What an amazing summer like week we just had! My only complaint is that I am getting further and further behind on my data as it is just too difficult to sit at the computer when it is that nice outside. I still have attempted to plough as I am […]
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If I had to choose one month of the 12 to be my favourite, September would be my choice. September seems the most likely candidate, I suppose, so maybe there is no contest. If you run through the months, the obvious ones are eliminated. January because it’s so long and […]
Maybe it was the recent solar flare that messed up the earth’s magnetic field and caused my neck of the woods to suddenly attract wildlife, or maybe it’s just that, yes, I live in the country and this is what happens in the boonies. Or perhaps the Universal Plan was […]
The provincial election is now almost one week old. It is admirable that we have three strong candidates in the riding each hailing from a different urban centre of the riding. I look at Anthony Leek who hails from Emo and Sarah Campbell who lives in Oxdrift as candidates from […]
Books and I have had a special lifelong relationship. And I still treasure my first “readers.” As a little girl of four, I loved “The New Winston Primer” especially the first story I learned to read—“The Rabbits.” There was Peter Rabbit, Mother Rabbit and Baby Rabbit. And they went into […]
We have now passed the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Little did Canadians realize that the event would continue to have an impact on their lives over the next decade. It wasn’t the attack on the World Trade centre building that was going to cause damage. It was the attack on […]
This week I’m away on naval training with the Canadian Forces. It’s a program offered to parliamentarians to help us better understand what our men and women in uniform do on a day-to-day basis by joining them on the job. I will fill you in on that experience later, but […]
Will Labovitch Dear editor: Last spring, I wrote a letter that was published in this newspaper about the federal election. What I have discovered since then is my increased interest in Canadian politics. As an American in Minnesota, I am a Democrat because of the two-party politics and any vote […]
Gordon Peters Dear editor: This is to whoever wants to listen and help: Pikangikum First Nation has, with a period of 44 days, lost five youth to suicide. These involved four females aged 15, 16, 17, and 19 and one male aged 26. The first occurrence was on July 15, […]
Come Friday evening, the Superior International Junior Hockey League will be kick-starting its 11th season with a pair of games, including the home opener for the Fort Frances Lakers as they play host to the Thunder Bay North Stars. With a new campaign set to get rolling, I figured it […]
The 15th-annual “Bassin’ For Bucks” tournament took place this past weekend out of Sioux Narrows on the southeast corner of Lake of the Woods. This tournament is the favourite for many local anglers of all the great events that take place each season across Sunset Country. There is a great […]
Peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 at Rainy River Hospital, Martha Grouda of Rainy River passed away at the age of 95. Funeral arrangements are pending.
