The family of George Cawston announces his passing on Thursday, June 25, 2015. A graveside service will be held Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at Riverview Cemetery in Fort Frances, Ont. A complete obituary will follow. In memoriam donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society c/o […]
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It is with great sadness the family of Dallis Bluebird announces his passing on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in International Falls, Mn. Dallis was born Aug. 29, 1974 in Rainy River, Ont. to Perry Archie and Janet Bluebird. He grew up in International Falls, attending school there. He later worked […]
Well, folks, I can sail. Yes I can. I raised my own mainsail and my own working jib and, as forecast, headed out for my very first sail on my own sailboat last Tuesday (June 16). It was a defining moment in my life. Granted, I did have a consummate […]
June is a fun month. The leaves are all out and the pollen is falling from the pine trees, fertilizing the flowers that will, in a couple of months, produce cones for the squirrels to feed on. All the annual flowers have been planted and their blooms brighten our neighbourhoods. […]
I was listening to a conversation in a coffee shop the other day where several people were discussing the taste of food (I confess; I was eavesdropping). One person was saying he didn’t like his partner’s potato salad. “It has all the ingredients of your mother’s potato salad,” she replied […]
Last week, I spent a lot of time with some of the great kids here in Rainy River District! My week started off with our 4-H Beef Club meeting. Jaden Woolsey offered to host our club for our third meeting and I decided that night that we just might have […]
This week, my column comes from a hotel room in La Plata, Md. overlooking the Potomac River, site of the final FLW Tour event of the season. It’s been a long run for the past few weeks since I left home in early June for Lake Chickamauga. Since there only […]
June is one of my favourite months. Come to think about it, June is my favourite month! Garden lettuce, plump fresh strawberries, sparkling fireflies, bright orange lilies, green grass without watering. Usually not too hot or too cold. June is so lush—especially this year! A little too lush, granted, in […]
It’s been so long since I’ve written a column, I had to go back and find the last one to make sure I didn’t repeat myself. OK, my memory isn’t that bad (yet). But while I spend this week on holidays, I figured it was a good time to put […]
Two interesting things happened in Toronto earlier this month: NDP leader Tom Mulcair gave a lunchtime speech to the Economic Club of Canada—and the CEOs and business leaders in attendance gave him a standing ovation when he finished. Since I feel the most important issue facing all Canadians is the […]
Barring an entry by a candidate from a more obscure party, the field has been set. Now it’s in the hands of Thunder Bay-Rainy River voters. Thunder Bay lawyer Don Rusnak captured the Liberal nod following nomination meetings here and in Atikokan on Sunday, and then the final one Monday […]
Dear editor: To the board and management of Riverside Health Care, I am writing this on behalf of myself and the staff at Rainycrest Long-Term Care. In my 20 years of working here, I have not come across a better administrator than Mr. Darryl Galusha—and I am sure that everyone […]
