It’s great to hear that the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is returning to where it belongs—under the tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. The Ice For Kids Arena is a top-notch facility but it never could match the atmosphere the riverfront offered. Sure, you’re at the whims of Mother […]
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The family sadly announces the passing of Ron McQuaker, 83, of Fort Frances, Ont. and formerly of Emo, Ont., on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 at 1 p.m. at Northridge Funeral Home in Emo. A […]
Ed Eldridge passed away Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 in Fort Frances, Ont. A private family service will be held and a complete obituary will follow.
My downfall is paper. White paper, yellow paper, fancy paper, plain paper, newspaper clippings, magazine articles. Whole file cabinets of paper–five four-drawer cabinets in all, in fact. I have an excellent filing system so I can find papers that I filed 20 or 30 years ago at the drop of […]
It’s a cliché when you say it year after year, but as is often the case, the past 12 months in the sporting world were entertaining on the local, national, and international scenes. Granted, there are the stories unfortunate to hear about, such as the continuing fallout of the Penn […]
Christmas has come and gone. I’m always amazed by how far off it seems, and then it is as if someone turned a dial and everything fast-forwarded. I ate my weight in Turtles and poppycock, even though I vowed I wouldn’t. I even may have promised myself I would do […]
We all have traditions that we enjoy and look forward to each year. But what happens when the traditions that were part of your life change because you move to a country with different one. How easily could you embrace the changes? My future daughter-in-law, who grew up in Seoul, […]
With the arrival of each New Year, we all think about things in our life that we can look forward to in the coming 12 months. In a way, we get to start over with a fresh slate and this usually motivates us to do the things that we want. […]
This particular column and I have been dancing partners for many months. We have tangoed and waltzed together, and I dare say met each other on painful ballet tippy toes. This column is precious to me because it’s the closing number on what has been a very powerful ocean of […]
Well, 2012 has come and gone! Alas, the years do pass by much quicker now, which I know is a sign of aging. I’m not really a New Year’s resolution person but as I waited for my tractor to warm up Monday morning, I was thinking about a few wishes […]
