Once upon a strikeout, the only pitches mentioned as part of a repertoire — for right-handers as well as left-handers — were the fastball, the curve and the change-up. Pitchers hoping to make it in major-league baseball were scouted on their abilities to throw each, or all, of those pitches. […]
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The English ivy is one of the easiest houseplants there is to grow in your home. It is a trailing vine that can be trained and shaped onto a trellis or topiary form, or left to hang over the pot and trail to the floor, or trained to climb a […]
By Jeff Lehman
Atikokan resident
Special to the Times
Atikokan resident
Special to the Times
Over the last couple of centuries, our remains have been either embalmed and buried or cremated and buried or scattered. Our bereavement rituals are intimately connected to these well accepted, unquestioned and unchallenged burial and funeral practices. I want my remains to be buried more naturally; but not quite as […]
Dear editor, God makes the sun rise and the sun set day in and day out, season after season. Earth and all the planets orbit the sun like clockwork. David Attenborough filmed life in the oceans and jungles and showed how everything there is, in all the universe, is in […]
Dear editor, In October Ignace municipal councilor Jodie Defeo will be attending a conference in Vienna Austria to do a presentation to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Her presentation will explain how the “deliberative democracy” process was employed to gauge the willingness of the community to accept and proceed with […]
It was a busy weekend across the Sunset Country region for tournament anglers with two bass tournaments and a walleye tournament taking place. Bass tournaments were held at Shoal Lake and Lake Despair, while the Kenora Walleye Open happened on Lake of the Woods. It’s a short season for the […]
I had convinced myself that I was going to start cutting hay Saturday as soon as I finished mowing my lawn. I was nearly stuck three times cutting grass and before I was finished an isolated shower appeared. I changed my mind. Frustrated to say the least. I decided to […]
Ozawaategiizhik – Wazhashkan Odoodeman It is with great sadness that the family of William Albert Atatise, 23, announces his passing on July 3, 2024, at Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation. William was born to Ted Atatise and Loretta Oshawe, on September 17, 2000, at McKellar Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He was […]
With profound sadness the family of Keeshawn James Boshkaykin announces his sudden passing at the Atikokan General Hospital on July 2, 2024. Keeshawn was born April 8, 2024, to parents Dorion Whitecrow and Roxanne Boskaykin. Along with his parents, he is survived by his siblings Joanne, Izzy, Dorion Jr. Alexa […]
The family of Lawrence Alexander Eustace, 81, of Fort Frances, Ontario, is saddened to announce his passing on July 6, 2024. Funeral arrangements are pending. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
Peacefully on July 5, 2024, our beloved mom and nanny Olive Marie (Carpenter) Gouliquer began her journey home, with her family by her side, at the age of 93. Mom was born to the late Cecile (Grouette) and Paul Carpenter in Vassar, Manitoba, on April 8, 1931. Mom was an […]
The family of Richard Thadius Peterson, 92, of Nestor Falls, Ontario, are saddened to announce his passing on Monday, July 1, 2024, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
