Rick Nordin Dear editor: I was very sad to read that the Rainy River Record will be ceasing publication. The paper was a link to the town where I was born and grew up and like many others who no longer live in the area, the Record provided news of […]
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Samuel Giberson Dear Editor, I am proud to be part of Operation Legacy, in which members and graduates of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program pass on the Remembrance message to the younger generation. As Remembrance Day is fast approaching, I would like to pay special tribute to all […]
Claude DeBenedet, 95, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2016 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances with his children by his side. Claude was born on April 4, 1921 in Fort Frances to the late Angelo and Enrica DeBenedet. He attended school and lived most of […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Effie May McClendon on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Feb. 5, 1918 on the family farm north of Emo, Ont. and spent her entire life in Rainy River […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Joan Cleta Richards, 87, of Rainy River, Ont. and formerly of Barwick, Ont., on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at the Rainy River Health Centre. Joan was born on July 10, 1929 to John and Anna Clark of Jefferson, Iowa. She married Russel Richards […]
Don Madill’s family sadly announces his passing on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. He was born on Nov. 8, 1936 in Fort Frances to Bill and Ann Madill. He attended Fort Frances High School, where he met his future wife, Roma Wardman. They married soon after graduation and would have celebrated […]
We sadly announce the passing of Mario Venerus on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. Born in Cordenons, Italy to Teresa and Cesare Venerus, he immigrated to Canada on Feb. 5, 1955, making the journey on a ship called the Homeric to Halifax, N.S. and then travelled by train to settle at […]
Last week seems like just a blur. Our cereal performance data was due Thursday. Although I knew we were cutting things pretty tight, it all went bad when I went to enter the numbers and discovered our 1000 kernel weight machine was giving us false readings. There was no way […]
My wife and I were in Washington, D.C. for the past several days. In the U.S. capital, you might expect the hotbed of politics to be alive with lawn signs and television commercials promoting presidential and congressional candidates. You would be wrong. On Monday afternoon, we visited the “Nuseum” that […]
