“Aunt” Margaret Evelyn Ashford passed away peacefully on May 19, 2015 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan, Ont. Born in Hamilton, Ont. on Dec. 22, 1927, Evelyn worked as a nurse at Atikokan General Hospital from 1954 until her retirement in 1984 as Director of Nursing. An alumnae of […]
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It is with deep sadness that the family of Christine Mary (“Christi”) Polz announces her passing on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at La Verendrye General Hospital. Christi was born on Monday, Nov. 13, 1950 in Fort Frances, Ont. and had lived here all her life. In her younger years, she […]
Jean Miller, a long-time resident of Walker Avenue in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully, with her family at her side, on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in Thunder Bay. She was born in Emo, Ont. in 1934. Jean moved to Fort Frances at the age of 10 and moved to […]
Should we be surprised by word that 30 senators are said to owe taxpayers almost $1 million. After the questionable expenditures of senators Pamela Wallin, Mike Duffy, Patrick Brazeau, and Mac Herb, does this recent announcement surprise us? I hope not. The first four senators to come under scrutiny claimed […]
This past week, Canada’s economy shifted into reverse, new details on the Senate expense scandal emerged, and Canada Post notified the public that it was preparing to eliminate home mail delivery in our region early next year. Canada is on the verge of a new recession. The first-quarter GDP numbers […]
Dogs are a lot like people. In fact, I watched a video last week of a dog playing the piano and howling along to his own accompaniment. I found myself thinking the dog and I sounded a bit alike. I don’t tend to pound the keys with the same carefree […]
After a relaxing break at home for the past couple of weeks, I’m back on the road again—this time down at Lake Chickamauga, Tenn. The fifth FLW Tour derby of the season starts tomorrow (June 11) so I’ve been getting ready for that the past couple of days. It is […]
I think everyone gets tired of me complaining about the weather but this is getting ridiculous. We all thought last year was terrible but after updating my weather summary, I found that we actually are worse off than last year. My weather chart starts in 2000 and this May was […]
Last Friday, I had the pleasure of eavesdropping on a very interesting conversation. I say eavesdropping because my office is adjacent to the living room so when my husband entertains guests, I can’t entirely block out the sound. And last Friday, he had very interesting guests: Curtis Gaylord, Toby Stucky, […]
