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 […]
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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 […]
Tragically, as a result of an accident, the family announces the sudden passing of Benjamin Brown Jr. (“Bugs”), of Rainy River First Nation, Ont., on Saturday, June 8, 2013. Ben was born Sept. 10, 1951 in Emo, Ont. to Ben and Elizabeth Brown. Ben had a great love for the […]
In the presence of family, Elsie Dorothea Doucette–daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and woman extraordinaire–passed away peacefully at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Sunday, June 9, 2013 at the age of 85 following an illness with cancer. Elsie was born June 11, 1927 in Schleswig, Germany. Weighing […]
Elli “Eleanor” Janes passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Calgary, Alta. She was born July 15, 1924 in Alajarvi, Finland. She moved to Canada in 1936, was married to Harold in Vernon, B.C. in 1944, lived in Saint John, and recently moved to Calgary. She was predeceased by her […]
At the age of 88, Keith passed away peacefully, with his family at his side, on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Left to mourn are his wife, Ellen, of 66 years; daughter, Doris (Rene) Pelletier; son, Grant (Emily) Watson; daughter, Gwenn (Dan) Amorde; […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Helmer Nils Berglund at the age of 81. Helmer passed away Monday, June 3, 2013, with his family by his side, at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. He was born in Keewatin, Ont. but […]
Roger Dale Bolen, of Kincardine, Ont., passed away with family and friends by his bedside at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre in Kincardine on Friday, June 7, 2013 at the age of 66. Beloved husband of Sharon (née Sekulich); dear father of James Bolen (Cindy Gordon) of Caledon and […]
