in a tournament this coming weekend, following the opening of the catch and retain season for bass on July 1. While we can fish for bass from ice out, through June, they must be immediately released in most […]
What an amazing weekend to celebrate Canada! We couldn’t have asked for better weather. I was able to bale some hay and still take a day off and head to Mine Centre for a day. This is ideal weather for making dry hay–hot but still with a good breeze. It […]
Remember those perpetual motion gizmos, the little balls that swing back and forth, striking each other to keep the movement constant? Newton’s Cradle it was called, created in 1967 by an English actor and named in honour of Sir Isaac Newton, long-considered the most influential scientist of all time. Physics […]
I am trying to find order in my chaos having just moved. I think “order” fell off the truck somewhere between here and there. As I tried to find a spot for the “essential” things, I did more moving them from one side of the room to the other than […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
Barwick will host a fun-filled Canada Day weekend. The always popular parade takes place Saturday at noon. The line up for the “Kid’s Parade ” is Cedar Yard Road. There will be fast-paced baseball games all Saturday and Sunday. There will be beer gardens, food canteens and much more. Contact […]
I am looking out through the windows of our cabin sunroom. It is overcast and warm. The rain that was called for overnight didn’t occur. I can hear birds in the background. The Canadian flag that has flown from our flagpole for decades hangs limp. I realize that my family […]
