Glenda Janet Oster was born in Kenora, Ont. on March 4, 1957, one of seven children born to John and Elaine Halley. She received her education up to Grade 10 in Kenora, after which she worked in housekeeping for a fly-in camp. After moving to Devlin, Ont. area, she married […]
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Joan Kay Murray, 79, of Rainy River, Ont., passed away in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017. She was born on Jan. 5, 1938 in Littlefork, Mn. to Carl and Mildred Blom. The Blom family grew up in Big Falls, Mn. until 1938, when it moved to Carp, […]
Frank Korb, 80, of the Northwood Lodge in Red Lake Ont., and formerly of Stratton, Ont., passed away on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Frank was born in Morley Township, Ont. on July 11, 1937 to Anthony and Theresa Korb. Frank began working in the bush at a young age with […]
Citing a “significant compression” between principal and superintendent compensation inconsistent with its recruitment needs, the Rainy River Distict School Board has proposed an “Executive Compensation Program” to “reduce the gap, rectify the inequity, and support succession planning into the future.” Given this compensation package involves public money, the board is […]
Dear editor: As a board member of the Sister Kennedy Senior Centre, I have been taking a lot of flak about the name change. First of all, I was never aware the name change was the goal of three, and maybe four, members of this board. The sole objective with […]
Dear editor: To say I am upset would be an understatement regarding the hasty name change at the Sister Kennedy Centre, now officially named the Fort Frances Senior Centre. For this change to be reverted means it being brought back to the council table for another vote and must have […]
Dear editor: For just over two years, the Emo Child Care Centre board, a volunteer, non-profit organization, has been working on a strategy to address the lack of licensed child care options in the Emo, Barwick, and Stratton area. With disappointment, we read the recent announcement by the Rainy River […]
Have you ever sat in a restaurant or airport and watched people sitting next to each other texting on their phones. It is something that is becoming more common every day, as new studies confirm. The latest studies have discovered that a group sitting around a table would much rather […]
Air travel makes travellers sick. If my personal health were used in support of this thesis, it would be irrefutably proven. I can’t remember a flight I have taken where I didn’t get sick and my recent all-night marathon from Dawson City was no exception. I was struck down with […]
Recently, I wrote a story about using tip-ups for ice fishing for one of the Sunset Country Travel Association’s websites. It was a story aimed at anglers visiting to our region and how they should consider bringing along a few tip-ups on their ice-fishing trips. Tip-ups basically are an evolution […]
