Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Last month’s column opened up the subject of dealing with regrets, which soon proved to be a wider topic than could fit through one column’s door. Regrets are heavy. Feeling guilt, shame, stress, remorse and frustration at ourselves over mistakes we’ve made can really weigh us down. Regrets get especially […]
Every May, I start rooting for a Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in three decades…or lamenting that, once again, it’s not going to happen. And while both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers are still in the running, how I wish it were […]
The fourth stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series took place this past weekend in South Carolina at the Santee Cooper Lakes. In what was the second of back to back events, Santee Cooper fished tougher than expected. It was the third time in four years that we’ve visited this big […]
We had a great Cattle Sale Saturday. We sold 1293 head for $2,392,891.89 and I think most producers were quite pleased with the results. Like everything else, farm inputs are at an all time high, so these increased prices are much needed. I think one of the best things I […]
In our home, we record many of the home renovation shows popular on HGTV. It is like a catalogue that tempts you with current ideas and colours for furniture and walls. Living in our home for over 40 years, we have from time to time, changed many things. Our kitchen […]
The upcoming Mari-Gras to be held May 13, and it promises to be a great evening. The District Fair Board, all organizers and volunteers have been working diligently to see this event be an evening to be enjoyed by all attending. All monies raised will go to the new 4-H […]
As “No Mow May” bursts upon us, Pickle just put off the tinkering with those darned lawnmowers and enjoy the wonders of spring. This 2010 Squirrel Pie deserves its annual reprise. The yellow darlings are popping out along every south facing wall in town. I always picked a bouquet of […]
My youngest just had a birthday. Sometimes I forget how old I am, like when I am deciding to climb a ladder to get on the roof to clean my skylights or when I decide to move furniture that weighs more than I do. The age of my youngest reminds […]
Sadly, the family announces the peaceful passing of Wendy Jane Crowe, 67, of Fort Frances, Ontario, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the La Verendrye Hospital with her family by her side after a year-long battle with cancer. Wendy was born September 25, 1955, to parents Mihlan and Betty Cawston. […]
Vernon Alton Dungey passed away peacefully on February 2, 2023, with his family by his side after a short, courageous battle with cancer. Vernon, known as “Vern,” was born on March 17, 1937, in Emo, Ontario, to John and Dorothy Dungey. He grew up in Emo and was the youngest […]
It is with great sadness that the Hazen family announces the passing of Murray. Murray was born on October 26, 1926, in Toronto, York County. He spent his childhood across various northern Ontario communities, and spent time with his cousins on his grandpa’s farm in the Footes Bay Area. As […]
The family of Lydia Kiesman (nee Meisner) of Winnipeg, formerly of Moosehorn, Manitoba, sadly announce her peaceful passing at the age of 95. Lydia was the sixth child of seventeen born to parents Emil and Emma Meisner in Moosehorn on June 19, 1927. She grew up on the family farm […]
