Joey Payeur Troy Norman of Fort Frances, left, and Jay Samsal of Kenora were flush with high-calibre fish on Day 3 of the 22nd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on Saturday at the Sorting Gap Marina. The pair took the overall lead after Day 2, then held on to capture […]
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Cameron Penney Dr. Kimmie Ondo danced and sang her way to the grand prize during the annual “Quest for the Best” singing competition Friday night under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. She earlier captured first place for the second set by amazing the judges with her cover […]
Heather Latter Kathryn Fischer, 12, worked on her welding skills Thursday during the “Mind Over Metal” camp offered by the Seven Generations Education Institute, in partnership with the Canadian Welding Association Foundation and Rainy River District School Board. Nineteen youths aged 12-15 spent the week learning about basic welding techniques, […]
Joey Payeur Laurie Brown of the Emo Renegades had all eyes on her at first base as she waited for this throw across the diamond from Janelle Andy on Amy Penner’s eventual infield hit during the fourth inning of the visitors’ 14-11 win over the Fort Frances Her-icanes in second-round […]
You can’t blame Canadians for feeling a little “déja vu” while watching the U.S. election process unfold on our TV sets. The “hope” versus “fear” theme that is permeating the campaign south of the border certainly has a familiar ring to it given that’s precisely how our own federal election […]
Yasir Naqvi Dear editor: Improving access to justice is one way we are making government a force for good in more people’s lives. As Attorney General of Ontario, it is important to me that the residents of Fort Frances, and the District of Rainy River, are able to access the […]
One of the hardest things I have ever done is write your obituary because then I have to admit we are never going to see you again. To find the right words … You were the BEST, the most loving, kind, good hearted man with eyes that twinkled every time […]
Anne Gillingham (nee Kolynchuk), of Newport, N.S., passed peacefully, in her 87th year, on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Windsor Elms Village in Falmouth, N.S. after a very brief illness. Mrs. Gillingham is survived by her loving family, husband of 62 years, Donald E. Gillingham; daughter, Donna Lynn Hewitt; son, […]
Ethel (Penny) McFarland passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Ethel (Penny) was born Jan. 10, 1924 in Edinburgh, Scotland to William and Jemima Brown. She married Canadian serviceman Claude McFarland in Edinburgh on March 10, 1943. Ethel and her young toddler, Gerald, […]
