I love the warm, sunny days of October. These kind of days feel like a delicious surprise; an oh, I forgot how lovely fall can be sort of day. October can come with a lot of rain and dark skies, so I can’t help but feel blessed when I hear […]
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Last week, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced his resignation as Liberal leader and premier of Ontario. As surprising as the announcement was, more shocking was his decision to lock MPPs out of Queen’s Park until his party can hold a leadership race, meaning MPPs likely will not sit again until February […]
Fifty years have now passed since the Cuban missile crisis. In some ways, I feel that it couldn’t have been that long ago. It still plays in my mind that the world almost found itself in a full nuclear war—and that it would have affected everyone. Our home had only […]
Dear editor: We regret to inform you that Men Without Hats officially cancelled the whole western half of their tour, which includes the Fort Frances date on Nov. 2. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We are equally disappointed, not only from the business side of […]
Dear editor: On behalf of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary, I would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming response to our recent harvest fall tea. Without the willingness of the membership to volunteer many hours, it would not been possible. The food and baking was superb, the Lucky Dozen […]
Dear editor: It is remarkable how the responsible citizens of our communities never fail to step forward when there is a pressing need. Such was the case Sunday evening when volunteers from across our communities hosted a harvest supper in support of the locum house project at the Evangelical Covenant […]
Israel Brubacher, of Mine Centre, Ont., passed into eternal rest on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 at the age of 75 years, five months, and one day. He was born May 19, 1937 in Wellesley Township, Ont. to John and Lovina (Martin) Brubacher. On June 16, 1959, he was united in […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Don McTavish announces his passing on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Don was born April 20, 1930 in Devlin, Ont. and lived on his family farm. In 1952, he married Shannon, the love of […]
Marvin Rowe, 84, of Rainy River, Ont., passed away peacefully with family at his side on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. A complete obituary will follow.
I’m sure that I’ve probably written before about the fall being a hard time on my animals. It seems if something is going to die, it will happen now. Turns out that my favourite old cow (“Daisee”) has congestive heart failure and we will have to put here to sleep. […]
Who knew a gander of geese could put out so much sausage-like material. My neck of the woods suddenly is teeming with great green gobs of goose poop. It is a virtual war zone out there laden with log bombs that make every step a hazard and the bottom of […]
As someone who self-admittedly is obsessed with sports, there’s one thing I haven’t been able to get into despite numerous attempts. And that is the world of fantasy sports. Every year, whether it be hockey, baseball, or even soccer, I get invited to a league and draft my team like […]
