Local News from Across the Rainy River District
“Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.” Lewis Grizzard Even though the winter has been mostly mild for us this year, it is always a treat to begin to see and feel the first stirrings of spring. When we desire to create lasting positive changes […]
Well I made it into the Station part days last week. I have a hard time weaning myself off from watching cows all day long! One morning I was interrupted by a couple of calving cows. Earlier last week I had an older cow in the barn and I noticed […]
There is an old saying; March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. There is a corollary, March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lion. I am sure that is the state of the weather this year in the district. Early mild […]
I love listening to CBC Radio. For as long as I can remember my radio has been tuned to Radio One and, without fail, I learn something. I have my favourites, but Tom Power and his version of “Q” tops the list. I admire Tom’s interview style. He is always […]
A prom dress giveaway is being organized by Curvy Chick Boutique, 256 Scott Street in Fort Frances. Drop off your gently used prom or bridesmaids dresses, to donate to a student in need. The dresses will be given free of charge, to remove barriers to the experience of prom. Dresses […]
The incomparable linguist Yogi Berra allegedly said: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Eight years ago this week, faced with that decision, the fork my wife and I took on an interstate in Missouri led us to the Harry Truman Presidential Library in his hometown, […]
Dear editor, The biggest insult we have to endure every day as Canadians, is being told we are a democracy, when in fact we are not, and looking at how our dysfunctional colonial political system is dividing and destroying our country has become a depressing reality. Poilievre is busy promoting […]
For many of us who enjoy competitive fishing, the Bassmaster Classic is the dream event because it is the biggest stage in the sport. Going into its 54th edition, it is the Superbowl event in bass fishing and it’s taking place this week at Grand Lake in Oklahoma. The Classic […]
Today was my first official day back to researching again. The weather seemed much more appropriate last week. Since I store our chemicals in the lab over winter to keep them from freezing, I hauled them back to their storage and did errands for the day while the chemical smell […]
