After almost six weeks of not being able to drink well water, students and staff at the Sturgeon Creek Annex in Stratton soon should be able to do so again. But this time, the problem wasn’t bacteria. “They pumped the well dry while flooding the rink. And things get agitated […]
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The following is an interesting article I came across by Betsy Freese, livestock editor for “Successful Farming.” What will a farmer look like in the year 2020? Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst gives us this portrait. Windhorst is an economist and professor of rural development at the University of Vechta in Germany. He […]
As many people know, Mine Centre School has a shared reading program, in which students in grades one through six read to one another for half-an-hour every Friday. They have become known not just for reading books but for challenging principals and bus drivers to both fun–and gross–things. This year, […]
By Jack Tynan
Staff writer
Staff writer
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to quit smoking but it’s also one of the most difficult to keep. “Most people will try to quit smoking and fail,” admitted Ken Ranta, regional director for the Canadian Cancer Society. “For those who have already fallen off the wagon, […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
Memories flood in these days “Should auld acquaintance be forgot. And days of auld lang syne?” Well, not around Sister Kennedy Centre at this time of year, obviously, as you’ll learn Mondays with snow on the ground and memories whetted by winter. It’s time to sit back and listen. Some […]
In loving memory of Richard James Brown Bombay, 25, of Sacramento, Cal., formerly of Manitou Rapids, Rainy River First Nation, who passed away suddenly Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001 at his home. Richard leaves behind his parents, Murray and Lou-Ann Bombay; sisters, Elizabeth Bombay and Vern Smith, Maria Bombay, and Tiffany […]
John (Jack) Harold Cross, 65, of 573 Sherbrooke St., Winnipeg, Man., passed away at Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001. He was born Nov. 4, 1935 at Barwick, Ont. to the late Herbert and Winifred Cross, and lived many years in Rainy River District before moving […]
John Cross passed away Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001 at the Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg, Man. He was born Nov. 4, 1935.
It is with great sadness that Jeff and Eileen Gagné, of Fort Frances, Ont., announce the loss of their infant son, Jordan Stephen Gagné, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital. The loss is shared by grandparents, Steve and Kathi Gagné, Penny Gagné, and Bob Fedoruk and […]
Mrs. Marguerite Penney, 96, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001 at Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Oct. 26, 1904 to the late James and Margaret Armstrong in Chapple Township, Ont. Marguerite married the late George Penney in May, 1925 and […]
Leslie Clare “Les” Pattison, 70, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away following a brief illness with cancer Friday, Jan. 5, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Aug. 28, 1930 in Fort Frances to the late Donald and Marion Pattison. Les lived all of his […]
For the first time ever, the Muskie boys’ hockey team has been invited to play with the best-of-the-best in the Manitoba Tournament of Champions this week–and the coaches feel they will hold their own. “I think we will do very well. If we play to our capabilities, we will do […]
