This past week was our summer vacation. Marnie and I had a “staycation” at our cottage on Rainy Lake. My eldest son, Brendan, arrived from Calgary on the Friday prior to Labour Day and joined us at the cottage with his cousin and new bride and aunt and uncle. Jeff […]
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Bring on the sunshine! There is nothing better than hot, dry fall weather. At this time of the year, there are fewer bugs, the dry heat feels amazing, and you are certain that you will cool off in the evenings–the best season we have (when it is dry!) The soybeans […]
The 19-annual “Bassin’ For Bucks” tournament took place over the weekend in Sioux Narrows. Started way back in 1996 by local bass anglers Chris Bell and Mel Geisbrecht, this event has stood the test of time and is sold-out with a full field of 120 boats year after year. Early […]
For years I’ve lived my life with the help of Louise Hay’s “I Can Do It” calendar. Reading the saying of the day early in the morning gives me courage to go on living well. And one recent saying really has stuck with me. “At the end of each day, […]
Granted, the sampling size is small but of the 284 respondents to the Times’ weekly web poll as of late this morning, one-quarter said they are “totally” paying attention to the federal election so far. Almost half (46 percent) said they were “somewhat” paying attention while less than one-third of […]
Joyce Cunningham To the Editor: Twenty years ago, some forward-thinking individuals saw the benefit of having many sports facilities at the west end of town. They also understood that groups working together could leverage services to serve the whole community in more efficient ways. At that time, and in the […]
Theodore (Ted) Bolton Burgoyne, 75, of R.R #2 Emo, Ont., passed peacefully, with his family and close friends surrounding him, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 at the La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He leaves behind his wife of 40 years, Vicki; cousins, Harry, Peggy, Mathew, and Sarah and […]
Ivan Leonard Olson passed away Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. Len was born Nov. 12, 1932 and raised in Fort Frances, Ont. He met his future bride, Margaret MacNaughton, while stationed with the Air Force in Winnipeg, Man. After their wedding there in 1960, Len and Marg started their family in […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Rosaire Mercier. He passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 in his 90th year. Rosaire is survived by his children, Lise Durfey (Ed) of Cambridge, Ont., Rick Mercier of Fernie, B.C., and […]
Terell Johnson-Jourdain, 25, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2015 in Trail, BC. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Valeda Larocque, 103, formerly of Pinewood, Ont., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Valeda was born Jan. 11, 1912 in Pattullo Township, Ont. to Felix and Emily Landry. She was united in marriage to Leo Larocque on Sept. 30, 1930. […]
Roseanna Councillor, “Shebaanaakwetook” of the Washuzk (Muskrat) Clan, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born July 18, 1952 at Naicatchewenin First Nation, the eldest child of Louis and Rosie (McDonald) Cyr. Roseanna spent her youth in her home […]
