Gerald was born Dec. 20, 1939 in Worthington Township. Gerald passed away, at the age of 74, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. with family by his side. Gerald moved to Fort Frances with his parents and three brothers as a young […]
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Gerald Nixon, 74, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.
With the cold snap that hit us last week across Sunset Country, the fall season announced its arrival. It’s always somewhat depressing when summer is winding down because it always goes by so quick—even moreso this year because we got short-changed a little bit with the late winter and spring. […]
Cheryl Lynn Northey, nee Florek, passed away Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 from complications in childbirth. Born March 6, 1976 to John and Janice Florek, Cheryl grew up in Atikokan, Ont. Cheryl attended Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, receiving two degrees and becoming a successful computer programmer. Cheryl was united in […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Carol Tucker, 77, announces her passing on Wednesday Sept. 17, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Oct. 20, 1936 in Koochiching County, Mn. to Julia and Chris Miller. She was united in marriage to […]
With the cold snap that hit us last week across Sunset Country, the fall season announced its arrival. It’s always somewhat depressing when summer is winding down because it always goes by so quick—even moreso this year because we got short-changed a little bit with the late winter and spring. […]
How is it possible that seven weeks have zipped by since I last made notes in this column space? I have, in fact, been gunning to sit down and tell you for the past three weeks all about what’s been happening in my neck of the woods. Yet somehow the […]
I was thinking about firsts the other day. Life is full of firsts when we start out. First tooth, first steps, first day of school, first date, first kiss. I suppose as we age, the number of firsts shrinks slightly—or at least we have to try harder to find events […]
There is something about the smell of wood smoke in the fall. We arrived at the cabin Friday night and the temperature inside read barely 10 C. It was chilly and called immediately for a fire. Stored in an old trunk was the kindling created by my brother-in-law this past […]
First off, I would congratulate all the members of Unifor #1075 who fought and won a tough fight for fair wages and a secure retirement for all workers at their Bombardier plant in Thunder Bay. The decision to strike was not an easy one for these members, who for nine […]
There have been many important churches in my life. There was the loving, caring, large “meeting place” of my childhood, attended by my aunts and uncles. And my great-aunts and uncles, my grandmother, my parents’ cousins, and our neighbours. Oh, how I remember the singing when the whole church came […]
Well, if you didn’t take the time to cover your sensitive plants in your garden, they likely had frost! Unfortunately as a farmer, corn and soybeans are sensitive to cold temperatures but covering them really isn’t an option! Now the question is, “What will happen to them?” If the corn […]
