Thomas Clifford (Tom) Halley, 53, of Devlin, Ont., passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2006. Tom was born March 27, 1952 in Powell River, B.C. to the late John and Elaine Halley. He will be remembered as being very easygoing, lovable, and always having time to lend a helping hand to […]
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Mary Violet Campbell passed away Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005 at the age of 79. She was predeceased by her husband, Herb; son, Charlie; brothers, Chuck, Bob, and Bernie; one sister, Mae; and her parents, Peter and Ester Miller. Mary is survived by her nieces, Cheryl Welberg Miller of Baudette, Mn. […]
Rudolph B. Coran, 85, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; sisters, Antonia Edgett of Fort Frances, Ont. and Olympia Benassi of International Falls, Mn.; and brother, Raymond Coran of Fort Frances, […]
With sorrow, her family announces the death of Lynne Johnson, 65, who passed away suddenly at her home in Beaverlodge, Alta. on Dec. 19, 2005. Lynne was born in Barwick, Ont., on Aug. 7, 1940 to Ben and Lila Hadley and attended Barwick Consolidated School. In 1956, she married Richard […]
Emma Kunkel of JW Walker School read her story, “The Spunky, Punky Giant,” to members of the Rainy River District School Board, including assistant superintendents of education Linda Hill and Ian Simpson, during their regular meeting here last night. Kunkel’s school received the board’s monthly Recognition of Excellence award for […]
Aquanaut Levi Ritteau worked on his flutter kick and trying to stay in the lane during practice at the Memorial Sports Centre on Saturday morning along with six other pre-competitive swimmers aged nine-12. —Jenni Condon photo
Abbey McLeod, six, painted a clock on the face of her cousin, Wyatt McLeod, also six, as his sister, Sydnee, nine, and friend, Naomi McManaman, six, looked on. The kids were participating in the “Rock Around the Clock” party at the Fort Frances Public Library last Thursday to celebrate the […]
Billy Barker, right, Devin Ball, and Brandon Benjamin, students in Peg Keffer’s Grade 7/8 class at Crossroads School in Devlin, used a thesaurus Monday to find words for their acrostic poems during their first day of class in 2006. –Heather Ogilvie photo
No one was injured in this blaze in the garage at 627 Scott St. on Monday morning. The Fort Frances Fire Department had to block much of the 600 block of Scott Street in order to deal with the fire. After it was out, they used fans to blow out […]
The local Taggs ‘AA’ Bantam hockey team beat out 18 squads at the Steel City International ‘AAB’ tournament held in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. over the weekend. This was the team’s fourth tourney championship this season while extending their winning streak to 26 games. Taggs captured the championship with a […]
Emo Reeve Russ Fortier isn’t sure yet whether he will run again in the municipal election coming up in November, but he hopes many others will show some interest. “At the last election, we all got acclaimed,” he said, referring to the position of reeve and the four councillors in […]
One mandate of the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s 2005 strategic plan, which was completed back in September, was to develop a better way to communicate with the farming community. It was suggested in the framework that “all agricultural committees, associations, and groups have a vital role in actively facilitating […]
