TRINKNER–Born to Ashley Faragher and Jake Trinkner, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Devin Harlan Paul, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. on March 3, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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Whatever happened to good ol’ fashioned sports? You know—go out there and be competitive, but most importantly have fun. I just don’t see it happening very much anymore. And I’ll tell you who’s to blame? The parents are to blame. With events I personally have witnessed in my short time […]
While our Scott Street committee studies ideas for revitalizing our main street, I’d suggest starting at the Rainy Lake Hotel first. The old “RL” made so much of the downtown pupular—and not merely because of its beer parlour. This happens to be the fifth downtown hotel to be closed in […]
Life in my neck of the woods met with welcome and unwelcome change when the man of the house packed his bags and hightailed it last week. The move was exactly what he wanted—and one I’d been prepared to deal with no matter what. After all, when your spouse starts […]
Mostly, we have very healthy meals at our house. We eat oatmeal every day for breakfast. We like salmon, eggs, yogurt, brown rice, vegetables, and a little bit of meat. And this time of year, most of our desserts come from the freezer—apples, blackberries, and saskatoon berries from our summer […]
It is not often that a bridge comes up for sale, but our international bridge is bringing notoriety. “Psst, want to buy a bridge” is being asked across North America. Newspapers, radio, and television are having fun with the bridge sale. Bill Naturkach, the former CEO for the Town of […]
Only a small portion of Alexander MacKenzie School still stood on King’s Highway here Monday afternoon as demolition of the building quickly wrapped up. The school was closed in 2004 and sold by the Rainy River District School Board to 501801 Ontario Ltd., o.p.a Crozier Warehouse, last June. No plans […]
Muskie curlers Brittany Czekaj, left, and Meaghan Moate were on the brooms during yesterday’s final round-robin game versus St. Patrick’s at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The Muskie rink went 3-2 overall and received a silver medal after beating the out the Port Arthur rink 7-0 in a tie-breaker. St. […]
Chloe Gate, two, of Fort Frances helped her dad, Darren, snag a crappie Saturday during the ice fishing derby held in conjunction with the annual winter carnival in Nestor Falls. –Heather Ogilvie photo
Paul Pirie, left, and Jennifer Greenhalgh, a.k.a “Marilyn Monroe,” were just a couple of those people who were dressed to the nines for Saturday’s fundraiser gala at La Place Rendez-Vous. —Duane Hicks photo.
Jolene Stahn took home the DeGagne Award on Friday from the Rainy River District 4-H Association Annual Awards Banquet held at the Stratton Millennium Hall. Stahn earned $100 plus the trophy for being the being the beef club member who accumulated the greatest number of points during the past three […]
Bill passed away Sunday, March 5, 2006. He had been born March 30, 1929 in Hopkinsville, Ky. to Frances and J.W. Adair. He lived his younger life in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he met his wife, Faith, during a hurricane in 1949. Bill was working as a volunteer for […]
