Summer is here and strawberry season is one of the most celebrated times of the year for lovers of this luscious red fruit. I always buy an abundant amount of all fruit when it is in season, and strawberries are no exception. Although strawberries seem to be available throughout the […]
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My son is 13 years old and I have noticed that over the past year he has started devoting more attention to his appearance. He recently asked me for a couple of spoons that he could put in the freezer. “Why do you want to put spoons in the freezer?” […]
I can’t believe we are already into the middle of July! Time is ticking away quickly. We were just commenting this morning at EARS on how we certainly have had quite a stretch of hot weather. (We are not complaining.) The crops are looking decent. Pretty much the heads are […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
After three days of baseball playing in extreme heat, the winning team of this year’s Kingsley Downs/Gus Lindberg memorial slo-pitch tournament was the Hit Squad. They beat Charlie’s Angels 17-10 in the ‘A’ side final. Winning the ‘B’ side was Shade over Village People, while the ‘C’ finals went to […]
The announcement late Monday afternoon answered one question and created a list of new ones. Yes, the Fort Frances paper mill was sold to Riversedge Developments. But what does that mean? Now we will wait for an announcement from Justus Veldman, the president of Riversedge Developments, to fill us in […]
You can shed a tear because she’s gone Or you can smile because she has lived! It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Tracey Lynne Ducharme, on Monday, July 15, 2019 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Tracey was born on […]
Edward Frederick Haglund drew his last breath in the calm after a tremendous thunderstorm on the morning of Tuesday, July 9, 2019. He was surrounded by love. Eddie would want you to know that he was blessed beyond measure in this life and wanted for nothing beyond more time with […]
It is with sadness that the family announces the passing of Roy B. Young on July 12, 2019, at Rainycrest in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born July 3,1931, in Twillingate, Nfld. Roy grew up in the town of Twillingate. After high school he spent one year teaching school but […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Olga Dawkins (nee Bodnar) on July 9, 2019 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, with loving family by her side. Born to Joseph and Dominia Bodnar in Springfield, Man., she was the fifth oldest of 11 […]
It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the passing of Brian Reid on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Born and raised in Emo, Ont., Brian was a fixture in the Emo Community for many years as co-owner of Fairway Store and then as a butcher at Cloverleaf. You could always […]
