The 13th-annual International Falls Bass Championship took place over the weekend on Rainy Lake and the Rainy River. My good friend, Scott Dingwall, and I have fished the tournament together since its inception in 2005 and have had some great tournaments over the years, including a few first-place finishes. But […]
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I’m sure hoping that summer returns soon. Like we always say: “Once the Emo Fair is over, fall returns!” And that certainly held true this year. It was a chilly week and I even had to break down and wear some long pants. Fortunately, it sounds like this week will […]
It’s a very hot day. I’m hot–but not in the way one would like to be hot. I think it is the hottest day yet this year. This kind of day zaps any evidence of ambition that may have been dwelling in my cells and grinds said enthusiasm to dust. […]
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario caused a stir by passing a motion earlier this month calling for Sir John A. Macdonald to be removed from schools across the province bearing his name, citing his role as the “architect of genocide against indigenous peoples.” Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne quickly poured […]
Dear sir: Something needs to be said in response to the miserable article that the Wynne Liberals are sinking Ontario which appeared in the Aug. 16 edition of the Times. The author was Doug Judson, a Progressive Conservative, who hopes to win election in this riding in the next election. […]
There are now windrows of golden oats ready to be combined in fields west of Fort Frances while fields of golden barley are ready to harvested. I’ve driven by these fields almost every week for a year now and watched how the earth has turned to vibrant green, canola has […]
Mary Helen Marmus (nee Olinyk), 100, of Rainy River, Ont., passed away peacefully at hospital, with her family at her side, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. A funeral mass was held on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Rainy River, with Fr. […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of William “Bill” Korchak, of Pinewood, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born on June 9, 1935 in Vita, Man. to Metro and Mary Korchak. As a young man, Bill helped […]
Charlie Byma, 95, went to be with his Lord and Saviour, with his family by his side, early Monday morning, on Aug. 28, 2017, at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Charlie was born on Feb. 8, 1922 in The Netherlands to Siebe & Berber Byma. He was united […]
