JACK CALVERT Jack Calvert was born Sept. 19, 1916 and raised by his mother, Gertrude, and father, Ernie, with help from his older sisters, Phyllis and Irene, in Rainy River, Ont. As he was growing up, he spent time with his dad like all boys, doing typical guy stuff. At […]
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An MVP performance by Fort Frances Junior Sabres’ captain Quinn Amiel helped propel Team Regional to a 13-10 victory over Team Thunder Bay in the SIJHL’s annual all-star game Saturday afternoon at the Ice for Kids Arena here. Amiel lit the lamp twice and added five assists for seven points […]
So close . . . yet so far. When Kristen Penner’s shot snuck through the pads of Kenora goalie Amanda Kowalik during Friday night’s shootout there, it appeared the Muskie girls’ hockey team might close out their seventh league victory of the season. Alas, it was not to be as […]
Rachel Jean, left, along with Ellie Petsnick, Anne Jean, and Carolann Stone, got ready to compete in the “Jackrabbit” division at the first-annual “Rocky Cup” cross-country ski races Saturday, which were organized by the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club at its Rocky Inlet trails. An adult division also was held.
Dick and Carol Lyons chatted with Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff on Saturday afternoon during his annual “Winter Warm-Up” open house at the Little Beaver Snow Park lodge here. The event gave constituents a chance to bend Boshcoff’s ear, as well as sign a petition in support of his […]
Aquanaut Krista Emond, 14, swam the backstroke portion of the mixed 200-metre I.M. at the Memorial Sports Centre on Friday afternoon during the “Groundhog Invitational.” Swimmers from across Northwestern Ontario came here for the annual weekend meet, which wrapped up yesterday.
The Can Can Gals of Koochiching performed a high-energy number during the opening night of this year’s VALA Variety Show—“A Wacky River Cruise.” The show, which brought in more than $10,000, ran Friday and twice on Saturday at the Townshend Theatre here.
SIGNEY OLGA JORDAN Signey Olga Jordan, 86, of Fort Frances, ONT., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born Oct. 5, 1921 to the late Paul and Nellie Strand in Blackhawk, Ont. Signey was a homebody who enjoyed the company of […]
WENZEL KEPES It is with great sadness that the family of Wenzel Kepes announces his passing on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 in Fort Frances, Ont. Wenzel was born Oct. 30, 1920 in Kislod, Hungary to Antal and Rosalia Kepes. He was united in marriage to Frances Marosi on Feb. 8, […]
Lillian Phyllis Morrisseau, 49, of Couchiching First Nation, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Lillian was born Feb. 8, 1958 in Atikokan, Ont. She was raised in International Falls, Mn., where she met Richard at an early age and later […]
The date for the “Music in the Gallery” open house to kick off the Fine Line Art Gallery’s “Think Green” exhibition has been pushed back one day to April 5. The change was made in order to avoid conflicting with a concert in International Falls on April 4. Tickets for […]
Book donations are coming in for the Kenora-Rainy River branch of the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s fourth-annual book sale here next Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 7-9). But more are always welcome for the fundraiser, which will take place at Revco Carpet (950 Fifth St. W.) Anyone looking to donate books […]
