The family of Dorothy Elizabeth Burrell is saddened by her passing on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Dorothy was born Oct. 22, 1924 in International Falls, Mn. to Mary Ann (Callahan) and Crenvell (Chris) Campbell. She was the youngest of six children. Dorothy married Roy Burrell in Fort Frances, Ont. on […]
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Plenty of Rainy River District eyes are focused on Moose Jaw, Sask. this week, where Devlin native Jenna Enge is playing second for the Northern Ontario rink competing at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Earlier this month, Mike Badiuk, also of Devlin, and Travis Showalter from Nestor Falls—curling with the […]
Dear editor: I am writing this letter in support of fathers. I encourage fathers to be real men—men who, together with their wives, will lead their families in positive activities. I encourage men who listen to their sons and daughters; men who hold up a standard of integrity and faithfulness. […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Roy L. Peterson, of Fort Frances, Ont., announces his passing on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
It is with great sadness that the family of Dorothy Burrell announces her passing on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Our mother, Mrs. Zinaida (Zina) Smutylo, 90, formally a long-time resident of Nipigon, Ont., passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. due to complications arising from surgery to repair a broken hip. Mom recently was a resident of Rainycrest […]
In our youngest grades, Valentine cards were really important. My Grade 1 teacher, Mrs. Benson, had a big decorated box that we all put our cards in and then on Valentine’s Day, she opened the box and, as a postman, would take the cards to each of her students. We […]
It may appear that all I do is watch movies, but I assure you that I do laundry and vacuum occasionally and sometimes (though not often enough, it seems) I wrestle with the dust from the woodstove. Just last week, I had the happy circumstance of watching a documentary recommended […]
Marlee’s heifer from Manitoba calved on Saturday and gave us a nice little heifer. Sometimes finding names are challenging but she thought “Addie” (after her BFF) would be a good choice. We have quite a few cows that are getting pretty close now, and so the fun begins of picking […]
Two weeks ago, I was very humbled and honoured to have been appointed the NDP critic for pensions by our leader, Tom Mulcair. It is a heavy responsibility and one that dovetails with the local concerns of many constituents in Thunder Bay-Rainy River. The starting point for my work as […]
It’s more than 20 years since I began writing “This Side of 60” and now I know which column topics are the most popular. No question about it: “clutter” is number-one. I get more e-mails and comments after a clutter column than any other topic. It seems everyone has the […]
Growing up around Lake of the Woods, I’ve been fortunate to experience nearly all of the outdoor activities available to us around Sunset Country over the years. I’ve spent many hours fishing, hunting, looking for shed deer and moose antlers, hiking, and camping. But one activity that I haven’t been […]
