I’ve only just met William Kentridge, not in person, but on CBC Radio with Eleanor Wachtel’s Writers and Company. I listened spellbound to his insight, as he explained his artistic talent in humble terms. Such wisdom, I thought to myself, as I gave his age credit for amassing such an […]
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2023 trappers workshop– Feb. 11, (this Saturday) 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Métis Hall in Fort Frances (714 Armit Ave). This years topic is: Cat and Canine best practices and Value Added Trapping. workshops, and displays. Lunch available by donation. Free admission – all welcome! Valentine’s Luncheon–St. John the Baptist Anglican Church. […]
By Liz Adam
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Valentine’s Day falls exactly in the middle of February, sometimes brightening up a bleak winter month, sometimes slipping past us largely unnoticed. Whether or not we have an official or a prospective romantic love interest, thinking about and choosing to operate in love can warm and brighten any day. What […]
Just as darkness creeps up on us in November, daylight slowly and imperceptibly extends itself morning and evening. I hated going to work in darkness and leaving work for home in darkness. It came as a surprise that leaving the newspaper after five in the evening daylight remained and then […]
I have long been a fan of Steve Hartman. He is an American broadcast journalist with some very special qualities. He has had a varied career but what I know and admire him for is a program he does with his young children Emmett and Meryl. Kindness 101 airs on […]
I moved my cows home now, and we are getting close to calving time. I am shocked to see how quickly they are changing now and showing the official signs of popping out a baby. Though I think the cattle are in a much better place near the bush with […]
Greta Barr of Fort Frances, Ontario, passed away at Riverside Health Care Facility on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 after a brief illness. Greta was born on March 14, 1940, in Emo, Ontario. She lived most of her life in Burriss Township and moved to Fort Frances in 2008. Greta was […]
The family of Alice Elizabeth Irvine (nee Campbell) of Fort Frances sadly announce her passing at the age of 110. Full obituary to follow at a later date. Arrangements entrusted Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
It is with great sadness that the family of Luke Joseph Schill announces his peaceful passing on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at La Verendrye hospital with loved ones by his side. Luke was born September 20, 1936, the oldest of five children, on a farm near Lebret, Saskatchewan. He reminisced […]
