Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The annual Stuff A Cruiser will take place December 5 at Cloverleaf Groceries in Emo. This is a fundraiser that collects groceries to help people in need. Volunteers are needed and high school students are welcome (a way to earn needed volunteer hours). Call Charlene at 1 (807) 275-8841 or […]
Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, issued the following statement marking Indigenous Veterans Day: “Today, we honour the thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who served and are serving Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace. We remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in […]
As you are reading this, it is time to think about Remembrance Days past. I have stood at the Cenotaph in Fort Frances when a bitterly cold west wind drove up from the river and we shivered in the cold wet snow as taps were played. I could feel the […]
Well we successfully finished of our Sale Season this weekend. The cattle were all loaded and on their way to their new homes by 2:00 p.m. on Sunday which is record setting. On Saturday we sold 988 head. We were expecting a few more animals but because of the nice […]
Cherries are classified as either sweet or sour. Sweet cherries are the cherries that as a consumer we cannot wait to find in late spring to early summer in our local grocery store. Sweet cherries from the western United States and Canada (for example: Bing and Ranier) are appreciated for […]
Having the worst tournament of my career in tournament competition was not how I wanted to finish off the 2020 season. The final Bassmaster Elite Series event of the year took place this past weekend at Lake Fork, Texas, one of the most well-known big bass fisheries in the World. […]
I still remember the first time I tried roasted chestnuts. It was on a cold winter afternoon while strolling past all of the decorative lights and stores on Robson Street in Vancouver. We came across a street vendor selling these heated little goodies and decided to give them a try. […]
I had to clean my eavestrough the other day in readiness for winter, that tiresome relative we are obligated to invite over, a refreshing visiter but who always stays too long. I was fairly certain the eavestroughs were full to the brim, with leaves and pinecones and pine needles. My […]
Undoubtedly you noticed the strange creatures skulking around the bus stations and airports over Thanksgiving- those wasted looking souls with the strange haunted looks. Not vagrants or terrorists, they’re just first Year University and College students returning home for a substantial home cooked meal. “I ate the last of the […]
RRVFN managed to participate in many activities during 2020 in spite of Covid 19. It wasn’t a problem to practice physical distancing as the activities were outdoors and in some cases, were performed by a minimum of individuals. A snapshot of the club’s activities follows with the details of our […]
The Remembrance Day services will be different this year due to COVID, but the importance of honouring veterans remains the same. There will be Cenotaph services in Emo at 11 a.m Devlin Cenotaph at 11:30 a.m. Barwick Cenotaph at 12:00p.m. and Stratton Cenotaph at 12:30 p.m. Please be advised that […]
When we were growing up, Christmas was heralded by the arrival of the Sears Wish Book and the Easton’s Christmas catalogue. Every Christmas dream began there. Both catalogues are now long gone, and children are now tempted by television commercials and Facebook posts. Before the lockdown, social distancing and other […]
