Here is an update on LaVallee Seniors events. These events are made possible due to the recent funding approved for residents 55 plus. The events are open to everyone: A date has been set for a trip to Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre (The Mounds) on July 24. The outing offers free […]
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It was March 3, 2003, when rainy River first learned about the Great Beaver of Rainy River, in the pages of the Rainy River Record… British Columbia may have its Bigfoot and Scotland its Loch Ness Monster, but closer to home, Rainy River has its own illusive celebrity—the Great Beaver. […]
Once upon a strikeout, the only pitches mentioned as part of a repertoire — for right-handers as well as left-handers — were the fastball, the curve and the change-up. Pitchers hoping to make it in major-league baseball were scouted on their abilities to throw each, or all, of those pitches. […]
The English ivy is one of the easiest houseplants there is to grow in your home. It is a trailing vine that can be trained and shaped onto a trellis or topiary form, or left to hang over the pot and trail to the floor, or trained to climb a […]
By Jeff Lehman
Atikokan resident
Special to the Times
Atikokan resident
Special to the Times
Over the last couple of centuries, our remains have been either embalmed and buried or cremated and buried or scattered. Our bereavement rituals are intimately connected to these well accepted, unquestioned and unchallenged burial and funeral practices. I want my remains to be buried more naturally; but not quite as […]
It was a busy weekend across the Sunset Country region for tournament anglers with two bass tournaments and a walleye tournament taking place. Bass tournaments were held at Shoal Lake and Lake Despair, while the Kenora Walleye Open happened on Lake of the Woods. It’s a short season for the […]
I had convinced myself that I was going to start cutting hay Saturday as soon as I finished mowing my lawn. I was nearly stuck three times cutting grass and before I was finished an isolated shower appeared. I changed my mind. Frustrated to say the least. I decided to […]
This is a column that was written by the President of the Canadian Newspaper Association about the importance of advertising by provincial governments. When I was president of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, we lobbied all the provincial and territorial governments as well as the federal government to maintain their […]
The Emo Museum opened July 8th for the summer season – just in time to host their annual Pie Social. The social is July 10 from 11:30 a.m. -3 p.m. A slice of homemade pie and a drink is $7. The social is a fundraiser for the Museum. The Museum […]
If you are either celiac, gluten intolerant, or just have a gluten-free lifestyle but still want to own a Chef Dez Cookbook – now’s your chance. I have just launched a NEW Cookbook: Gluten-Free Cooking with Chef Dez.This is not a ‘how to bake gluten-free’ book as I think there […]
Famous athletes are full of surprises for happenings away from the games that make them famous…Tiger Woods might be the poster child. Twice last month, it happened to famous athletes from different sports and different eras, one for what he said, one for what he didn’t say. Exhibit A: Reggie […]
Over the past few weeks that I spent in Alabama, one of the things that I have been telling people is that I think I would rather have six months of winter than six months of the summer heat that they get in the southern United States. Having just spent […]
