Before we embark on the final installment of “A Reuben with A View,” I’d like to list a few things I’ve wanted to lay down in the printed word. Things which simply placate my own ego and probably won’t be allowed to do when my run as junior sports reporter […]
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Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
“So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night. I hate to go and leave this pretty sight!” –So long, farewell, The Sound of Music I can’t believe I just opened with a quote from “The Sound of Music.” That has to be a forgettable first for any sports column. But it […]
“If you wish to live and thrive/Let the spider run alive.” “You kill a spider, you kill your luck.” “You kill a spider in a new house, the house will never be clean.” Spiders and good luck go together like a cup and saucer. Two thousand years ago, the Romans […]
During my university student newspaper days (it was only a year ago) in Ottawa, I had the chance to cover the hometown Carleton Ravens at the men’s university basketball championships in Halifax. “Blanket this thing. Leave nothing uncovered,” suggested my first sports editor upon leaving. We ended up squeezing three […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
Donna Morrish recently visited with her daughter, Helen Morrish, and with other relatives at Kelowna, for one week. Donna said, “I had a wonderful time, pleased with my trip and welcomed with open hand.” Donna’s daughter, Aurilla, from Dryden, accompanied her to B.C. Eddie Kaemingh and his family from just […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
It’s upon us, people, the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship—the biggest sporting event in the district. Yes, that includes hockey. Like any sport, there’s so many interesting storylines attached to it. How will the bigger names do? Is there a dark horse among us? What role will Mother Nature play? […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
Couple wished a happy retirement I extend happy retirement to Nancy and Norman Cain of Devlin, who had their party last weekend which I missed. Nancy retired from Crossroads School while Norman called it a day at the Emo Arena. We are going to miss Norm at the arena for […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
While that stinking garbage-hauling strike at Toronto has to be considered as bad as it gets in the world of labour relations, especially during this heat wave, we have had our moments when strikes and work stoppages generally have given us bad times in Fort Frances. A local labour leader, […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
Headlines of Allen Iverson’s recent run-in with the law is just another reminder of the sick fascination the general public has with athletes that make the rap sheet. Count me in. Despite the obvious big altercations in sports history out there—the 1918 White Sox scandal, the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial, […]
One of my fondest memories is of neighborhood parties around long tables. We all lived on a two-mile stretch on Route 12, 50 miles from the Canadian border. Sometimes we had upstate New York’s trademark—sugar-on-snow. This was maple syrup boiled to the hardball stage and poured in thin ribbons on […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
This is the time of year we can expect to find them among us—not only the fishermen—but all of the other celebrities. In mid-summer here, look for local airplane docks to swarm with famous folk who seem mostly friendly and glad to meet you. When John Myers of McDonald’s, son […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A view
A Reuben With A view
Your friendly neighbourhood sports department, a.k.a. the People’s Bureau, is mailing it in this week. To be honest, with the NHL and NBA playoffs over and the World Cup but a memory (and no new horseshoe tournaments on the horizon), I’m fresh out of topics—for now. But here’s a little […]
