Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The annual “Stuff-a-Cruiser” was held Saturday at Cloverleaf Groceries in Emo, as well as at locations in Rainy River and Fort Frances. The event ran from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. And what a success it was! The “Cruiser” fundraiser, along with donations given at the “Holly Daze” parade, resulted […]
For over a decade, the staff at the newspaper has adopted a family for Christmas. A list is provided with the ages and genders of members of the family. A suggested list of groceries is s upplied including all the trimmings for a wonderful Christmas dinner and breakfasts for several […]
Back in July, my wife and my mother attended the Sioux Narrows Arts Festival, an annual event that attracts the top artists from around the region. After, they returned home they both mentioned that the highlight of all the cool stuff they saw were these handmade bowls and mugs with […]
We were hit by the first winter storm last week. It was a doozy or felt like it, but it was a mere sample of what is yet to come. I know Fort Frances is all too familiar with winter storms and I remember them well from my childhood, though […]
Oh my, December has arrived! I aim to have my outside Christmas lights ready to go for Dec. 1. I have nothing up and ready to go. I would skip doing it, but I enjoy that part. The worst part is I am out of town most of this week, […]
By Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The annual Township of La Vallee will be hosting their annual Christmas party this Sunday (Dec. 8).The day begins at 3:30 p.m. There will be a kiddies’ corner, a sing-along, and a visit from Santa each child will get goodie bag. Supper will be served at […]
Canada produces 1.6 percent of the world’s greenhouse gases. Leading the pack on per capita producers is Saudi Arabia followed by Australia, the United States, and then Canada. It makes us a target to do better. Countries like Russia, China, India, the European Union, United States and Germany produce far […]
In years past, the editors of the newspapers that run The Livewell have asked me to write a Christmas gift idea column. I’ve done it a bunch of times over the years and to be honest it’s a tough one to do without sounding too repetitive. The fact is, I […]
It was my friend Jim’s birthday yesterday. On the morning of his birthday I like to sit with my coffee and compile my mental list of favourite Jim Avis memories and it invariably results in laughter. That is the gift that friendship gives us, memories and stories we can relive […]
Since my last column entry was all about quick breads, I thought it would be appropriate to share one of our family favourite recipes. I am certain that we all have made a banana bread in our lifetimes, but this one embraces the spirit of the season by including cranberries […]
The Salvation Army red kettles are out, and volunteers are ringing the bells and encouraging community folks to assist the services the Army provides by dropping coins and paper currency into the kettles. The Salvation Army began in Canada in 1882. The history of the kettle goes back to the […]
One of the perks to my job in the fishing community is that I get to go fishing in some interesting places that I probably would never experience had I chosen a different path. Fishing new places is fun and last week I had a chance to go saltwater fishing […]
