One has to wonder how the Rusty Crayfish entered the waters of Rainy Lake. One also has to wonder at how fast the crayfish moved out across the lake. One also must wonder at how the smelt entered Rainy Lake and how it spread across the north basin until it […]
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What a great long weekend! I realize we all are looking for a bit of rain and a few places received some I’m hearing. I feel confident it will come–I just hope it doesn’t all come at once next weekend during the Emo Fair. The weather forecast looks sunny for […]
It is so easy to focus on what goes–and is going–wrong in society. With our instant news feed, it is virtually impossible not to be aware of the weakening of democracy. What I tend to forget, when I shudder at the political failings in our own country, is that “progress […]
Delbert Wesley Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, with his family by his side, at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born on June 30, 1932 in Box Alder, Ont. to Wesley and Erma (Hughes) Barker. He attended school in Box Alder and then […]
Helen Mudge Heller passed away peacefully on Friday, July 27, 2018 at her home in San Francisco, Calif. following a prolonged battle with cancer. For the past year, she lovingly was cared for by her sisters, Phyllis Callaghan and Virginia Munch, by her cousin, Marion Poutanen, and recently by her […]
Carla Virginia Rae Kelly was a wonderful young woman, daughter, mother, sister, and aunt who is loved, missed, and will be cherished forever. Carla was born on Sept. 13, 1979 in Emo, Ont. to Ronalda Kelly and Bradley DeBungie. Carla is survived by three daughters, Hannah Allan, Nevaeh Kelly, and […]
After a courageous battle with cancer, Albert George Whiddon, 70, of Emo, Ont., passed away at his residence, with family by his side, on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. Albert was born on May 27, 1948 to William and Lena Whiddon. He was born in Emo but lived in Armstrong, Ont. […]
Walter Emery Linklater was born on July 24, 1939 at La Verendrye Hospital in Treaty #3 area, Fort Frances, Ont. His early years were lived happily with his parents and grandparents on Waanawiikwedaang (Couchiching First Nation), where he spent his days roaming the land and assisting on the trapline. Around […]
As the Kenora Bass International tournament goes into its 31st year this weekend on Lake of the Woods, I will be down in Arkansas once again competing in the Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Ouachita. While I will miss fishing the KBI and competing against all of my buddies, getting […]
“Bob Wepruk & the Northern Jammers” will hold a free concert tonight (Aug. 2) from 6-8 p.m. at the Rainy Lake Square. Their country and bluegrass tunes will be sure to get you dancing. Also be sure to bring a lawn chair. The Halkirk fire protection team will hold its […]
We may be into the dog days of summer. This is the most vacated week of the year as more families begin or end their summer vacations, taking advantage of the holiday weekend. It is that time of year when the first crop of hay is finally put away, and […]
Dear editor, It’s not very often that you see a whole article devoted to a church service in the Times, so as a Pastor it was with much interest that I read a few weeks back, “Local church holds Pride service.” In the article were words that you would hear […]
