It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dearly beloved Pearl Jean Major, 85, of Manitou Rapids, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 with her family by her side. Pearl enjoyed the outdoors very much. She also enjoyed rice picking, making birch bark baskets, which she was […]
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Dr. Jon Fistler, 51, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away unexpectedly at his residence on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. The Rainy River District has lost a great man and a remarkable large-animal veterinarian. Dr. Jon was born Aug. 19, 1960 in Perham, Mn. to Carol and Dr. […]
Yvonne M. Lange, 79, of Atikokan, Ont., passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 at the Atikokan General Hospital. Yvonne was born Feb. 17, 1932 in St. Brieve, France. She immigrated to Canada, arriving in Halifax, N.S. on July 4, 1946, and from there she came to Rainy River, […]
Eleanor Sylvia DeGagne passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Sept. 28, 1933 in Selkirk, Man. to Peter and Mary Macedon. When she was two, the family moved to Rainy River […]
The Harper Conservatives have made a mess of our Employment Insurance system. While tens of thousands of Canadians struggle with losing their incomes, only to have access to their EI benefits delayed, rejected, or expire, the Conservatives appear content to let them suffer by eliminating thousands of Service Canada jobs […]
Jan. 24 was Global Belly Laugh Day. A certain Elaine Helle of Lake Oswego, Ore. conceived this idea in 2006 in an effort to better society’s mood. And her idea obviously was a good one because 30 countries participated from seven continents. I’m not completely sure how many continents there […]
Over the last couple of months, I’ve been fortunate enough to have my weekly column printed by many of our local newspapers and online media outlets—and for that I’m truly grateful. It has given me a chance to reach out to you and keep everyone up to date on the […]
By Gary Sliworsky
Ag rep, Emo
Ag rep, Emo
Many organizations, farm-related and otherwise, will have recently passed (or soon will pass), their year-end. Throughout the coming months, these organizations will be holding their annual meetings, with one of the main agenda items being to elect a new board of directors. The board of directors will have the responsibility […]
Monday was the day I decided to move my cows into the winter yard. I’m about three weeks from calving, but I also get nervous at this time thinking that someone could decide to calve early. Of course, since I have a few friends who are getting calves, and have […]
?It’s not often you see a high school goalie mask with something on it other than the regular solid colour design, as everyone tends to keep everything clean and without some sort of crazy paint scheme you tend to see in the professional ranks. So what is on the back […]
?For those us across Sunset Country who love to fish, we have plenty of good stuff to keep us going throughout the year. There’s always a season open for something—and usually there’s always a hot bite somewhere on any given day of the year. Ice-fishing season has been okay so […]
