Norma Bernice Leveridge, 102, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007. Norma was born Sept. 17, 1904 in Vespra Township, Ont. She moved to the Rainy River District, where she worked as a teacher at […]
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John Dobransky, of the local band “Night Shift,” belted out the lyrics to some popular tunes yesterday during Mud Lake City’s ninth-annual music fest. A number of acts offered up performances to nearly 700 visitors, who stopped by the “Biggest Little City in the Rainy River Valley” to check out […]
Karl Howells of Fort Frances, left, and Dale LaBelle of Devlin hoisted the International Falls Bass Championship trophy on Saturday after winning the third-annual tournament. It was a steady climb to the top for the team, who placed third in 2005 and then second last year.
Operational manager Doug McTavish was busy cooking up burgers and hotdogs yesterday in preparation for the 100th anniversary celebration at the Fort Frances Jail. About 100 invited guests came out to the event.
The International Falls Bass Championship is underway after boats casted off into Rainy River and Rainy Lake at 7 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. this morning respectively. “Everything is going better than expected,” said tournament president Gary Potter. “The first year we were hoping for the best, the second year we […]
There were no new fires in the Northwest Region by late afternoon on yesterday. Four new fires were reported in the region the previous day but six fires were declared “out” since then, including the four new ones. Continued progress is being reported on fires in the region including two […]
Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp. will be adjusting the departure dates of trips from Fort Frances to Thunder Bay, and from Thunder Bay to Fort Frances, starting Sept. 4. As of that date, these trips will run on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. There will be no scheduled trips on Mondays or […]
In an effort to encourage people to be more physically active every day, the Northwestern Health Unit is inviting workplaces to sign up for the “Walking Workplaces Challenge.” Health educator Siobhan Booth explained yesterday afternoon that the challenge will see workplaces, as well as any interested individuals, wear pedometers each […]
Peacefully, in her sleep with rosary in hand, Marie-Thérèse Noonan, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2007. Marie-Thérèse was born September 14, 1922 in St. Boniface, Man. to Georges and Gabrielle Blanc. She spent her childhood years in St. Boniface, attending St. Joseph’s Academy […]
It is with great sadness that the children of Keith and Ellen Watson of Fort Frances, Ont. announce the passing of their eldest daughter Norma Diane Pettit (nee Watson). Diane fought a courageous battle with cancer and passed away peacefully, Wednesday, August 22, 2007 with her daughters by her side. […]
Arlene Georgeson of Curves for Women lead a group of local residents in a series of exercises at Lions Park last week. The group is participating in a “virtual walk to Winnipeg”—a five-week program where the participants exercise in various ways so that by the program’s end, they’ll have exercised […]
These youngsters anxiously boarded a school bus this morning—some without their parents—to learn about riding the bus safely. The “First Rider Program” was held twice today at Robert Moore School to help the very young first-time school bus riders with any concerns they may have about riding the bus once […]
