Dear editor, I received an e-mail on Friday May 21 from the Town of Fort Frances Recreation and Cultural Manager, stating that they would no longer be selling fuel at the Sorting Gap Marina once the current supply has been exhausted. The Town is claiming they were unable to secure […]
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This Covid lockdown has me missing by toast and coffee sessions at the Bakery… and missing the Pearl of the Orient too… that goes without saying. Properly applying condiments to toast is something the Pearl simply did not understand. “For goodness sakes, Elliott! You’ve got nearly half of that jar […]
I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend as much as I did! 3 days at home in decent weather is quite amazing. I did have to spend most of one day catching up on the grass. It was long and thick you would have thought I hadn’t cut it yet […]
Dear editor, The following is an open letter to Premier Doug Ford. Dear Premier,On behalf of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) and our 60,000 members, thank you for your continued leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. As vaccinations continue to roll out across Ontario, a transparent and predictable plan to […]
I miss my daughters. I may have mentioned that once or several hundred times over the past fifteen months or so. The pandemic certainly has stripped away the clutter and allowed us to see the pieces of our life that matter the most. My daughter shared such a story this […]
Although there’s not a lot of news this week, there’s definitely happy times in our community. Congratulations to Madison Allan and Brody McPherson who were wed at a small service Saturday, May 22. Proud parents are Dayle and Vince Allan and Bobbi Smith and Mark and Lisa McPherson. Grandparents Helen […]
It is with great sadness that the family of “Ken” Carlson from Mine Centre announces his passing at home on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at the age of 84. Cremation has taken place and there will be no service.
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mom and daughter Michele on May 23, 2021 at Riverside Health Care with her family at her side after a courageous, hard fought battle with cancer. Michele was born to Hannelore (Lori) and Joseph Raccio in […]
Bulbs or bulb-like plants are usually considered perennial plants which have a period of growth and flowering, followed by a period of dormancy where they die back to ground level at the end of each growing season. The end of the growing season for spring flowering bulbs occurs in the […]
Coming into the seventh stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series season last week at Lake Guntersville, Alabama I was feeling pretty good. After a pair of tough events in March and early April, I followed those with two solid finishes and was above the cut line for the Bassmaster Classic. […]
Bob Dunn
Distant Replay
Distant Replay
This Olympic year, delayed 12 months by the pandemic, seems like an appropriate time to share one sports writer’s “medal-winning performances” from Games past. It began when I took my vacation for a no-expenses-paid trip to Mexico City for the 1968 Olympics. As the Winnipeg Tribune’s swimming writer (once, there […]
Milton Glueheisen passed away on May 20, 2021 at La Verendrye Hospital at the age of 99 years. He was born August 27, 1921 in Burnett County, Wisconsin to Ralph and Mabel Marsh. He attended both public and high school at Webster, Wisconsin. After high school, he moved to Clearwater […]
