Cameron Penney Gay Ryan admitted she didn’t initially believe it when her grandson, Kai, texted from Fort McMurray, Alta. to say his family was being evacuated from their home. “Kai texted me,” she recalled. “He said, ‘Nana, have you heard the fires are really bad here and we have to […]
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Heather Latter Grade 6-8 students at Mine Centre School have visited Florida, Texas, Alberta, and the Yukon—all without leaving the building. The students have been able to participate in virtual field trips thanks to a program called “Connected North,” which officially was launched there last Thursday. Mine Centre School was […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers gave their time generously to help out in the community this past season. But that generosity proved detrimental when it came to their biggest games of the year. The three-time defending SIJHL champs were hamstrung by turnovers and penalties as they went 0-3 record […]
Cameron Penney Amanda Stevens, left, along with Candi Stevens, cruised around town in a Ford Mustang convertible during a test drive as part of the “Drive 4 Ur Community” event Satuday at Sunset Country Ford here. Ford Canada donated $1,680 to both “Free the Children” and the Canadian Red Cross […]
Cameron Penney Liz Allan admired the many guns on display at the annual Gun & Hobby Show held Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Along with the usual vendors at the show, visitors also could purchase an assortment of treats, such as locally-made fudge and […]
Heather Latter Mine Centre students connected with the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward for a virtual field trip of the zoo. The center used its animal ambassadors to demonstrate how survival looks in the animal kingdom.
Joey Payeur To be a Muskie boys’ soccer player, one needs to have a good head for the game—such as shown here by Tyler VanUden in outjumping Zack Lugli of the Dryden Eagles during the first half of Fort High’s 2-1 win in the NorWOSSA regular-season opener here last Wednesday.
Going winless in three games at the Dudley Hewitt Cup last week in Kirkland Lake to finish in fourth place and out of the playoffs certainly wasn’t the ending to their season the Fort Frances Lakers had hoped for, especially after coming within a win of advancing to the RBC […]
Lori Maki Dear editor: In celebration of National Nurses Week, Riverside Health Care would like to extend a heart-felt thank you to our entire nursing staff. La Verendrye General Hospital, Emo Health Centre, Rainy River Health Centre, and Rainycrest Long-Term Care, as well as our community programs, are privileged to […]
Sadly, the family announces the sudden passing of Donna Hagarty, 59, of Rainy River, Ont., on Friday, May 6, 2016 at her residence. Donna was born May 8, 1956 in Port Arthur, Ont. to Michael and Diane (nee Bay) Paziuk. She was united in marriage to Rick Hagarty on July […]
The family of Bruce Hyatt are saddened to announce his peaceful passing on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Pinecrest Home, with family at his side. He joins his parents, Jessie and John; six sisters, Irene Dorosh, Pheme Larsen, Edith Jeffrey, Georgina Halverson, Nellie Primrose, and Lucy Peltonen; and three brothers, […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Jerry (“Blackie”) Martin announces his passing on Monday, May 9, 2016 with his soulmate, Diane, and family by his side. Jerry was born Reginald Gerald on Oct. 17, 1935 to Reginald and Irene (Molly) Martin in Fort Frances, Ont. Jerry’s older […]
