The upcoming Mari-Gras to be held May 13, and it promises to be a great evening. The District Fair Board, all organizers and volunteers have been working diligently to see this event be an evening to be enjoyed by all attending. All monies raised will go to the new 4-H […]
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As “No Mow May” bursts upon us, Pickle just put off the tinkering with those darned lawnmowers and enjoy the wonders of spring. This 2010 Squirrel Pie deserves its annual reprise. The yellow darlings are popping out along every south facing wall in town. I always picked a bouquet of […]
My youngest just had a birthday. Sometimes I forget how old I am, like when I am deciding to climb a ladder to get on the roof to clean my skylights or when I decide to move furniture that weighs more than I do. The age of my youngest reminds […]
By Darren Derendorf
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
As an unashamed car fanatic, the winter can be a dark and dreary time. Race tracks fall silent, the blacktop turns into a white hellscape that can and will ruin every part of an automobile, and all of the most fun and interesting vehicles get tucked away safely for the […]
The Emo Walleye Classic takes place May 25/26 and 27 this year. As always this event takes a lot of dedication by many people. A new prize has been added to this year tournament – any team with a combined age of the two anglers coming un under 50 could […]
The Montreal Expos have been gone for 18 years and seven months, yet they refuse to go away. For years there was alleged interest in having the Tampa Bay Rays play summers in Montreal, and springs and falls in St. Petersburg, but the best team in baseball in 2023 is […]
The Bassmaster Elite Series season resumed this past weekend at Lake Murray, South Carolina. It is a body of water that I had not been to in the past but it had a good reputation as a great place to fish. I usually enjoy getting to fish new bodies of […]
Wow, the last week of April and it really don’t seem like it. The 4 or 5 inches of snow last week certainly didn’t help me think spring! I was in Guelph Monday for the day and the grass is green and lawn mowers were venturing out. Around the Quetico […]
Earth Day occurred last Saturday. Folks in Fort Frances and the district were probably more concerned about digging out from the huge late April Snowstorm than taking steps to make our world a greener and more sustainable place to live. I was in Calgary on Earth Day and enjoyed a […]
With spring weather teasing us, we are anxious to get out into the yard and start our yard and gardening chores, but be cautious when starting spring yard work. Spring lawn care at the right time is important if you want to have a healthy lawn this summer. The most […]
Friday morning! The start of a perennial event, Spring Fever Days, over in Emu, home of some really strange birds. I was excited. The WRRD Lions Club was unveiling its Pontoon Boat Raffle Prize and Telford and I were in charge of the kickoff of ticket sales. We were set […]
Paul Barton was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1961, studied at the London Royal Academy of Arts, was an extraordinary portrait painter, and became a concert pianist. You wouldn’t think so, but something was missing from his chosen career, and he didn’t know what. He travelled to Thailand in 1996 […]
