Dear editor: As a former Sturgeon Creek student, I was happy to attend the last Accommodation Review Committee meeting. There was an abundance of statistics and information stating logical reasons in support of keeping it open, along with heartfelt letters and presentations that demonstrated incredibly strong emotional connections to the […]
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Dear editor: As the horror of this latest school shooting massacre rocks society, questions and solutions are thrown around like dust is a whirlwind. We need more gun control, and we need prayer and the 10 Commandments put back in school. Wrong answer. At almost 61 years of age, having […]
George Ralph Broeffle, 65 years, a resident of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. George was a proud member of Seine River First Nation, spending many happy years there working as the band manager. Before and since, he remained active as a business […]
It is with deep sadness that the family of George Daniel Hrynuk announces his passing on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. George was born Oct. 27, 1931 in Fort Frances to the late Mike and Mary Hrynuk. George had worked on the railroad […]
Norine Catherine Koval passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 surrounded by her family. Always dedicated to her family, she will be dearly missed by her loving husband, Douglas Koval; her three daughters, Shannon, Kayle, and Courtney; and two grandchildren, Haydin and Jagger. She also will be dearly missed […]
It’s so easy, after the fact, to judge the actions of the local school boards, high school officials, and police as an over-reaction in the wake of the incident at Fort Frances High School on Dec. 6. As it turned out, fortunately, the firearm a 16-year-old male was spotted with […]
Lucas Punkari Abby Sanders tried to move the ball along the floor while being pressured by Jill Howarth during a Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League game last Wednesday night at the Fort High gym.
STOREY–Born to Alan and Joy, nee Buffington, of Duluth, Minnesota, a girl, Alana Katherine, weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz. on December 10, 2012 in Duluth, MInnnesota. Proud grandparents are Florence Buffington and Gary Buffington of Fort Frances and Alan Sr. and Marcella Storey of Walhalla, North Dakota.
Lucas Punkari Pat Gagne of the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs tried to find a teammate to pass the ball to while Adrian Chapman of Investors Group applied some pressure during a Fort Frances men’s basketball league game last night at Fort High. Thanks to a 26-point outing by Rob McGinnis, […]
