Sadly, on Sunday, April 26, 2009, Courtney Arica Jack of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away at the age of 23. She was born April 4, 1986 in Fort Frances. Courtney was a special person who was very soft-spoken but strong-hearted, and loved to spend time with her friends. Her most […]
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A memorial service for Thelma Jean Fadden, who passed away Feb. 15, 2009, will be held Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Morson, Ont. Interment will take place in Morson Cemetery. If desired, in memoriam donations may be made to […]
In loving memory of Conrad Oscar Erickson, who passed away Friday, May 1, 2009 at the Dryden Regional Health Centre in Dryden, Ont. after a lengthy illness. Conrad was born Jan. 20, 1935 in Rainy River, Ont. to the late Ernest Erickson and Elsa Engfors. He grew up in Fort […]
Many folks may not be aware of it, but conservation officers across Ontario have a very effective tool in their arsenal they can utilize to investigate fish and game violations. Just like police organizations have drug dogs, the Ministry of Natural Resources has fish and game dogs. Bryon Cosgrove is […]
VanJura Stadium at Pither’s Point Park will host a familiar battle this summer as the Sight & Sound Wolves head into another season in the Rainy River District Fastball League. The Barwick Blue Knights have captured the RRDFL crown three seasons in a row, and will look to defend that […]
The group crowded around the debating table Saturday morning at the Bakery in Drizzle Creek was in an ugly mood. The dusting of snow that greeted them on the morning of May 2 was enough to depress the most optimistic as cabin fever once again reared its ugly head. “If […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo Recent statistics are showing continued growth in the number of organic farmers in Ontario. The following is from Hugh Martin, organic crop production program lead with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs: In 2007, there were 569 certified organic farms in Ontario […]
? On Monday I was on the land—not everywhere, but in my good spots. I am tile drained here at the ag research station in Emo, but we have some tile issues and they are not all working. I had my student take a few soil temperatures. It is up […]
“The soul-consuming and friction-wearing tendency of this hurrying, grasping, competing age is the excuse for this book . . . everything which worries and frets, and which brings discord into so many lives?” Thus begins Orison Swett Marden’s book, “The Power of Being Cheerful.” Obviously, we all can identify with […]
Staff Almost four years of labour peace may be on the horizon as the tentative agreements between the Rainy River District School Board and its regular and occasional elementary teachers are up for ratification at tonight’s board meeting. Details of the agreements, which already have been ratified by their respective […]
Elisabeth Heslop “Ice-out” has occurred on Rainy Lake, according to Mike Pawlikowski, a pilot with Rusty Myers Flying Service Ltd. here. “Yesterday it was all out except for one sheet,” he noted. “But today it is all clear.” Larry Wood, a former employee with the Ministry of Natural Resources, said […]
