What film profession did Elvis Presley share with James Earl Jones? Paul Newman played the part, as did Robert DeNiro, Carl Weathers, Kirk Douglas, Jeff Bridges, Sylvester Stallone, Will Smith, Marlon Brando, Hilary Swank, and even Charlie Chaplin. Meanwhile, directors as diverse as Alfred Hitchcock, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, John […]
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It’s beginning to look as if bicycle season will soon be upon us, and I’ll have to find out whether Ernie or Albert Brunetta may have a bicycle for sale because their father was in the business before the boys turned his bike shop across from the post office into […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Paul Anthony Barnard announce his passing on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Paul was born April 14, 1975 in Fort Frances, Ont., where he lived until moving to British Columbia in 1991. […]
With great sadness, the family of Sam Visser announce his passing on Monday, Feb. 28, 2005 after a very optimistic and courageous battle with cancer. Sam was born Dec. 23, 1949 in Drachten, Friesland, The Netherlands. In 1957, the Visser family immigrated to Canada, settling in Rainy River District. An […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Keith Wayne Gate, 55, announces his sudden passing on Feb. 28, 2005. Keith was the son of Cecil and Mabel Gate. He was raised in Bergland, Ont., and attended Bergland elementary school and Rainy River High School. His first job was […]
William (Bill) Neurinski Sr. passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on Friday, March 4, 2005 at Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne Street, Fort Frances, Ont. Bill was born Jan. 18, 1922 in Fort Frances. He attended Robert Moore elementary school and Fort Frances High School. On June […]
The Muskie girls’ rink will finish in either second or third place at the NWOSSAA curling championships which wrap up today at the Nipigon and Red Rock Curling Club. Amy Nielson, whose rink includes third Jenna Enge, second Kate Bondett, and lead Courtney Beadle, were 3-2 heading into this afternoon’s […]
The Northwestern Health Unit lifted the visitor restriction at Rainycrest Home for the Aged here yesterday. The restriction had been in place since Feb. 21 due to an outbreak of an upper respiratory virus which affected more than 60 residents and 18 staff. Family and friends are now welcome to […]
The management of Rainycrest Home for the Aged here should be assigned in the next week after the home’s board of management received three proposals and forwarded them to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. While Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk, who chairs the Rainycrest board, declined to comment […]
The Borderland Thunder will close out their regular-season schedule here tonight against the Dryden Ice Dogs. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. The game means nothing for the Thunder in terms of the standings, having already locked up second place. But it’s an […]
More than 200 people showed up to try their luck Saturday at the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Casino Night” fundraiser at the Memorial Sports Centre. Foundation director Teresa Hazel said this morning the event cleared about $28,000, which included not only proceeds from ticket sales, “fun” gambling, and live […]
It may not have the same feeling as a Game 7, but a Game 3 in NorWOSSA has equal value nonetheless. The Muskie boys’ hockey team beat the Eagles 4-3 here yesterday afternoon to force a third-and-deciding game tomorrow night in Dryden with the NorWOSSA gold medal—and a trip to […]
