I am a logophile. I realize that is not a common term used to describe someone. Logophile comes from the Greek – logos meaning speech, words, and philos meaning dear and friendly, according to Emily Brewster, with a degree in Linguistics and Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts and a […]
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The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts is taking place over the next three weeks. French Drama on the 17th and Anishinaabemowin Speech Arts on April 18. The Festival will wrap up with a highlights festival, scheduled for May 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. For […]
The Guthrie United Church is hosting a Mother’s Day Tea and Bake sale on May 4th. This takes place at the Devlin Hall from 2-3:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children 6-12 years old and 5 and under are free to attend. There will be desserts to […]
The Stanley Cup playoffs start this week and, for the third straight spring, there are no Montreal Canadiens. The last time this happened was 23 years ago. The last time before that was ’22. That’s 1922. So this is just the third time in more than a century that hockey’s […]
Dear editor, We can certainly feel helpless when it comes to reducing our environmental footprint and fighting against climate change. Therefore, it is imperative to specifically target and tackle some of their causes. The plastics we commonly use are produced from petroleum and go into the manufacturing of a large […]
Dear editor, In response to “Borderland Pride issues offer to Emo”Quoting from your article;The Pride organization issued a complaint…The letter was critical of Emo council…The letter said, All of this is inexcusable and foolish…The letter said, Your untenable legal position…The letter said, You will agree to…The letter said, You should […]
Dear editor, In reference to the article on the front page of the Times dated April 10 2024. I would like to commend Mr Hamilton for his efforts to get information on the matter in question and encourage all concerned to offer their support. Bill Krag
Dear editor, Its a bird It’s a plane it’s Borderland pride looking after my GLBTQ2+ community 24/7. Borderland Pride correctly issued a formal complaint against the Township of Emo to the human rights tribunal after council voted against a Pride affirming proclamation and flag raising heading for this June. The […]
The third stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series took place this past weekend at the Harris Chain of Lakes in central Florida. It’s a waterbody that I have visited several times in the past where I’ve had mixed results. It’s usually a fun place to fish because you have several […]
Life Coach’s Corner
by Liz Adam
by Liz Adam
“Memories, Choices. I hear voices… Just Be Light.” CeeJay The increased amount of natural light we get to enjoy in spring after surviving the cold dark of winter perks us up as Mother Nature begins to sing us awake again. The earth seems to sleep as many of the animals […]
I am finding the days going very fast and the weeks are passing me by quickly. We are still organizing seed, trials and weighing out seed as I can. The weighing goes quite quickly it is setting the trials up that takes the time. All our seed that is in […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Gwen Herbert announce her sudden passing on April 8, 2024, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Gwen was born in Fort Frances on April 13, 1945, to Walter and Eunice (nee Hyatt) Booth. Left to cherish her memory is […]
