Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Feedback is good and helpful–even if it isn’t always easy to take. It’s nice to hear people tell me they read my column. They also say sometimes it’s difficult to understand; the concepts are too “high-falutin.” (Maybe that’s not a word to write but I’ll bet you know what I […]
If you have the urge to get out and do some walleye fishing, don’t overlook the fishing on rivers in your local areas. In cold water and in the early part of spring, walleyes are not real aggressive so an angler has to use all the tricks of the trade […]
Over the years, tackle boxes have changed slowly with the advance of new tackle design. It seems new tackle comes out for a couple of years before the tackle box manufacturers look at finding a place to put all the new and old designs in one box. For example, how […]
I was snoring softly in the easy chair when a barrage of socks brought me to full consciousness. “Look at them! They’re all full of holes! Throw them out! I’m not washing them again!” stormed my wife, the Pearl of the Orient, as she grabbed the remote control and flicked […]
Sam Koski, 76, of Crozier, Ont., passed away Tuesday, April 27, 1999 at McKellar Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Sam was born June 17, 1922 to Sam Sr. and Jenny in Fort Frances, Ont. He later moved to Crozier. After graduating high school, he served in the army for five […]
Corinne Cross, 71, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, formerly of 375 Daniel Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, April 27, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Corinne was born April 23, 1928 in Fort Frances, where she also was raised. On Feb. 18, 1950, she […]
Marion Elizabeth (Goode) Hodgins passed away Saturday, April 24, 1999 at West End Villa in Ottawa, Ont. She was the daughter of the late Allan and Jean Goode (Forester); wife of the late F.W. (Bill) Hodgins; mother of Maureen (John Allistone); and Nan of Brendan and Devon. Born in Port […]
This is one of our common woodpeckers, although you wouldn’t always know it. It is generally brownish, bigger than a robin, and is usually found on the ground–your lawn or garden. The overall impression of this bird is brown, it does have some quiet distinguishing marks. For one, it has […]
Every day we are bombarded with information about investments that will give us security and/or growth. Why? The market is growing! Those who study population growth and health now predict that 50 percent of the “baby boom” population will see the age of 100. And 70 percent of the people […]
When I entered the Café at Hooterville a few weeks back, gloom hung over the Debating Table like a March blizzard. Puddin’ Pye and the Sage Jr. Looked particularly depressed. “What’s the matter? Illness in the family,” I queried directing my question first at Puddin’ then at the Sage Jr. […]
My name is Ronald Mattson. I was born in the Fort on March 28 1930. My family split up when I was a infant. My mother never told me anything about my father. Too make a long story short I went to the Fort after serving in Korea to look […]
Dear sir: According to your article of April 13, 1999, council has approved a plan by CN to remove a fuel oil contaminant that leaked from a storage facility on CN property on to town property in the area of Central Avenue. It is good to see such co-operation about […]
