Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Headlines of Allen Iverson’s recent run-in with the law is just another reminder of the sick fascination the general public has with athletes that make the rap sheet. Count me in. Despite the obvious big altercations in sports history out there—the 1918 White Sox scandal, the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial, […]
One of my fondest memories is of neighborhood parties around long tables. We all lived on a two-mile stretch on Route 12, 50 miles from the Canadian border. Sometimes we had upstate New York’s trademark—sugar-on-snow. This was maple syrup boiled to the hardball stage and poured in thin ribbons on […]
This is the time of year we can expect to find them among us—not only the fishermen—but all of the other celebrities. In mid-summer here, look for local airplane docks to swarm with famous folk who seem mostly friendly and glad to meet you. When John Myers of McDonald’s, son […]
Your friendly neighbourhood sports department, a.k.a. the People’s Bureau, is mailing it in this week. To be honest, with the NHL and NBA playoffs over and the World Cup but a memory (and no new horseshoe tournaments on the horizon), I’m fresh out of topics—for now. But here’s a little […]
July 6, 2000 was like any ordinary summer day in Kansas. Always fairly cool in the morning but hot in the afternoon. I got up early for my 6:30 a.m. yoga class. Relax . . . meditate . . . stretch. And as usual, I felt wonderful after that hour […]
With so much sunshine following our floods, it becomes appropriate right now to stop and remember Estevan, Sask., officially saluted as the “Sunshine Capital of Canada” at the time we joined it in community twinship about 15 summers ago. It had been nationally decided to pair up towns of similar […]
The game of horseshoes is a fun pastime. One more time—horseshoes is a recreational activity between family and friends of all ages. Got that? Good, now let’s talk about how bragging rights—and a mild sum of money—can turn the friendliest of games into a feisty competition. While most people were […]
The Emo Public Library once again is promoting its summer reading program sponsored by the TD Financial Group. The program is open to all children aged nine-12, noted EPL librarian Shirley Sheppard, and this year’s theme is “Reading Around the World.” Children are asked to register at the library and […]
The headline screamed for attention—“51 Top Scientists Blast Anti-Aging Idea.” The article in a seniors’ publication went on to say “anyone who claims that they can stop or reverse the aging process is lying to you—even if they’re a doctor.” This statement is part of a debate between scientists and […]
First I knew Gordon (Bud) Dyrland as a “honeyman,” and there are those he has helped since then who might say he is still a “sweetheart” because of his good works with water pumps in times of crisis like this past week. I never before, to be honest, expected him […]
Right on this page you’ll find a complete preview of sporting events at this weekend’s Fun in the Sun festivities. Well, almost complete, that is. You see, there’s one event I was saving to preview until now. With all due respect to the perennially-popular bathtub races or the Aquanauts’ revival […]
Decades ago when we lived in Edmonton, Alta., a very little boy and his teddy bear in a stroller disappeared from the backyard. I quickly looked up and down the street, but he was nowhere in sight. I knew immediately where he had gone and I was panic-stricken. He was […]
