The ice is off Francois Lake and birds are returning

Another week has just about gone by so it鈥檚 time for my viewpoint news to get out once more.

May 1, 2013 10:00 AM Read more >

Where did the name Francois Lake come from?

We all seem to be looking forward for spring to come. Still lots of snow but it is going.

Apr 24, 2013 12:00 PM Read more >

Ground breaking ceremony is good news for us

There is an old saying that says it never rains but it pours and this is the way it has hit the Van Tine family and big time.

Apr 17, 2013 9:00 AM Read more >

Old pioneer families lose loved ones recently

Yes, some more sad news with the passing of another one of our well known pioneer families, Hoyt Burt.

Apr 10, 2013 2:00 PM Read more >

Celebration of Easter

The celebration of Easter, better known as Passover, remains history鈥檚 most powerful story of redemption.

Mar 29, 2013 9:00 AM Read more >

Very interesting history about the Colleymount area

Just heard some Red-winged Blackbirds are back also some Canada geese are in the fields at the landing, could be an early spring.

Mar 27, 2013 7:00 AM Read more >

Give me a call if you know some old stories

Last week my son Richard watched a lady lead a horse across on the ferry. This you don鈥檛 see very often.

Mar 20, 2013 6:00 PM Read more >

Good bye to Stompin鈥� Tom Connars

It seems we have lost one our great entertainers, Stompin鈥� Tom Connars. He was a real down home country boy.

Mar 13, 2013 9:00 AM Read more >

A nice visit with the Pines residents last week

When our family made our home at Francois Lake it was October and too late to get wood or hay for the cow and calf and horse.

Mar 6, 2013 6:00 AM Read more >

Upright life is happy life

鈥淏lessed鈥� is one of the most common words in the Bible.

Feb 28, 2013 9:00 AM Read more >