All along we’ve been told to be patient. To wait and see. To avoid making wild speculations until all the numbers are in. Preliminary numbers, even when prepared by people who are supposed to know what they’re doing, were brushed aside by shocked town councils, which weren’t eager to let […]
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The grass is green and the phlox are pink. The hostas are blooming and the fall’s apples will soon to ready to pick. The dill is ready for the cucumbers, and the chocolate mint makes wonderful tea. It’s the life I’ve always dreamed about. Living close to the earth. Surrounded […]
The motto of the Scouts is, “Be prepared!” It’s something we should all take to heart. The Pearl of the Orient is always prepared. “Take a bath and change your underwear. You never know we might be in a car accident,” she’s cautioned me before many a motor trip. However, […]
Margaret Robertson, 81, of 901 Shevlin Ave. Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Aug. 11, 1997 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Margaret was born March 9, 1916 in Fort Frances to the late Wellington and Edith bishop. In January, 1938, she was united in marriage to Percy Robertson. […]
Dorothy Kathleen Beninger, 84, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Saturday, Aug. 9, 1997. She was born Sept. 12, 1912 in Emo, Ont. to the late Walter and Edith Radbourne. Mrs. Beninger lived most of her life in Emo. […]
Tracy Thomas Joseph Spencer, 53, of 477 Hill Rd., R.R. #1, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Aug. 9, 1997 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. He was born June 17, 1944 on Calumet Island, Que. to George and Kathleen Spencer. Tracy enjoyed fishing and hunting, and having […]
Adrienne McCulloch, 65, of Barwick, Ont., passed away unexpectedly Aug. 9, 1997 while visiting in Grand Prairie, Alta. Adrienne was a member of the Stratton United Church, where she helped with Sunday School when able. Adrienne had a positive outlook on life. She struggled for many years with bad health, […]
Alaskan politicians are fuming these days over the recent blockade of one of their ferries by angry B.C. fishermen, arguing these vessels have the right of “innocent passage” through Canadian waters. The brouhaha, of course, wasted little time reaching Washington, D.C., where Congress passed a resolution deploring the actions taken […]
Dear editor, In comment to the article in last Wednesday’s paper, “Emo Speedway now forced to reduce driver payouts,” Sonny Ferris is complaining about low attendance in the stands and about the lack of interest surrounding the Emo Speedway. Well, at one time, racing was a fair sport in which […]
Dear editor: From the article “Transit service here ready to roll” (July 16), it stated, “Meanwhile, Coun. Sharon Tibbs wanted to dispel rumours that council planned to cancel the handi-van service here.” Also quoting Coun. Deane Cunningham in same article, it stated, “The new service will have a 90-day trial […]
Anyone who has a garden of any kind, or lives in the country, knows there are a lot of things which attack our plants of all kinds. Here are just a very few of the common ones. oColorado Potato Beetle: This is the common “potato bug,” about 3/8 of an […]
It’s been almost two months now since Phoebe came into our lives. Phoebe, the beautiful white dog, the dog that almost glows in the dark. Phoebe tucks us in at night and gives us a welcoming lick first thing in the morning. Her job is taking care of us, and […]
