WHERE DOES THE NORTH BEGIN? By Ralph Bice From September 8, 1976 There have been a number of silly questions bandied about over the years. How long is a piece of string? How far is up? How far can a dog run into the woods? Where can you find a sky hook? But one that […]
WOLVES – Are They Dangerous? By Ralph Bice From Wednesday, November 23, 1977 Anyone old enough to have gone to school away back in the first part of this century will remember the story about the sleigh load of people being chased by a huge pack of wolves. The horses, besides being excited by the […]
STORES OF WOLVES and PEOPLE THE BANCROFT TIMES (B.T.) – July 1904 – “At Portlock, Algoma district, wolves are causing great havoc among cattle and sheep. The farmers are much alarmed. Children are not allowed from their homes.” February 1904 – Alex Morrisey of Turtle River, near Dauphin, had a thrilling experience with a pack […]
WHEN FISHING WAS GOOD and AN INDIAN SUMMER From October 13, 1976 by Ralph Bice The fishing season for 1976 has just about ended. The last weekend was not too nice, and a lot of campers made their final trip to the area, but Saturday and Sunday were rather cold and windy for any comfort […]
ABOUT CORONATIONS To date – May 8, 2023 – I have seen two Royal Coronations; in 1953 Queen Elizabeth11 and 2023 her son Charles 111. Charles the 1st was a victim of English civil war (not very civil) and he lost his head – literally, he was beheaded for treason by the axeman. Charles 1 […]
