Local News from Across the Rainy River District
There was a collective gasp of disbelief across Ontario when Premier Mike Harris insisted at the Walkerton inquiry that he was right to risk the lives of Ontarians by slashing environmental protection in the name of tax cuts for the wealthy. And another gasp when he insisted he was right […]
I’ve never met Tobi Brenneman Goldfus but still I feel that I know her. She’s the daughter of my college roommate, Helen Good Brenneman. Helen was a spectacular roommate. She was upbeat, bubbly, and vivacious, always smiling, and polite to a fault. Arriving at college before I did, she left […]
As George Armstrong slipped into eternity here last week, it could be imagined, as suggested in this space, that Atlantis truly was being reborn. Such a celebration as never before seen at this end of the Causeway that George created occurred all week. It was as if it had awaited […]
Albert and Carolyn (nee Kaemingh) Strydhorst and their children, Jessica, Andrea, and Kristin, who are missionaries to Nigeria, have been in the community for the past two weeks as guests of her parents, Henry and Thea Kaemingh. They will be leaving shortly for British Columbia. During coffee hour at the […]
Did you know consumers are fuelling a 20 percent annual growth rate in pharmaceuticals in North America? If you have stocks, you may have benefited from that. But natural products have been edged out of the media spotlight, and languish on the shelves. After a decade of double-digit growth, vitamin, […]
When I chose to retire several years ago, I ended a 25-year career in the same institution, but I was not given the traditional gold watch. What I was given, instead, was all the time in the world and very little money. In the beginning, I never meant to retire. […]
Fire safety and the role it plays in your life depend on many things, including your attitude. All of us need to learn how to protect ourselves and family members from the hazards of fire. We all need to be reminded to be responsible, to think, and to make time […]
The May Beetle You probably know this one as the June Beetle, or the June Bug. It is the familiar brown beetle, maybe an inch long and half-an-inch wide. It has a slow, bumbling sort of behaviour, whether it is walking or flying. There are a lot of different species […]
Hey, all you Fort High graduates out there, tonight is the time to bask in the glory of your academic achievements, to relieve fond memories with friends and fellow classmates, to clench that diploma and roar, “Look out, world, here I come!” That’s because tomorrow, reality sets in. Choosing a […]
“Green Acres,” one of my all-time favourite TV series, got a timely flashback the other night. Starring Eve Gabor, who was nobody’s idea of a farm girl, the show coincided with summer’s arrival and my own experiences. Let’s say it comes close to bringing tears to my eyes when Eva’s […]
Every Sunday, I make it a practice to read the week’s obituaries in The New York Times, focusing on the important obituaries of 80-year-olds and 90-year-olds, with a sprinkling of centenarians. What wonderfully full lives many of them had! And I’m especially intrigued by those who continued to be active […]
“Grassroots for the Canadian Alliance,” which wants to dump Stockwell Day as party leader, officially unveiled itself yesterday in Ottawa. Of course, they’re not to be confused with “Grassroots for Day,” which is the movement launched last month to keep Stockwell Day as leader of the Canadian Alliance. Neither one […]
