It is with great sadness we mourn the loss of Shirley Elaine Payne (nee Schmidt), who passed peacefully on Sunday, March 7, 2021. Shirley was born during the “dirty thirties” on a farm in Saskatchewan in 1936. She leaves to mourn her four children, Belinda Knopf (James), David Payne (Shelley), […]
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It is with deep sadness that the family of Hubert (Bert) Larocque, 83 years, announce his passing on March 1, 2021 during heart surgery in Toronto. Bert was born on February 11, 1938 in Pinewood, Ont. to Leonide and Valeda Larocque (Landry). He was the fifth in a family of […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Della Badiuk announces her passing on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at La Verendrye General Hospital. Della was born on September 5, 1928 in Stuartburn, Manitoba to George and Lena Gushuliak. She grew up on the family farm. She was united in […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of their dear loved one Gordon Donald Olson on March 3, 2021 at the Rainy River Hospital. Gordon was born in Emo Ontario on June 7, 1944 to Art and Thelma Olson. He grew up at the family homestead […]
Billy Don Drennan, born October 7, 2004, the beautiful son of Christal Dolph and Joseph Drennan, chose to end his journey on this earth Friday, March 5, 2021. He is survived by his parents Christal Dolph (Kevin) and Joseph Drennan (Candace); his siblings Charles, Danielle and Ally; his grandparents Kathy […]
It is with sad hearts that we announce the passing of Walter Lloyd on Sunday, March 7, 2021 who fell to the dreaded cancer and quietly passed in his bed surrounded by love at his home in Nestor Falls. Walter was born on August 28, 1936 in Devlin, Ontario to […]
My all-time favourite dessert, no matter what the occasion is Crème Caramel.Crème Caramel is much like Crème Brûlée, but the caramelized sugar goes into the ramekin first, rather than torched on top. The result is a complex caramel layer on top of the inverted custard and a residual complex caramel […]
When I think about March, ice fishing is the first thing that comes to mind. Since the early 2000’s I have spent more days on the ice through this month than doing anything else, taking advantage of the weather and the excellent fishing opportunities. Many of my biggest walleye, pike, […]
Rainy River District Festival for the Performing Arts has gone virtual for 2021. This year there will be no fees, adjudication or presentation of awards. Performances must be video recorded and submitted by April 7, 2021 to be posted to a Youtube channel. Please submit your “Intention to enter a […]
It is frustrating living in Northwestern Ontario with the COVID virus crawling through our communities. We look south and see how quickly residents in northern Minnesota are being vaccinated. We watch with bated breath as our seniors at Rainycrest receive their second vaccination. With a second outbreak in Rainycrest staff […]
We all have days when we feel our contribution to the world, to the greater good, has little or no value. Self-doubt moves in and gives us a serious internal beating. These types of days may fall with greater frequency during these strange uncertain times we find ourselves in, when […]
Fort Frances taxpayers are grumbling over the recently announced two per cent tax increase, and for good reason. Despite council’s proclamation that largely just homeowners will be impacted, and that the increase is modest, it’s a blow to every resident. Renters pay taxes – increased costs to landlords are passed […]
