Sadly the family announces the sudden passing of Lorna Shields (nee Tuesday) on August 22, 2024, at St. Joseph Health Centre, in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lorna was born on September 26, 1953 in Rainy River, Ontario, to parents Martha and Robert Tuesday. Lorna enjoyed traveling, attending Bingo, PowWows and spending […]
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Family Movie and Game nights at the SGEI library will end when school starts up, but there’s still two fun nights of fun to be had! Movies will be shown today and Thursday at 4:30. Light refreshments available. The whole family is welcome! TODAY August 27: Scott Pilgrim vs the […]
Family Movie and Game nights at the SGEI library will end when school starts up, but there’s still four nights of fun to be had! Movies will be shown Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30. Light refreshments available. The whole family is welcome! TODAY August 20: Toy Story; August 22: Despicable […]
The only pitches I ever threw were brochures that landed on the desk of potential clients. They needed convincing that my proposals were, indeed, as good as I thought they were. In other words, my expertise about the other kind of pitching — the kind baseball players do to earn […]
Drying flowers is a fun activity and if you haven’t started already this summer, now is the time to pick flowers, pods, and cones for fall and winter decorative projects. The late summer and early fall is prime time for hunting and gathering natural materials. You can use the dried […]
Dear editor, Ever been stood up one too many times by a friend or a date? Feel like they’re just not getting the message that your needs aren’t being met? This regrettably summarizes the experience of travelling aboard VIA Rail in Northern Ontario. Between closed stations, chronically late trains and […]
By Liz Adam
Life Coach's Corner
Life Coach's Corner
“Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.” Benjamin Spock As the days of summer and early fall flow by us, it’s the perfect time to purposely take some time to spend with family and friends. Quality time together is more […]
The final stop of the 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series took place this past weekend at the St. Lawrence River, out of Waddington, New York. It was the second of back-to-back tournament out in New York on one of the best smallmouth bass fisheries in the world. Heading out to these […]
The Monday following the Emo Fair is a tough one! Everyone asks, “aren’t you glad it is all over?” Truthfully my answer is NO! I love the Emo Fair and enjoy our weekend in town. It is like Christmas, so much goes into it and it is over in a […]
Barbara Joyce Asplund (Kosowick) passed away August 17, 2024, at La Verendrye Hospital. She enjoyed a great life as a resident of the Rainy River District with her husband of over 40 years, Michael (Sparky) Asplund. Together they raised a wonderful son, Trevor Torseth. Barbara was born in Emo on […]
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of our Dad, Brother and Papa, Arthur Frank Berg on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at the Rainy River Health Centre, in Rainy River, Ontario, with family by his side. He was born April 28, 1955, in Dryden, Ontario, to […]
With great sadness the family announces the passing of Roseanne Cupp, 52, of Portland, Oregon, on August 2, 2024. Roseanne was born August 28th, 1971 to parents Nancy Cupp and Harry Boshkaykin. She spent her early years in Seine River First Nation, later moving to International Falls, Duluth, and Minneapolis, […]
