On April 7, 2015 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man., with his wife at his side, Bob Tinkess passed away at the age of 70. Bob’s best childhood memories were of living with his grandparents, Norrie and Mabel Godin, in their cabin at Rainy Lake. They taught him […]
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GLUEHEISEN-Born to Jon and Lisa, nee Stasiuk of Dryden, Ontario, a boy, Gracin Iain, weighing 9 lbs. 8.5 oz. on June 11, 2015 at Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Donna Jean Haney, 68, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Monday, June 29, 2015 at La Verendrye Hospital after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. As per Donna’s wishes, there will be no service. She will be […]
It was a cold and blustery day but the breakfast picnic had been planned earlier so we went ahead anyway. By the shore of a local lake, three young families fried their bacon and eggs on two Coleman stoves. In order to keep the flame alive and everyone warm, we […]
If I would have known ahead of time exactly how it would all play out on Saturday afternoon, I’m pretty sure I would have chosen to stay safe at the dock and polish the stainless steel screws on my sailboat. But that’s not what boats are for, right? June 16, […]
After three weeks on the road in the southern U.S., I returned home this past weekend after wrapping up my third season fishing the FLW Tour. The final tournament of the season took place last week at La Plata, Md. on the Potomac River. Heading into this event, I had […]
Do you know someone who, in the past year, has chosen not to buy a prescription drug ordered by a doctor because they could not afford it? Would you choose to skip medication because you had a choice of putting food on the table or going hungry so you could […]
It’s an expression. Normally it means “perfect, very well, couldn’t be better” or some similar genre—even in Rainy River, where such expressions can have their own warped meaning. The other morning, the Debating Table at the Bakery was as crowded as usual with an over-capacity crowd jostling for position as […]
I was thinking about forgiveness the other day when I was listening to Brian Williams apologize for misrepresenting the truth about his coverage during the Iraq War. It is offensive when news information is reported inaccurately and regardless of our understanding or acceptance of his apology, his career has slammed […]
