Raymonde Lavallee, 72, of 139 Fourth St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Raymonde was born April 5, 1929 in Rennes, France to the late Jean Pierre and Elvire Rouault. She moved to Canada in 1951 and settled […]
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Clara Hamilton, 89, of Woodyatt, Ont., passed away Sunday, June 17, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Clara was born Feb. 26, 1912 in Arbakka, Man. to the late Charles and Carrie Whitehead. Clara moved to the Woodyatt area around 1920 with her father and siblings. […]
Dale Berg, 59, of Stratton, Ont., passed away at the Rainy River Hospital in Rainy River, Ont. on Sunday, June 17, 2001 following a brief fight with cancer. Dale was born April 22, 1942 in Emo, Ont. to the late Clifford and Myrtle Berg. He lived his life on the […]
The newly-developed Emo Health Centre is truly a centre for health care services, and the public is invited to come out and see it firsthand at its grand opening next Wednesday (June 27) from 2-4 p.m. Wayne Woods, CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc., will be the master of […]
Some district students will be spending part of their vacation in the classroom now that the Rainy River District School Board has confirmed summer school will be session here for a third-consecutive year. “We’ve got over 50 kids from across the system,” Superintendent of Education Terry Ellwood said Tuesday. “We […]
Close to 500 young soccer players took to the field one more time Saturday for the Fort Frances Youth Soccer wind-up tournament, capping off its 11th year here. But the tournament–and the entire season for that matter–was played with a non-competitive flavour, said FFYS vice-president John Pierce. “It’s a fun […]
Two Borderland women’s soccer teams will be competing in a invitational tournament in Dryden on July 14-15. Also scheduled to compete are teams from Kenora and Thunder Bay. Those going won’t necessarily be league teams but rather a group of any interested players. Anyone interested should contact league co-ordinator Jodi […]
Employees with the Fort Frances and District Association of Community Living now have been on strike for 41 days–and counting.
Though Hire-A-Student Week got off to a slow start, Summer Employment Officer Christina Pochailo is hopeful students will stop in at the Human Resource Centre here and take advantage of the employment opportunities it has to offer.
The La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary will be hosting its annual “Strawberry Social” tomorrow (June 21) from 2-5 p.m. on the hospital grounds. Auxiliary president Joan Mudge, believes there will be something for everyone at this year’s event–not to mention delicious strawberry shortcake for $2.50. “We will have the usual […]
The first major slo-pitch tournament of the season runs today through Sunday at the Devlin diamond. Proceeds from the tourney will go to help the Crossroads School rink committee build a new rink. Twelve teams will compete, including four from here and the eight league teams from Devlin. Head organizer […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board isn’t looking at any cutbacks for 2001-02 after a budget update at its regular meeting Saturday morning in Sioux Lookout indicated the board in good shape. “We’re striving for a balanced budget and we don’t think there will be problems,” Education Director Carol-Lynne Oldale […]
