I debated heavily on writing a “Moos” this week, but then remembered how much Nanny waited for Thursday as it was delivery day of “The Big Paper!” It wasn’t that she longed to read the “Moos” but the “big paper” was her source of current local news and events that […]
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In two days’ time, we will be into a new year. Having browsed “Facebook,” the thread line of messages being put out by friends is one of hope and well-being for the coming year. The district is prospering with construction of a new gold mine. Meanwhile, new MP Don Rusnak […]
The closing of the year is when many of us look back and take stock of what happened in 2015. The media make lists of the best movies of the year, best songs, most interesting people, and so on. Maybe we should make our own lists for 2015: happiest moment, […]
As we embark on the new year, we all make resolutions or set new goals that will make the upcoming year better than the last. If you’re reading my column, you likely enjoy the outdoors in some form or another, so this week I’m going to give you some ideas […]
Marlene Hayes, 69, of Off Lake, Ont., passed away peacefully, with her husband, Jim, at her side, on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Marlene was born on Nov. 17, 1946 in Emo to Duncan and Hilda Magill. Marlene married Jim Hayes on March […]
With a heavy heart we say goodbye to a great man, James Bryan Melanson, who passed away suddenly at his Waterloo, Ont. residence on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015 at the age of 64. He was born in 1951 to Paul and Margaret Melanson. Bryan was the loving father of Maryse […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Roy Emile Legarie announces his passing, with family and friends by his side, on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Roy was born Dec. 1, 1926 in Virginia, Mn. to Alcide and Marian Legarie. […]
Sadly, the family of Gladys Smith announces her sudden passing at her residence on Friday, Dec. 25, 2015. She was born Sept. 22, 1928 in Fort Frances, Ont.; the youngest child of Gladys and Jack Gillies. Gladys lived in Fort Frances, Rainy River, and Melville, Sask. but her heart was […]
Change certainly was the theme for 2015 here in our corner of the world. For one, the ground-breaking ceremony in May for New Gold’s Rainy River Project north of Barwick signalled a switch to mining as the new economic driver in the district—not the forest industry. The project is pumping […]
“What if I choose not to believe?” It’s a line from one of my favourite movies of the holiday season, “The Santa Clause.” I’ve always believed in the power of mystery and magic, and the older I get, the more I understand that my attitude towards everything really is everything. […]
Early Monday morning, I was at the Den getting my ears lowered when Carol and I began reminiscing about the businesses on Scott Street. I have lots of memories as my cousins lived on First Street and we had the run of Scott Street. But perhaps my best memories of […]
The week of Christmas has arrived! Where did this year go? It seems like only yesterday I was trying to prepare for Christmas—last year. I still have great intentions of getting a Christmas letter written and mailed this week. I also have been trying to clean but it seems I […]
