How well I remember a very motivated little boy who grew up in Edmonton, Alta. A little boy who happened to live on a city street that had no other children close to his age. So he often had to play by himself, and somehow he didn’t seem to mind. […]
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Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach Wayne Strachan will reiterate one thing in nearly every post-game interview: the number of minutes his team “played.” Yeah, regulation games are 60 minutes in length, or slightly more with overtime, but his point has more to do with the amount the Lakers played according […]
Gus Desaulniers was born in Pinewood, Ont. on July 3, 1925 to John and Emeriza Desaulniers. He moved to Fort Frances, Ont., where he married Helen Wood on June 7, 1951. They later moved their family to Dryden, Ont. in 1965, where they built their life together. Gus worked in […]
Lena Wallen (nee Fedoruk), 86, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 at the Rainy Lake Medical Center. Lena was born Dec. 2, 1923 at Orleans, Mn. and was raised in Fort Frances, Ont. She married Lindy Wallen on Jan. 2, 1949 and later moved to International […]
Daniel Al Halvorsen, 69, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Daniel was born Jan. 6, 1941 in Barwick, Ont. He worked for Ontario Hydro for one year. He then was employed by Mando Pulp and Paper until they ceased operations at One-Sided-Lake. He then started […]
CHRISTIANSEN–Born to Rick Christiansen and Jenn Rodegard of Emo, Ont., a girl, Lily Madison, weighing 7 lbs. 13 oz. on November 4, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
TUESDAY-WILLIE–Born to Darrell Tuesday-Willie and Ashley Archie, of Big Grassy, Ont., a girl, Nevayah Jasmine Marie, weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. on November 4, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Duane Hicks Library board chair Joyce Cunningham was named the town’s 23rd “Citizen of the Year” at last night’s council meeting. Cunningham, who helped spearhead the effort to get the new public library built here over the past 15 years, said she was “unbelievably surprised but extremely honoured” when she […]
