Dear sir: I would like to address the situation down at the Sorting Gap Marina. As most people see it, things look pretty good down there. It’s a nice place to bring the family after dinner or on the weekends for an ice cream cone, Waterfront Whopper, or the famous […]
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To the editor: I am writing concerning the issue of missing buoys on Rainy Lake that has been raised in the Times over the past several weeks. In 15 years on Rainy Lake, I have never seen the buoys in such an abysmal state. On a trip up the north […]
Dear sir: So now, John Ossachuk is whining because he under bid Jim Gladu two or three years ago [to maintain the buoys on Rainy Lake]. Gladu did the job as bid. Ossachuk cannot do the job as the new buoys are too heavy! Poor baby! Perhaps he should have […]
Ian Campbell Noakes, formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully with his family by his side after a brief illness on July 15, 1999 at the Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga, Ont. He was the dearly beloved husband of Catherine; loving father of Frank and his wife, Cindy, of […]
The Smoke Alarm For Every Baby program is more than six months old. To date, more than 150 smoke alarms have been distributed to the parents of each newborn baby in the district. The program is funded by the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Fire Association and Canadian Tire (Fort […]
By Perry Good
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Spinner rigs used to be a real popular way to take walleye. But in the past few years, they’ve lost some of that popularity in some areas of walleye country. That’s strange because spinner rigs are still very effective lure types for taking walleye. The spinner rigs we’re talking about […]
At the Cafe in the Bailiwick the other morning, the local politicians were gathered for their caffeine intake and ruminating over the events of the July 1 celebrations. This celebration is the main occasion of the year when Bailiwick’s politicians–young and old–get out and press the flesh in anticipation of […]
In loving memory of Ruth Flora Warren, 83, of Dryden, Ont., who passed away Tuesday, July 13, 1999 at the Dryden District General Hospital. Ruth was predeceased by her husband, Elwood in 1995. She is survived by her children, Hazel (John) Enrici of Dundee, Ill., Billie Kay (Rudy) Kunze of […]
Ronald Berry, 88, of 219 Third St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, July 12, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born April 8, 1911 in Tauton, England to the late Edward and Elizabeth Berry. At the age of 13, Ronald moved with his […]
It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of our dear sister, Joan (Fournier) Dietrich, on July 11, 1999 in Windsor, Ont. Joan was the oldest daughter of the late Emile and Mary Fournier of Clearwater Lake, Ont. She was predeceased by one son, Paul in 1983; niece, […]
A service of remembrance to celebrate the life of the late Miss Reta Penwarden, 96, a resident of Bethammi Nursing Home and formerly of Sheppard Street, who passed away June 9, 1999, will be held Thursday, July 22, 1999. Family and friends will gather at St. Paul’s United Church, 349 […]
By Norb Wallock
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Catch-and-release. The term explains itself. An angler catches a fish and then lets it go, alive, back to the water. At first, it was mostly fly fishermen and muskie enthusiasts who were doing it. But now there are more people picking up on it–serious anglers concerned with the future of […]
