By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Jack Elliott
Correspondent

By Al Lowe
Contributor

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

Letter to the editor,

I’ve just finished reading the local news on June 9th. I had a good laugh regarding the article “Town gets good news marketing tool from consultant”

This week, the New Democrat caucus had one of allocated ‘opposition days’ in parliament. Opposition days are full days where one of the opposition parties can choose the topic of debate, present a motion that can be voted on, and then discuss the issue of their choosing with the other parties in parliament. Instead of choosing a contentious motion that could trigger an election, which no one wants, the New Democrat caucus chose to debate the issue of pensions and pension security in Canada.
The New Democrat opposition day motion is as follows;

One of my first memories is being old enough to travel to the store to buy bread and milk. The neighborhood store that I would be sent to was known as “Preppas”. It was located at the corner of Third and Crowe in Fort Frances.
“Preppa” was a bit of a surely gentleman. He had the patience of a grandfather who doted on the neighborhood kids. It wasn’t a big store but he carried the necessities for the neighborhood bread, milk, butter, candy, some meat items and some canned goods.

Well as time goes so does technology.

Born to Melissa Armstrong & Michael Watson on May 25, 2009, a baby Boy Jake Anthony Watson.
Proud Grandparents are Reed & Angie Armstrong of Rainy River and Peter & Maria Watson of Thunder Bay.

MABEL ANN ABBOTT
Peacefully on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the Rainy River Hospital, Mabel Ann Abbott of Rainy River passed away at the age of 89.