Our father, a veteran of WWII, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont., with family at his side. Gordon was born to Donald (Don) Matheson and Marie Hogan in Devlin, Ont. on Feb. 19, 1925. Gordon attended St. Mary’s School in Fort […]
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WAYNE EARL BUSCH Wayne E. Busch, 76, of Devlin, Ont., passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at his home with his family by his side. He was born July 13, 1930 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late Arthur and Mercy Busch. In 1949, he was united in marriage to […]
Janet Ellen Ronning, 57, of Fort Frances, Ont. and formerly of Rainy River, Ont., passed away in Fort Frances on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006. A celebration of Janet’s life will be held Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 1 p.m. at Knox United Church in Rainy River. Rev. Barbara Miller will […]
Ann Lily Rinneard, 68, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at the Sudbury Regional Hospital (St. Joseph Health Care Centre). Beloved mother of Steve Rinneard (Cathy Castanza) of Azilda, Ont. and Rob Rinneard of Barrie, Ont.; and cherished grandmother of James, Jason, and Troy. Dear daughter of the late John […]
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Marjorie K. Smith (Costello), who passed away Feb. 8, 2007 in London, Ont., will be held Friday, May 11, 2007 at 2 p.m. at Knox United Church in Fort Frances, Ont. Marjorie was the wife of the late J. Wesley Smith; mother […]
Just as predicted by one local flying service last week, “ice-out” was declared on the North Arm of Rainy Lake by last Friday (May 4). “It was all out Friday,” said Gord Melville of Melaire Ltd. “Manitou’s out, everything. It was out before Rainy.” Melville noted “ice-out” was a little […]
Students in Solange Busch’s Grade 4/5 French Immersion class showed off their handiwork in history class last Friday. The Grade 4 students, pictured here, made medieval castles while those in Grade 5 made Egyptian sanctuaries. —Melanie Béchard photo
A crew from George Armstrong Ltd unloaded pilings near Seven Oaks yesterday in anticipation of work the contractor expects to doing later this month. The pilings will be put in at all the town docks along the riverfront to help stabilize them. These will be installed using a crane floating […]
Katelyn Shortreed was one of the entertainers at the Fine Line Art Gallery’s “Music in the Gallery” event Friday night. The 13-year-old sang two songs from the musical “Wicked.” The event was to close the gallery’s spring exhibit, “Abracadabra.” Other entertainers included Ruth Caldwell, John Rafferty, and Diane Maxey. —Melanie […]
Rebecca Cornell of Cornell Farms weighed a jar of maple syrup at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here Saturday morning—the first market day of the season. The maple syrup was brought in bulk and people could have their own containers filled. A selection of carvings, baking, preserves, honey, and antiques […]
Dana-Rae Bergner, left, and Adam Scott cleared some old paint cans from the back of a truck Saturday morning during the seventh-annual Household Hazardous Waste Day here. The event, run by the Rainy River Watershed Program, saw about 260 district residents drop off their waste, which will be disposed in […]
Another full house was on hand Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous for the 24th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet. As always, the live auction was the highlight of the evening, with a replica Don Cherry jacket fetching the highest bid at $975. A framed, autographed Darryl Sittler Toronto Maple Leafs jersey […]
