Jayde Wright, left, Della McQuaker and Tanner Smith stayed busy Sunday afternoon playing a round of Go Fish at the annual La Vallee/Devlin Christmas party. The event also featured sliding, crafts, face painting, a potluck dinner, and a visit from Santa. –Heather Ogilvie photo
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Violet Morrison, 93, passed away Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born June 29, 1912 in Thunder Bay, Ont. to Joseph and Emily Johnson. She was raised in Pinewood, Ont. After marring Benjamin Morrison in 1934, they moved to Thunder Bay. His […]
Greg W. Bunnell passed away Dec. 4, 2005 at his home in Minneapolis, Mn. after a lengthy illness. He was born June 1, 1928. At his request, cremation has taken place and no funeral will be held.
August Friedrich (Fred) Burck, formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., finally lost his five-year fight for life against cancer, pulmonary disease, and heart disease on Friday, Dec. 9, 2005 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ont. in his 85th year. He was the beloved husband of Hulda Schritt and dear father […]
It is with great sadness the family of Carol Ann Sundlin announces her passing at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Dec. 4, 2005. Carol was born Aug. 22, 1939 in Barwick, Ont. She moved to Thunder Bay, Ont. in 1963, where she worked at numerous jobs, including Zellers and Spicer Tire […]
Myrtle Frances Gaylord, 87, of 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005 at 11 a.m. at Knox United Church in Fort Frances. Rev. Marietta Marshall will […]
Representatives of the Rainy River District School Board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation Occasional Teachers Unit met Friday in Fort Frances to negotiate a new collective agreement. Despite movement by both sides, an impasse was reached. The parties have agreed to meet again Feb. 2, and both the […]
With the qualifying round for the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts to be held Jan. 29-Feb. 4 at the Fort Frances Curling Club, town council agreed last night to grant the club a request for funding. While organizers originally were asking for $1,000 from the town, they ended up getting […]
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Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP and federal Liberal candidate Ken Boshcoff, left, posed with supporters at the official opening and ribbon cutting at his campaign office at 225 Scott St. With Boshcoff are, from left, Alice Johnston, 10, Carol Lyons, Lin Boileau, Jackson Gillon, 13, Robert Gillon, and Gary Lipinski, the […]
Diane Maxey led her Choraliers in a series of holiday favourites Saturday afternoon in front of the Fort Frances Museum. The festive choir also made their way throughout Scott Street that day, stopping to sing in several downtown businesses. —Duane Hicks photo
The Muskie boys’ hockey team continued its winning ways with an 8-0 romp over Red Lake Falls in exhibition action here Friday night. “We did not play as smooth and convincingly as we have over the past six games prior to this affair,” noted Muskie head coach Shane Bliss. “We […]
Local MP Ken Boshcoff will speak to town council at tonight’s regular meeting, delivering a guide to be used to identify the issues and legislation which must be observed for the purchase and operation of the international bridge here. “I have had a study done to facilitate the work of […]
