Ken Haw officially has been sworn in as the fourth council member for Morley Township–and a fifth and final member also has indicated he will sign on. “Somebody had to do it and I thought I’d be an asset,” said Haw, a cattle farmer who has lived in Rainy River […]
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Alberton Reeve John Milling is struggling to govern a municipality in an identity crisis. “That’s all an area that I don’t really understand,” Reeve Milling admitted. “I get a sense from citizens who say that they absolutely don’t want to be a part of Fort Frances but, at the same […]
Henri Labbe, 98, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., formerly of 319 Nelson St., passed away at his residence Thursday, Jan. 11, 1001. He was born Feb. 14, 1902 in Montmagny, Que. to the late Adolphe and Mary Labbe. Henri was the youngest of […]
Gwen King, 83, of RR#1, Devlin, Ont. passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2000 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born June 6, 1916 in Winchester, England to the late Arthur and Daisy Miller. Mrs. King came to Canada in June, 1926 with her parents and […]
In loving memory of Kurt Werner Kruz, a dear husband, father, and grandfather who passed away peacefully Jan. 10, 2001 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was predeceased by his mother, Anna Frieda Kruz on March 18, 1932; his father, Wenzel Kruz on Jan. 25, 1970; and […]
Arguably the biggest Minnesota Viking fan in Fort Frances, my father-in-law, who shall remain nameless to spare him from having to admit in public that a Dallas Cowboy fan is, in fact, his son-in-law, could barely sit still from his prime vantage point on the couch–Viking cap firmly planted on […]
John McTaggart could not have summed it up better here Monday morning as he joined Jim Krag and Wayne Woods to announce the “Care Close to Home” fundraising campaign had topped its $3.5-million goal. In just over six months, to boot. Beginning with the “stretcher push” down Highway 11 from […]
It went into overtime, then several rounds of a shootout. But when the dust finally settled, Canadian Tire (Fort Frances) was on the short end of a 2-1 score. The ‘A’ final of the 10-team Bantam house league tournament here Sunday afternoon was a wild affair, with the South End […]
Players who have donned the black-and-gold since the Muskie boys’ hockey team first hit the ice back in 1964/65 will have their accomplishments showcased in the new “Ice for Kids” arena. “There will be a lot of memorabilia. Gold and silver medals, and a couple of great big team pictures,” […]
Rainy River is officially without a bylaw to govern the operation of motorized snow vehicles in town limits. Council rescinded the existing bylaw Monday night with the intent of introducing a new one right after it. But once the new bylaw was read for the first time, Municipal Administrator Deb […]
The Muskie senior and junior boys’ basketball teams improved to 4-0 at the midway point of the NorWOSSA regular season with solid wins over the visiting Dryden Eagles yesterday afternoon. It was no contest for the senior hoopsters, who romped to a 75-35 victory. “The game went according to plan,” […]
Perhaps it will be fourth time lucky this year. Kathie Jackson will take her Fort Frances rink of third Kim Beaudry, second Kelly Wagar, and lead Stacy Beacham to the provincial playdowns in Kingston at the end of January after earning their fourth-straight berth last weekend in Balmertown. Jackson’s crew […]
