Last week, I wrote about my annual late-season moose hunt I take with my friends. Every year I take off for five-seven days and stay in a cabin with my friends. This year, my wife, August, decided she would take her own hunting trip at the same time and hit […]
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Roy Avis
From the Mayor's Desk
From the Mayor's Desk
2014 was a year ripe with challenges for our town and citizens. It is encouraging that the year appears to be ending on a high note, with the decision to heat the kraft mill in the interests of asset protection and the production of a heart-warming video by the folks […]
As I sat down to write this column, I wondered to myself if all my electronic gadgets were dumbing me down or making me smarter. The more I have read, the more confused I’ve become. I remember Mrs. Benson, my Grade 1 teacher, having special books for us to practice […]
I’m reading a book about meditating for beginners. It’s an easy read, not causing me a brain cramp trying to decipher the language. The first point the book makes is how we must live with the understanding that everything is constantly changing. The continents are drifting, the winds are shifting, […]
Dear Mike: The identity of Jesus of Nazareth has been the subject of great controversy for 2,000 years. Yet there remains imposing evidence to the validity of His claims and those of the Apostles. The Bible contains many prophecies—written hundreds of years prior to the arrival of Jesus—in such specific […]
It is with great sorrow that we say goodbye to our dear mother, Mary Gratia Bender. Mary, affectionately known as “Mert,” was born in Fort Frances, Ont. on Aug. 31, 1931. Mary spent many of her early years in the Fort Frances, Mine Centre, Flanders, and Glenorchy area before moving […]
Arthur “Chaw” Thomas Woods, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014 at the age of 77. A complete obituary will follow.
The family of John Jergen Mosley, 71, is sad to announce that he passed away quickly on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 at his home in Atikokan, Ont. John is survived by his daughter, Kiersten Mosley and granddaughter, Emma; daughter, Suzanne Chaval (Karl) and granddaughter, Abigail; and his loving ex-wife, Brigitte […]
’Tis the season, isn’t it? The season of joy, no matter our stand on faith and religion. It is the season of hoping and smiling, and the season of imagining. It is the season of lights and parades and cookies and bad eating habits (especially if we happen to be […]
“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. I have, of course, mailed letters to Santa for my children when they were small and I’ve […]
Talk about crazy weather. It was Dec. 15 on Monday yet it looked like April. It is very wet, slippery, and messy, and personally I’d prefer it a bit cooler and less damp. I know it seems like we are never happy but this is crazy. My almost step-kid is […]
