After a very tough three-day practice last week prior to the Lake Cumberland FLW Tour bass tournament down in Kentucky, my expectations were not that great heading into the event. However, I was confident I would be able to put something together in the tournament and find a way to […]
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My column is coming in late this week because I just finished up the three-day practice for the Lake Cumberland FLW Tour event this week in Kentucky. It probably has been the toughest practice I’ve had since I started fishing these tournaments back in 2012, and the dark-to-dark fishing had […]
When I click on my cellphone to awaken it, I am perturbed by the advertising that pops up on the screen before I even type in my password. It is annoying and now I know that every time I view a car rental, flight rental, or hotel rental, I can […]
Just the other day I was remembering Sunday drives from my childhood–the whole family piled into the car, only a brief argument about who got stuck in the middle. Me. The burden of being the youngest. Erma Bombeck said never have more children than you have car windows. She was […]
I am peering out my dining room window and looking south on Victoria Avenue remembering the people who lived along there more than 50 years ago. They all have moved on, but the kindness they gave me as I delivered the Fort Frances Times to their homes will never be […]
Last month, Finance minister Bill Morneau announced Budget 2018 and our government’s plan to continue investing in the middle class. The plan focuses on strengthening the programs that make the biggest difference in people’s lives–and making those benefits easier to get. This includes things like the Canada Child Benefit, EI […]
Here’s hoping the Easter Bunny found everyone and he wasn’t froze out or blown away! This weather certainly is keeping things from being too messy around the farm yard anyway, though I’m hoping things warm up for those who are going to start calving soon with little or no indoor […]
I was thinking of what it means to be part of a community–a community who has known you since you were little; when they saw you on the street and were surprised at how you’d changed, how you’d grown, how you can ride a bike, drive a car, get a […]
As I lifted a walleye out of my hole in the ice over the weekend, I decided that would be it for me for the day. It was my fourth “keeper” fish of the morning, making my limit, so I had accomplished what I had set out to do–catch a […]
Federal governments have put forth much privacy legislation to protect individuals across Canada. France, England, the United States, and many other European countries also have passed privacy legislation to protect their citizens. But we now know those efforts have not been totally successful. No one expected that citizens of those […]
The world grew a little quieter on March 14, 2018 with the passing of Stephen Hawking. Not grounded in anything defendable, I somehow thought Stephen would live forever–the champion of a disease that held his body captive for 55 years but not his mind. “In my mind I am free,” […]
By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
The Emo Legion will be holding their annual walleye fish fry on Good Friday (March 30). The dinner will run from 5-6:30 p.m. with take-outs available before 4 p.m. The price for this fantastic meal is just $17 per adult or $15 with a valid Legion membership card. Children […]
