I’m going to be a grandmother. Just saying it out loud makes me giggle with embarrassment as though everyone will know that I am a fraud. I can’t possibly be a grandmother; I’m not wise and patient, scary things happen in my kitchen, not a single doily is in my […]
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After this past weekend, I now can put my snow blower into the back of the garage and move my lawn mower forward. By this time last year, my lawn already had two clippings. The tulips were pushing themselves out of the ground and my day lilies had bright green […]
Last week, MPPs debated Bill G36—the Local Foods Act. In theory, the idea of a Local Foods Act is a great idea. Local foods are vital to the health and well-being of our communities and successful family farms are vital parts of our local economies. When I think of a […]
Sadly, our district lost another good man over the weekend. Aarne Hahkala was actively involved in the community for many years and always willing to tackle any task–big or small. He was a great board member for the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Associawtion and a strong supporter of the Stratton sales […]
Asparagus is one of the first vegetables ready to harvest in the spring. Although native to the Mediterranean, once established it is a hardy perennial in our area. It is the only common vegetable that grows wild along roadsides and railroad tracks over a large part of Canada. Botanically, asparagus […]
Now that the Stanley Cup playoffs finally are underway (albeit a little later than usual due to the lockout that everyone has pretty much forgotten about), nearly every sports fan in the country will be focused on which of the 16 teams will be hoisting Lord Stanley’s mug in two […]
FEBRUARY 10, 1953- APRIL 24, 2013 It is with great sadness that the family of Allan (Al) Radbourne announces his passing on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in Calgary, AB. He was born February 10, 1953 to Ken and Peggy Radbourne in Fort Frances, ON. On January 17, 1975, he married […]
Trish Cates passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013. She was born March 16, 1925 in Llandebie, Wales. Trish was predeceased by her parents, James and Mary Alice Westerby; siblings, Bill, Don, Tom, Norman, Hazel, Brenda, Ken, Bob, and Jeff; and her husband, Earl. She is survived by siblings, Carrie, Pearl, […]
William (Bill) J. Dougherty, 82, of Rainy Lake/International Falls, Mn. and Tamarac, Fla., passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center. Bill was born Feb. 4, 1931 in Fort Frances, Ont. He married June Williams on Oct. 30, 1954. June and Bill, along with their […]
Sadly, the family of Edward Grynol, 81, of Fort Frances, Ont., announces his passing on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Ed was born July 29, 1931 in Fort Frances to Matt and Sophia Grynol. He was united in marriage to Lenore Connor on Aug. […]
Kenneth “Ken” Joseph Harrison passed away peacefully, with friends by his side, on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was predeceased by his first wife, Irene Rita, in 1973; his second wife, Irene Naturkach, in 2010; and his son, Dane, in 1973. Ken […]
On April 22, 2013, after a long and heroic battle at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont., Sydney Henry Alfred Wall, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and cherished friend, went home to be with the Lord at the age of 70. Born in Fort Frances, Ont. on Jan. 4, 1943, […]
