Heather Latter Jackie McCormick, chair of the accommodation review committee at Sturgeon Creek School, is urging the public to attend a committee of the whole meeting scheduled for next Wednesday (Jan. 15) at 1 p.m. at the Rainy River District School Board office here. The intention of the meeting is […]
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Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers muddled through the post-holiday mire but still came away with their winning streak intact. After a sloppy 7-4 win over the English River Miners in Ear Falls on Friday night, the Lakers got back to basics defensively in a 3-1 triumph here Saturday to […]
Sarah Pruys FFHS Travel Club students Mason Whatley and Jenny Hammond plunged into the icy waters of Rainy Lake on New Year’s Day to help raise money for their spring trip to Italy. Fellow students Shawn Brady and Jonah Cawston, along with teacher Owen Johnston, were right behind them. The […]
Heather Latter Robyn and Tyson Dennis of Fort Frances welcomed their newborn daughter, Jasper Isla Dennis, who was the first baby of 2014 in Rainy River District. She was born Jan. 1 at 8:37 a.m., weighing in at seven pounds, 15 oz. Big brother is Blase Dennis. The family will […]
Sarah Pruys It was minus-15 C on Friday, the warmest temperature Borderland had seen all week, but it came with a lot of snow as a winter storm blew through the area, bringing upwards of 15 cm (six inches) by the time it was all over. The mercury then plunged […]
Lakers’ forward Bryce Lipinski (24) had a mostly empty net beckoning him—only to have English River’s Spencer Johnston (8) deny him the easy marker in the late stages of the third period of Saturday night’s 3-1 win over the visitors at the Ice For Kids Arena.
The families of the late Edith L. Carlson wish to announce her passing on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2013. She was born Nov. 8, 1924 in International Falls, Mn. to Engel and Lulu Engleson. She graduated from high school and then worked in the office for O&M. Later during the war, […]
Mary Gavin (nee Stirrett) passed away peacefully early on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora, Ont. She was born Nov. 15, 1925 on the family farm near Emo, Ont. In 1949, Mary married Clarence Gavin of Emo and they happily lived out […]
It is with deep sorrow that the family of Ray Seguin announces his passing on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013 in Cranbrook, B.C. at age 78. Ray was born March 13, 1935 in Potts Township, Ont. to Yvonne Marie Seguin. He grew up on the farm, where he learned about hard […]
Chuck McPherson passed away suddenly on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. A visitation will be held Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 from 7-9 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 at 10 a.m. […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Ruby Douglas announces her passing on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born May 7, 1947 and lived in North Branch, Ont. She grew up with her sisters, Marj and Delores, and […]
Hubert Medhurst passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. He was born in McIrvine on April 25, 1908, the youngest of five children, to Charlotte (Lottie Smeeth) and George Medhurst. He was raised by his aunt and uncle, Polly and Charles Smeeth. He and his brother, Jesse, then stayed in Fort […]
