Everyone—young and old—can celebrate the season by taking part in the many winter activities available in Ontario’s provincial parks. “With many of our parks open year-round, families have a great opportunity to enjoy the best of winter through day activities, such as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, skating, or hiking—or winter camping […]
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FORT FRANCES—While the fundraising campaign won’t officially start until February, about $40,000 in donations already have come in for the proposed new public library building here—including a $25,000 donation by local resident Joyce Cunningham. “The library is very, very important to me and it has been throughout my life,” said […]
FORT FRANCES—Steven Krag is a pioneer of sorts. The year-old Fort Frances native is the first member of the Sunset Country Squash Club to compete in the sport at the university level, taking the courts for the Waterloo Warriors—one of the top teams in Ontario. Krag’s ascension to the upper […]
Here’s cheers for our Choraliers! That great group—large as any choir anywhere else with more than 60 voices—could sing every day and many of us admirers would somehow find time to listen. First off, tell Diane Maxey there’s nobody like her to be directing so many voices while leading and […]
Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to be an old woman some day—and it’s still a goal I hope to achieve. Maybe it was because I admired my Grandma Moser so much. I loved going to Grandma’s house and as far as I could tell, so did everyone else. […]
I have a big old treasure chest in my living room that’s home to my Christmas ornaments and decorations. Opening it in early December each year to reveal and welcome the contents back into the holidays makes for quite a ritual at my house. We celebrate the occasion with bells […]
We all have our flaws and weaknesses. Every individual on the planet has them—those wonderful little quirks in our personalities that provide us with the character that makes us interesting. Some people are absent-minded, some are chronically late, and others have a penchant for stating the obvious. Still others lack […]
Every New Year’s, along with every new birth, affords us the chance to look to the future with hope and optimism. Certainly, the past few years have been difficult ones in Rainy River District. Almost all of our major industries have taken hits and our three-legged stool is almost lying […]
In loving memory of Margaret Allene Atkinson, who passed away Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006 at the Dryden Regional Health Centre in Dryden, Ont. Allene will be sadly missed by her beloved husband, Edwards “Red”; her children, Evelyn and her husband, Dennis, Gordon and his wife, Jan, and Marilyn and her […]
On Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, following a brief illness, Dorothy Stewart (nee Loveday) passed away at Thunder Bay Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. at the age of 58. Beloved best friend and spouse of Dennis for 41 years. Dorothy will be sorrowfully missed by her sons, Brian, Calvin, […]
Wayne Fraser, left, joined Brian Wilson and Evelyn Fraser at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s 19th-annual community Christmas dinner on Monday. Over 200 people flocked to the New Beginnings Fellowship that afternoon for the meal, which was made possible through donations by local businesses and individuals. Another 42 “Meals on […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team lost 3-2 to the Hudson Raiders (Wisconsin) yesterday in their opening game at the Marshall Hilltoppers’ tournament in Duluth. Zach McCool and Joe Basaraba tallied for the black-and-gold while goalie David Moen was saddled with the loss. The Muskies were looking to pick up their […]
