Submitted Eric Fagerdahl watched the delivery of the logging tug boat, “Owandem,” at the Public Works yard back on Dec. 22. The boat was donated to the Fort Frances Museum by the late Arden Erickson Barnes of Ranier, Mn.
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Submitted The New Year’s baby in Rainy River District for 2017 is Weston Bradley Veldhuisen, who was born at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Jan. 1 at 10:47 a.m., weighing six pounds. Proud parents are Dan and Kayle Veldhuisen of Devlin, Ont. Each year, gifts and gift […]
Joey Payeur Former University of Maine Black Bears’ forward Jill Langtry (20), the only ex-NCAA player on the ice, was a force to be reckoned with as she helped the alumni squad cruise to a 10-2 shellacking of the current Muskie girls’ hockey team in their annual exhibition battle Friday […]
It’s here! It’s here! It’s here! Yes, Canada’s sesquicentennial year is now upon us—with the celebrations already having started on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on New Year’s Eve leading up to their culmination on July 1. Are you excited yet? There hasn’t been a whole lot of buzz around Canada’s […]
Paul G. Olsen Dear editor: I take great exception to several of Shaun Loney’s statements regarding his book, “An Army of Problem Solvers: Reconciliation and the Solutions Economy,” because they are either very questionable, wrong, and even offensive. Mr. Loney, in his mission to do his part regarding the so-called […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Edward Allan Teeple announces his passing on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born on Aug. 21, 1934 in Devlin, Ont. to Florence Hastie (Kellar) and Clinton Teeple. He married his first […]
With his wife by his side, Donald John Smith, 69, passed away peacefully of cancer on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016 at Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary, Alta. Don grew up in Burriss, Ont. before moving west, where he worked for the provincial government of British Columbia for 35 years. He […]
With deep sorrow, the family of Loretta Gladys McCormack announces her peaceful passing on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Loretta was born Nov. 17, 1943 in Fort Frances. Her love of children and family was well-known to all who were touched by her. […]
The family of Mabel Adeline Plymate wishes to announce her peaceful passing at her home in Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. on Dec. 29, 2016. She was born Oct. 3, 1931 in Fort Frances, and attended Robert Moore and Fort Frances High School. Mabel was predeceased by her […]
By Terry Spencer The Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Faced with a copper shortage at the beginning of World War II, the U.S. Mint authorized experiments to make pennies from other metals, plastic and rubber. A Tennessee company made some from glass and failed so spectacularly that only one […]
The Associated Press MARATHON, Fla. — Fifteen critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are warming up at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital after being rescued from cold waters off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The juvenile turtles have pneumonia as a result of “cold stunning” but are expected to make a full […]
By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press Sweden’s U.N. ambassador urged members of the often divided U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to make a New Year’s resolution: Try to find common ground and produce results in 2017 that improve global peace and security. Olof Skoog, the council president for January, […]
