At its regular monthly meeting here Tuesday night, the Rainy River District School Board heard a presentation on the various programs and partnerships it is involved in to ensure the academic success of First Nations students. Fort Frances High School vice-principal Brent Tookenay talked to the board about his experiences […]
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The Fawcett name is still there, but B•93 FM, our local radio station, has gained a flock of new faces—and such personable people as I met at a neighbourhood barbecue should all be on television. Not that we, in the competing media, make a habit of exchanging compliments, but I […]
Last week, I was listening to many of my friends talk about what their children were doing at university. Parents always become excited when talking about children, and it never ends as they grow up and leave home. Many students now have been away to school for six weeks and […]
Last Thursday, the phone rang and on the other end was my friend, Aldine—just the person I wanted to talk to. I knew that Aldine always had lots of interesting catalogues. And for weeks, I had been trying to recall the name of a catalogue that I ordered from in […]
With fans to his left and right, the old champ came striding down the aisle—his fight crew to the front of him and security personally trailing behind. The moment surrounding Roy Jones Jr. recaptured the classic lines which once described Jack Dempsey’s entrance into the ring: “Hail! The conquering hero […]
Frank William Boyda, 70, of 188 Pine Cres., Atikokan, Ont., passed away suddenly Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004 at Cole Lake, Ont. Frank was born Dec. 14, 1933 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late William and Elizabeth Boyda. Frank began working at a young age for the Canadian National Railways. […]
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the all-too-soon passing of a truly wonderful man, Robert Joseph Veran ‘RV,’ of Atikokan, Ont., who passed away with his loving family at his side after a courageous five-month battle against cancer on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004. Born in Atikokan on Nov. […]
Bernice Evelyn Plasky, 86, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, Oct. 1, 2004 at her residence. Bernice was born Oct. 10, 1917 to Sigfried and Agnes Haglund in Verndale, Mn. She was united in marriage with Charles Plasky on June 12, 1937 and together […]
Denise Louise Gill (Williamson), 32, of Kenora, Ont., formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly on Friday, Oct. 1, 2004 at Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora. Denise was born July 4, 1972 in Fort Frances. She was predeceased by her grandfather, Bernard James Hutchins in 1982; […]
The Rainy River District School Board will hear a presentation tonight on its various partnerships with First Nations communities and agencies across the district in an effort to help aboriginal students succeed in school. Superintendent of Education Terry Ellwood and Fort Frances High School vice-principal Brent Tookenay will outline the […]
The pilot of a float plane that crashed yesterday afternoon on Prospect Bay of Rainy Lake suffered only minor injuries, Fort Frances OPP reported this morning. Trevor Lorteau, 32, of Sioux Lookout was approaching Lakeland Aviation around 3:15 p.m. when he encountered power lines, police said. The Beech Craft model […]
The Borderland Thunder will try to extend their unbeaten streak to four games tonight when they face the Dryden Ice Dogs at the Ice for Kids Arena. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. The Thunder (3-0-1) are coming off a sweep of the K&A Golden Hawks (Thunder Bay) here Friday […]
