As an idealistic 20-something, one of my idols was German-born Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965). Respected theologian and philosopher, dedicated physician and medical missionary, esteemed author, accomplished organist and Nobel prize winner, Schweitzer was an amazing person! The son of a pastor who also was a musician, his father taught Schweitzer to […]
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For the third-straight year, this Saturday’s OHL draft will see a player who is one year younger than the rest of his 16-year-old compatriots among one of the early names selected. Sean Day, who originally was born in Belgium in 1998 to Canadian parents and plays for the always-strong Detroit […]
Well, my prediction that the end of calving sometimes is a bit of challenge has proved true. A great big ole’ cow that is quiet like a dog and has been acting strange, truthfully, for the last couple of years, calved early Sunday morning. She has been lying out in […]
“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.” Buckminster Fuller said that. What a great name. Buckminster. He, if you don’t know or remember, was an American architect who created the geodesic dome design. He was a prolific writer, designer, inventor. In a […]
I attended an interesting meeting last Wednesday, during which one of the people on hand made a very appropriate comment. “The council of Fort Frances is not going to save the town,” he said. “The people of the community will save the town!” And when the words had settled at […]
As the baseball season gets underway on Sunday night with a contest between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros, all eyes will quickly turn towards the Toronto Blue Jays after a massive off-season overhaul. Following a wild couple of months that saw them acquire Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Jose […]
Each week in my column I generally try to include tricks and tips for my readers to help them catch more fish, mostly focusing on the Sunset Country Region. This week I am going to talk about the basics when fishing away from home, as I just returned from a […]
Last week I wrote about the frustration many had expressed as a result of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs’ decision to bypass Northwestern Ontario with its pre-budget consultations. As I stated in last week’s column, my party’s Finance Critic, Michael Prue, had pushed for consultations in the […]
Carl Schubring, a former editor of the Fort Frances Times, jokingly told me the following story. When the community had a sole lawyer, the poor lawyer could barely put food on the table for his family. When a second lawyer appeared on the scene, together they comfortably could feed their […]
When asked, I rarely tell people my age. Not that I mind people knowing how many birthdays I’ve had, but it seems to me that my chronological age doesn’t say much about me as a person. My assessment is that my hair is the colour of a 70-year-old, I laugh […]
First of all, I think “Old Man Winter” should read the book, “The Language of Letting Go.” I think the crusty cold curmudgeon has some serious issues. Secondly, if he doesn’t let go soon, I will put on my “Gandalf” hat, slam my wooden scepter into an axe-handle deep snow […]
I love watching curling on television. Always have, so you can’t blame it on my age. My daughters groan when I tune in to curling and they roll their eyes as if I’ve just made the lamest confession of all time; as if I showed up at their workplace with […]
