I had the opportunity over the weekend to attend a private audience with his Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama. As a member of the Parliamentary Friends of Tibet, I was one of only four MPs and two senators to meet in a one-hour session to discuss issues of common interest. […]
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On Monday, my mother celebrated her 80th birthday. She is still very much young at heart. Last Thursday, she took her driver’s license test again. And on passing, she was as excited as a teenager getting their first licence. She travels with a group of ladies around town and the […]
Jaxon Haldane, a member of the popular Winnipeg-based band “D. Rangers,” played the banjo and belted out a tune Saturday night in the barn at the Cornell Farm in La Vallee. Often described as “mutant bluegrass” and “arm-swinging hillbilly-stomp,” the group kept the audience entertained for hours despite the chill […]
Sgt. Ryan Wood, left, and Sgt. Jordan Manty of the 908 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron checked out a Piper PA16 Clipper which was flown into the Fort Frances Airport from Kakabeka Falls on Saturday for the seventh-annual “Fly-in, Drive-in BBQ.” A record-setting crowd of about 400 people came out […]
Joelle Campbell had her dog, Pebbles, all decked out and ready to ride Saturday morning, just prior to the start of the local Alzheimer Society’s fourth-annual “Ride for Memories.” About 30 district riders went to Dryden via Highway 502, where they met up with motorcyclists from there and Kenora. They […]
Alysha Shields, a Grade 4 student at Robert Moore, helped put together the school’s snack trays on Monday morning. Student and parent volunteers are an integral part of the program, which recently received provincial funding. —Melanie Béchard photo
Muskie fullback Allen “Gus” Hunsperger ran over the Kildonan East Eagle defender last Friday during Fort High’s season opener. The Muskies moved the ball effective on the ground en route to the 24-0 win. —Alex Cruickshank photo
Edna Georgina Lockhart, 65, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Edna was born May 29, 1941 in Fort Frances to the late Elzear and Mary McPherson. She had lived most of her life in Fort Frances. Edna […]
Eddie Medicine, 66, of Rainy River First Nations, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, Sept. 8, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Eddie was born May 18, 1940 in Emo, Ont. to Jack and Frances Medicine. He grew up in Manitou Rapids, attending residential […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our very deeply-loved Marshall Manns Jr., 50, of Marion Lake, Ont., who went to be with the Lord on Monday, Sept. 4, 2006. Marshall was born Nov. 29, 1955, married Karen Manns (nee McNally) in July, 1982, and […]
Josephine Andy, 67, of Fort Frances, Ont., formerly of Big Grassy First Nation, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006. Josephine was born Aug. 6, 1939 in Rainy River, Ont. to Joseph and Bessie Andy. She had lived […]
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing, with family present, of Katherine (Kay) Rogoza, 86, into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Born Nov. 10, 1919 in Gardenton, Man. to the late […]
