August is Amnesty Month At the FFPLTC – Return any outstanding library items and have any late fees waived in honour of the new Library CEO starting this month. Transportation change requests For the school bus are due TOMORROW Aug. 16 to the Rainy River District Transportation Services Consortium Call […]
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August is Amnesty Month at the FFPLTC – Return any outstanding library items and have any late fees waived in honour of the new library CEO. Row I Theatre presents – Its second annual Cabaret “What We Did For Love” TOMORROW! August 11, 7 p.m. Rainy Lake Square. Entrance by […]
I saw Willie Mays’s last hit. It was in 1973 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, a ground single up the middle, his 17th hit in five World Series and the 3,312th hit of a storied career that everybody knew was over. I saw Thurman Munson play his last World Series, […]
Well, we knew it was going to happen, and it finally has. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has started blocking Canadian news from its social media platforms. Why did one of the world’s richest companies decide to take this drastic step? In short, it doesn’t like the […]
After a couple of weeks on the road it’s been nice to be back home to enjoy some of our beautiful summer weather. I had been on the water, in my boat, around 90 of the past 100 days so I’m enjoying some downtime from fishing this week, spending time […]
Life Coach's Corner
“Summers had a logic all their own and they always brought something out in me… Summer was a book of hope.” Benjamin Alire Sáenz “One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter.” Henry David Thoreau As the August days flow by far too quickly […]
I have mentioned this before but three days at home in a row is heavenly. I mean I spent a good amount of my time working with fair cattle but in between that I got many little tasks done. If there wasn’t so much to do at work all the […]
I love libraries, adore them. I love strolling up and down the aisles listening for all the whispered words leaking out from between the covers, words that someone spent immeasurable hours to arrange in what she/he deemed the perfect order, words that wakened someone at night from a deep sleep […]
Dean Murray Brown was born on September 5, 1959, in Emo, Ontario, Canada. Our precious Dean entered the spirit world on December 11, 2022, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Those who knew Dean know that he was placed in Canadian foster homes from age six to about sixteen when he finally […]
It is with sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Marjorie Ruth (nee Jewett) Haw with her family by her side on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at Riverside Health Centre, Rainy River, Ont. Marjorie was born August 19, 1951, in Rainy River to Lyle and Genevieve (nee Grennier) Jewett. […]
James Kyle Hedman has passed away unexpectedly at the age of 52 in Rapid City, S.D., on August 3, 2023. Complete obituary will follow at a later date.
Our Saviour Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. Let us remember with thanksgiving what God has done through His servant Elizabeth. Elizabeth was given life by her creator and was born on August 8, 1922, in Williamsorge, Germany, the child of […]






