Lois Brekke, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 11 a.m. at St. Thomas Church in International Falls. Visitation is at 10 a.m. A complete obituary will follow.
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Sadly, the family announces the passing of Elinor Marcine James, 91, of Emo, Ont., on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at the the Emo Health Centre. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 14, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Northridge Funeral Home in Emo. A complete obituary to follow.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. It’s a high-pitched sound that immediately puts us on alert. Those darn female mosquitoes burned in my ear as I sat out on the deck watching the sunset Friday night. For almost an hour, I could hear them winding up, high above me, into a steady, growing hum. And […]
Every week, I do my best to keep you informed about what is happening in Queen’s Park. In doing so, I try to touch on the important issues that have come up during the previous week while also taking time to highlight important programs or services that may interest you. […]
The Senate scandal has taken on a life of its own and is using up much of the political “oxygen” in Ottawa. While we must keep an eye on the gross behaviour of some senators and members of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office, we also must keep a close eye […]
If you grew up in Saskatchewan or in the middle of Toronto, water is something you undoubtedly admire but daily interaction with lakes and rivers wouldn’t have been common. If you grew up in Northwestern Ontario, specifically Fort Frances, lakes are a necessity; an addiction that has no remedy. Even […]
It’s that time of year when we notice, in some cases, more moss than grass growing in parts of our pastures. What went wrong? How can the problem be fixed? Most folks want to know what they can do to get rid of the moss, but the root of the […]
After taking the time to update my weather data, I can confirm that we definitely are about three weeks behind with our season. We normally would start accumulating corn heat units near the beginning of May but this year we didn’t start until May 27. Let’s hope we can make […]
The question is just as clear in my mind today as it was all those years ago, when my almost four-year-old daughter asked: “Where do people go when they die?” I gave what I thought was a simple answer, “Heaven.” In response, my daughter spoke in no uncertain terms, saying, […]
After I finally got the old lawnmower fired up and got the leftovers from last year’s flowers and the winters detritus chewed up, the lawn was in shape—sort of. A couple more buzzes and the grass was gaining ground on me. But in spite of the growing windrows of brown […]
For the casual sports observer, last week’s Major League Baseball draft is at the bottom rung compared to the other major pro leagues in North America. Unlike the trio of Seth Jones, Nathan MacKinnon, and Jonathan Drouin, who are widely expected to go in the top three spots of this […]
Dear editor: I am in total agreement with the remarks made by Mr. Wendell Stevens when it comes to the Huffman School subdivision project, which ought not be proceeded with by town council. I also agree that we do not need, nor should we be in, the private subdivision business […]
