It looks as though winter is here! I was hoping the snow would get me more into the Christmas spirit! I started putting up my outside lights but ended up getting very little done. It takes me a week to get it all dialed in, so it looks like I’ll […]
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By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo With the dry weather throughout the province this past summer, managing a beef cow herd has been a challenge this year. And now winter is just around the corner. Last year, we had a mild winter, which cut down on feed costs but caused […]
Who wants to be old? Nobody, probably. In a society that values youth and disempowers age, the only sensible thing to want to be is young. The problem, however, is that you don’t get to choose youth or age. You’re born at a certain time and from that point on […]
I ruminated for six days on the contents of this column and came up empty-handed. I went to bed on it, woke up on it, and still nothing. I installed the ritual chocolate and black tea (the best combination since Saturday and Sunday) that are my known catalysts for inspiration, […]
The decision by Resolute Forest Products to idle the kraft mill and one of the paper machines at its Fort Frances operations is a serious blow to the affected workers and their families, as well as the economy of the town. My office is ready to assist those who are […]
It’s beginning to becoming as inevitable as a story on a riot taking place in a Walmart electronics department on “Black Friday.” But yet again, the Minnesota Wilderness—who called Wisconsin home for the previous two seasons—are turning the SIJHL into their own playground and leaving the rest of the league […]
Emelia Mutz, 95, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. Funeral services are pending, and a complete obituary will follow.
Donald Leonard (“Squeak”) Jourdain, 65, of Couchiching First Nation, Ont., passed away Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. He was born Dec. 23, 1946 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late Leonard and Kathleen Jourdain. Donald was raised in Couchiching […]
As we enter mid-November, the holiday season is upon us. Christmas teas and bazaars are being held across the region while many communities have their annual Christmas parade just around the corner. One of my favourite aspects of the holiday season is the opportunity to celebrate simple acts of kindness, […]
“He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows if you’ve been bad or good. “Oh, you better watch out, you better watch out, Santa’s coming to town.” It’s a great Christmas song—one that parents have been using on their children for years to try and reduce the excitement that builds […]
I was thinking how I wasn’t feeling much like getting into the Christmas spirit—and was blaming it on finances, job security, and all the challenges of life when, in fact, I think it might just be the weather! The little bit of frost we had in our yards has disappeared […]
George Bernard Shaw won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925, so I grant him some clout when he puts his own twist on tardiness. He is credited with saying “better never than late.” That particular combination of words is my best ever mantra—and a code I live by. And […]
