Columns

By Al Lowe
Contributor

This week was a tough one. On Friday the Thunder Bay Veterans Affairs office closed its doors for the final time. It was an undignified slap in the face to local veterans and those across the country.

Give a child a mountain of dirt or snow and a group of children can be amused for a month. Climbing to the top of a dirt pile the only one disappointed is the person who has to clean ground in dirt. Climbing to the top of snow piles, even when the temperature rises above freezing, the only one worried is mom who is worried about you being chilled and wet.

By Walter Wagner
President

There will be a General Meeting tomorrow night, Wednesday at 7 p.m. I urge our members to attend as we will be installing two executive plus the Chaplain.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

•Planting Too Close Together

By Jack Elliott
Contributor

Down here on the Beach our daily routine over coffee covers much the same territory as it does everywhere else old toots congregate. Just the accents are different.

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAF/MRA Rep.

One of the most important decisions in a cow-calf operation is the selection of heifers to retain as replacements.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

This week New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair wrapped up his tour across Canada that focused on consulting with individuals, families, small businesses, and local governments to find ways to make life more affordable for Canadians.
Let me explain the kind of things we heard during his Thunder Bay stop and what positive ideas we’ll be putting forward to help those who are struggling.

Our home was the second home built on the 800 block of Third Street east in Fort Frances. Art Debenedet had built the first home and it stood at the corner of Third and Frenette Ave. There was another home at the corner of Third and Shevlin without any homes between. Third Street developed as a baby boomer subdivision.