It is with great sadness that the family of Lorraine Derman announces her passing on Wednesday July 7, 2021 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. She was born on November 6, 1963 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Howard and Bakenawanqewabeak Willie. She grew up in the […]
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May 10, 1931–July 5, 2021 Bob passed away peacefully at La Verendrye Hospital on July 5, 2021 at the age of 90. He was one of nine children born to the late Charles Henry “Harry” Gadd and Annie Helena “Nellie” Gadd (Crowe) in Fort Frances, Ont. He is survived by […]
1947 – 2021 Eva passed away peacefully and suddenly on July 8, 2021 at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was predeceased by her parents Pauline and Peter Sirman. Eva was born in Rainy River, Ontario. She was the loving sister of Matt Sirman of Winnipeg, Paul (Teresa) Sirman […]
Unexpectedly the family announces the sudden passing of Martin “Sonny” Pietila, 76, of Chapple Twp, Ontario, on Wednesday July 7, 2021 at his residence. Sonny was born in Fort Frances, Ontario on August 16, 1944 to parents Eunice and Uuno Pietila. He was united in marriage to Sandra Day and […]
William Howard Faragher, born October 18, 1932 at La Vallee, Ontario passed away on July 10, 2021 while in long-term care at the Rainy River Hospital. He resided there for three and a half months and previously had lived in Rainy River, Ontario for 30 years. He leaves his wife […]
Here we are, near the middle of July and still looking for rain. Conditions continue to worsen and if my weather app is correct there is no significant rain in the forecast. I know I have told you before that I have a few things that normally trigger rain: washing […]
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Tales from the Wild
Tales from the Wild
Where are the bluebirds? Our expectations were that it would be another great year because of last year’s phenomenal success with an abundance of bluebirds nesting in our many bluebird houses. Usually by mid-May many are already nesting but sadly we saw only two nesting pairs thus far this year. […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
With Phase 3 of the province’s reopening plan set to start on Friday, it’s easy to get excited for all the fun events that can make a return, including the Emo Fair. Due to the pandemic, Emo Fair organizers are taking things one step at a time and planning for […]
The Bassmaster Elite Series visited Lake Champlain in upstate New York this past week, one of the most popular fisheries in the United States amongst our field of anglers because of the excellent bass fishing for both smallmouth and largemouth bass. I had been excited for this event for months […]
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Distant Replay
Distant Replay
Ted Turner is the only person besides Connie Mack to own and manage a major-league baseball team. His solitary game as a big-league manager (a loss) was seven days before I sat in his office — just the two of us — in 1977. A couple of months later he […]
The smoke cleared, literally and figuratively, to allow an ever-improving and ever-increasing number of skeet participants at the FFSC Tuesday night shoot. Especially so, when longtime member Paul Fischer returned, accompanied by his eager daughter, Kathryn, who jumped into the first round under the always capable guidance of skeet President, […]
It’s not quite ready yet, but the new home of the Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy (RLGA) is shaping up to be the perfect place for young athletes to spring into the sport when the season begins later this year. Following an inaugural season cut short by the onset of the […]
