“I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.” The late great Duke Ellington had the right idea. Sadly, I can pout with the best of them, but I cannot read, write, nor play a lick of music. When I pout, all my energy goes into […]
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Last week, my time away from the riding was spent working on two very different issues: the proposed new undemocratic elections law that was hastily introduced by the Conservative government and the future development of the “Ring of Fire.” At the start of the week, the Conservative government of Stephen […]
I was a farm kid, content with my own company and the company of my siblings. But play often was solitary—building secret hideouts in the haymow, or finding the perfect tree for a fort and then lugging lumber to build something in the tree using more nails than I could […]
Here at “The Beach,” we are preparing for the invasion of the Spring Breakers. The first to arrive will be those hearty souls from Canada that get their “reading week” in mid-February. A mid-term break to allow the brain to expand and condition itself for the heavy load ahead on […]
The 2014 FLW Tour kicked off last weekend down at Lake Okeechobee in Florida. After spending the past few weeks in Florida, essentially preparing for this event, my results in the tournament ended up being quite disappointing. My three-day practice for this tournament went okay but not great. I did […]
Last Tuesday, my calendar saying was “Life is so good!” Yes! Life is good! Very good . . . and beautiful . . . and wonderful—and I love it! I also believe in the importance of positive affirmations, such as “Life is so good!” But then, a very important friend […]
Today (Monday) was the official due date for my cows to start calving but I’m hoping they hold off for a couple more days since it looks like the temperatures might be a bit more tolerable. I’ve been getting up every few hours in the night since Feb. 1—just in […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Winona Eloise Barker announces her passing on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born May 1, 1936 in Burriss, Ont. She was adopted by Heman and Hestor Lennox, growing up in Burriss. On […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of John Stuart Handberg on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 at the age of 69 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. John will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 46 years, Donna (nee Fournier); son, Stuart and daughter […]
Mrs. Margaret Kangas (nee Douglas), 55, a resident of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away peacefully in the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 after a brief battle with cancer. Margaret will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Juha; children, Jonathon (Jess) and Shawna (Roman); grandson, […]
Joyce Winona Dittaro Tilbury (nee Murray) passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at the age of 89. She is survived by her brother, Bruce Murray; daughters, Wendy and Christine; son, David; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and a large extended family. Joyce was predeceased by her eldest […]
After a long life filled with love and laughter, Don Clement passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 in Fort Frances, Ont. with his family at his side. He was a cherished husband, dad, grandad, great-grandad, uncle, brother, father-in-law, friend, and mentor. Don was born Aug. 16, 1924 in North Branch, […]
