How could one day mean so much? For many, New Year’s is an event that gives people a second chance. An opportunity to do things differently. To look at themselves in the mirror and pick out their flaws—and make promises on how to improve on them. The Muskie hockey program […]
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Laura Margaret Kenny passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005. Marg was born in Enfield, Sask. on June 18, 1918, moving to Northwestern Ontario in her early years. On Nov. 4, 1938, Marg married Tom Kenny. After many moves with Tom’s work with the Department of Highways, they settled […]
On Dec. 29, 2004, Fred passed away peacefully at St. Boniface Hospital, with his family by his side, at the age of 73. Fred is survived by his loving wife or more than 50 years, Julia; his step-mother, Alma Volk; sons, Larry (Liz) and Eugene (Krys); daughters, Patty (Ron) Meunier, […]
With great sadness we announce the passing of our dear daughter, sister, and aunt, Donna Marwick, who passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 30th, 2004 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre after a long battle with diabetes and kidney disease. Born Nov. 9, 1946 in Kenora, Ont., Donna […]
Mrs. Isla Cornell (nee Pope), 97, passed away peacefully at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont. on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2005. Born on July 17, 1907 near Devlin, Ont., Isla was the oldest daughter of William and Celia Pope of La Vallee, Ont. She was raised on […]
Another World War II veteran has died. William Lucien Tremblay, born May 15, 1924, passed away Jan. 3, 2005. Bill fought his last battle as courageously and valiantly as he fought his first. Bill was a strong but humble man. He enlisted in the Canadian Army as a teenager and […]
Fourteen Fort Frances women voluntarily have taken on new identities and new looks—all for a good cause. They’re called the Vala Follies, Northwestern Ontario’s answer to the Rockettes, and will be starring in The Vala Variety Show. The curtain rises Feb. 12 to raise literacy awareness and funds for the […]
“Fort Frances: A Story of a Town and its People,” written by Neil McQuarrie in conjunction with the town’s centennial in 2003, has won an award. McQuarrie’s work captured the Gertrude H. Dyke Award for best popular, full-length publication, the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society announced during a reception Sunday […]
The local Legion held elections at its general meeting on Dec. 9, with the following people appointed for 2005—Ron Mondor (president), Ray Watson (first vice-president), Norris Piccinato (second vice-president), and Glen Westover (Sergeant-at-Arms). The past president is represented by Cde. Lance Halstead. The chair positions have been filled as follows: […]
“Danae’s Song” is a 90-minute long tribute to the life and death of 16-year-old Danae Ashton Grace Dupuis, who was a front-seat passenger killed in a drunk-driving collision on Oct. 3, 2000. “Danae’s Song” is unlike anything you’ve seen before. It presents a new perspective to impaired driving issues facing […]
January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and the Kenora-Rainy River branch of the Alzheimer Society is preparing to raise funds to help in the fight against the disease. First and foremost is the “Penny for your thoughts” weigh-in, said Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the local Alzheimer Society. For a second […]
