Local News from Across the Rainy River District
It took a bit to find and verify our last jackpot winner, but when she finally answered the call, Barbara Monaghan of Fort Frances was excited to learn she was sitting on a $9,243 ticket! Barbara shared that this was her first time purchasing a Riverside 50/50 ticket. As a […]
In 1866, London and Sheffield decided their soccer match should consist of two halves totalling 90 minutes. In 1868, the newly-formed Football Association added extra time could be added by the referee. That became the rule world-wide. Soccer has always been in tough when applying for membership in the exclusive […]
The original bass tournament in Northwestern Ontario is set to kick off on Thursday when a full field of 150 teams will blast off for the Kenora Bass International. Started in 1988, the KBI is probably one of the longest standing open tournaments in North America. For the first time […]
THUNDER BAY — More locally grown food will be available via a student-run farm and market that runs twice a week. A handful of students are selected from various Lakehead District high schools to work at the two urban farms run by Roots to Harvest through the Urban Youth Farming […]
Bill McLean and Carole (Armstrong) have celebrated 65 years of marriage. When they were young, they knew of each other through the various country dances they attended, and eventually started dating. They were already familiar with each other’s family’s because their mothers, Helen (Allen) McLean and Lyla (Grant) grew up […]
The English ivy is one of the easiest houseplants there is to grow in your home. It is a trailing vine that can be trained and shaped onto a trellis or topiary form, or left to hang over the pot and trail to the floor, or trained to climb a […]
So here we are, August! Generally, we should just be hauling hay home but not this year; there is plenty of hay yet to make. Producers are extremely frustrated and really questioning what we are doing. The weather is unchangeable, but the forecasts have been horrible. It seems so strange […]
It is with heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of Carla Rae Marie Calder (Stewart) on Monday, July 29, 2024, at Riverside Healthcare Hospital Fort Frances, Ontario, due to complications from a previous surgery. Carla was born on January 27, 1956, in Fort Frances to Gordon and Jackie Calder. […]
Hector David Gaune passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness, in the early morning hours of July 29th, 2024 at Riverside General Hospital with his two daughters lovingly by his side! He was 85 years old. Hector was born in Kenora, Ontario, to parents Hector Sr. and Edith Gaune on […]
It is with deep sadness that the family of Michael George announce his passing on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Calgary, Alberta. Michael was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, on May 6, 1992, to his mother Rhonda Zaparniuk and his father Karl George. Left to cherish his memory is his […]
After an extended time of crippling physical and personality losses, Helen Patricia Green, nee Maher lost her life to early onset Alzheimer’s on August 2, 2024, age 85. She was born in Fort Frances on March 19, 1939, the youngest of six Maher children. A year after high school graduation […]
The family of Edra Elaine Hebert (nee Allen), 91, very sadly announces her passing on August 4, 2024, at LaVerendrye Hospital, in Fort Frances. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd. Emo, Ontario.
