Sophronia M. (“Fronie”) Moulton passed away peacefully, at the age of 96, on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Fronie was born Aug. 11, 1918 in Chapple Township to William and Annie Moulton. She lived and worked on the family farm all of her […]
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Siiri Sylvia Gallinger (nee Juhala), 95, passed away peacefully, with her granddaughter by her side, on Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Siiri was born May 10, 1919 in Finland, Ont. to Willie and Annie Juhula. She grew up with her siblings in […]
Cheryl Northey, 38, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away suddenly on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014 at 1 p.m. at Riverview United Church in Atikokan, Ont. Friends may visit one hour prior to the service. The […]
We had a great cattle sale over the weekend in Stratton, with 829 animals being sold for $1,298,617.72. That translates into $1,566.49 per head and includes everything–cull cows, bulls, you name it! I’ve received many positive comments on how pleased people were with their prices. Despite testing our DLMS (on-line […]
We are going to have a municipal election here in Fort Frances. As of early Monday morning, there were two candidates for mayor and 13 for the six seats on town council. The election will be interesting to say the least. Mail-in ballots will be distributed early in October and […]
I love September. Having said that, I always was sad to see my girls go back to school. Sad to see the bikes abandoned next to the empty swing, sad to see the ponies wandering without little bronzed bare legs bouncing against their sides, sad that sliding down the stack […]
It’s hard to believe but it’s been 18 years now that the “Bassin’ For Bucks” tournament has been taking place in Sioux Narrows. The brainchild of Sioux Narrows’ bass fishing legends Chris Bell and Mel Giesbrecht, “Bassin’ For Bucks” has become one of the most supported and well-liked tournaments in […]
It was about 25 years ago but I still remember exactly where we were driving when we had the conversation. We were passing St. Mary’s Catholic Church in my hometown. We were talking about aging and I recited my philosophy of aging. “Grow old along with me!/The best is yet […]
Last week, some hard numbers poked some pretty big holes in the Conservative government’s rhetoric concerning both Canada Post and job creation in this country. It was just over a year ago that the Conservatives announced the end of home mail delivery from Canada Post over the next few years. […]
