Dandelions are abundant this year—and I love it! The joyful yellow blossoms always have seemed magical to me. I have fond memories of sitting in a beautiful meadow, as a young girl, making dandelion chains. Then I would hold up a magical seed head and blow it away to who […]
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I like surprises, the good kind—like the toy inside the pink elephant popcorn box or a bouquet of yellow and orange balloons—but not the kind of surprise like popping an inflated paper bag behind me or jumping out from behind the couch to scare me. I like happy surprises. Spring […]
Many cattle now are out of their winter feeding locations and on pasture. This is a reminder not to forget the importance of mineral feeding while on pasture. Calf growth, cow reproductive status, and general health all are influenced by the intake of adequate amounts of salt and mineral. But […]
We can hope our frosty mornings are long gone now until later this fall, but you just never know! This is hard on the newly-emerged crops that are trying so hard to pop out of the ground. I certainly hope there is little damage as it is frustrating and expensive […]
The 25th-annual Sturgeon Bay Open bass tournament took place over the weekend at Sturgeon Bay, Wis.—on Lake Michigan. Some 171 teams participated in the event this year, which is a large community-run tournament much like the KBI and FFCBC that we have here in Sunset Country. Although the ice went […]
It’s here! Yes, the Victoria Day long weekend is upon us again—marking the unofficial start of summer and, of course, the launch of yet another tourist season here in Rainy River District. Despite persistent reports of a prospective buyer continuing to kick the tires so to speak, the mill in […]
Jacklynne Guimond Dear editor: While en route to Kenora last weekend, it became “painfully” obvious to me that not only our neighbours to the south have restroom/bathroom issues to deal with. Northern Ontario is void of anything remotely close to what one finds at rest stops in the U.S. And […]
Elizabeth Jane (“Beth”) Marr, nee Maher, slipped away from our world to another on Monday, May 9, 2016. Beth is lovingly remembered by her soulmate of 73 years, Bill; daughter, Linda-Beth, and son-in-law, Blair; her pride and joy, grandchildren, Lisa-Beth and David; and her very special love; great-granddaughter, Emily. Also […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Terrance “Terry” Wood, 63, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Monday, May 16, 2016 at La Verendrye Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Marci Jourdain passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 15, 2016 in the Township of Chapple, Ont. She was born March 11, 1991 in Thunder Bay, Ont. to Sharon Lee Ann Jourdain. She was taken in by Dennis and Charla Morrisseau, and was raised in Couchiching First Nation, Ont. Marci loved […]
Peacefully on May 14, 2016, Dolores “Dode” Meyers, 86, of Rainy River, Ont., passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at the Rainy River Health Centre. Funeral arrangements are pending and a full obituary will follow.
