The Bassmaster Elite Series season resumed this past weekend at Lake Murray, South Carolina. It is a body of water that I had not been to in the past but it had a good reputation as a great place to fish. I usually enjoy getting to fish new bodies of […]
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Wow, the last week of April and it really don’t seem like it. The 4 or 5 inches of snow last week certainly didn’t help me think spring! I was in Guelph Monday for the day and the grass is green and lawn mowers were venturing out. Around the Quetico […]
Earth Day occurred last Saturday. Folks in Fort Frances and the district were probably more concerned about digging out from the huge late April Snowstorm than taking steps to make our world a greener and more sustainable place to live. I was in Calgary on Earth Day and enjoyed a […]
With spring weather teasing us, we are anxious to get out into the yard and start our yard and gardening chores, but be cautious when starting spring yard work. Spring lawn care at the right time is important if you want to have a healthy lawn this summer. The most […]
Friday morning! The start of a perennial event, Spring Fever Days, over in Emu, home of some really strange birds. I was excited. The WRRD Lions Club was unveiling its Pontoon Boat Raffle Prize and Telford and I were in charge of the kickoff of ticket sales. We were set […]
Paul Barton was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1961, studied at the London Royal Academy of Arts, was an extraordinary portrait painter, and became a concert pianist. You wouldn’t think so, but something was missing from his chosen career, and he didn’t know what. He travelled to Thailand in 1996 […]
On December 4, 2022, Terrance, of Regina, Saskatchewan, passed away at the age of 73years. Terry will lovingly be remembered by his children Sheri Duncan, Traci Mack (Phil), and Calvin Duncan-Landers (Maryanne); his grandchildren Amanda (Johann), D’Anna, Melina, Anthony and Cassandra; his great-grandchildren Leah, Atticus and Ruth; his sister Lynda […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mom passed away peacefully on Easter Monday, April 10, 2023, at her residence at Pinecrest Home for the Aged. She had spent an enjoyable Easter Sunday having dinner and visiting with much of […]
With heavy hearts the family of Lawrence “Bob” Gouliquer announces his peaceful passing on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Dad was born November 20, 1929, in Nelles Township to Joseph and Mary Ann (Pollard) Gouliquer. He grew up on the Nelles farm along the peaceful pine river his dad settled in […]
The family of Edward Gerhard Reinhard Kaun, 86, sadly announce his passing on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 12, from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., with funeral service the following day, Saturday, May 13, at 10:00 a.m. at […]
It is with great sadness that the family of John Wayne “Jack” Langtry announces his passing on April 18, 2023, at Alexandria Marine General Hospital in Goderich, Ontario. Jack was born on February 14, 1936, in Fort Frances, Ontario, to parents Jack and Louise Langtry. In 1961 he was united […]
It is with great sadness and sorrow that we announce that heaven gained another angel.Shawna Lee McRitchie was reunited with her mother Connie McRitchie, and a close family friend that she saw as another mother Beverly Fraczkiewicz on March 31, 2023, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Shawna […]
