Local News from Across the Rainy River District
You probably all have seen and heard of new products on the market that are supposed to help you catch fish. The latest of these products has been computer games. Famous bass organizations and hunt clubs have commercials on TV getting you to purchase their latest video, or should I […]
Word has been received that Helen Toth, a former resident of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at the Grace Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. on March 29, 1999. She was predeceased by her husband, Bela, in July, 1994. She was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1909. After the Second World War, […]
Ethel Dora Paterson of Scarborough, Ont., formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at Scarborough General Hospital surrounded by family on Saturday, March 27, 1999. She was born Jan. 17, 1913 to the late Arthur and Louise Message in Schreiber, Ont., where she received her early education. After completion […]
Doris W. Thayer, 99, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, March 27, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Doris was born Feb. 24, 1900 in Coudersport, Penn. to the late Horace Vredenburg and Minnie Quimby. On Nov. 28, 1920, she was […]
Louis Celos Boileau, of 660 First St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, March 25, 1999 peacefully at home with family members by his side. Louis, 78, was born in Fort Frances on Sept. 21, 1920 to Jean-Baptiste Boileau and Marie Louise Blais. He was predeceased by his parents, […]
On Sunday, March 21, 1999, Gerald Ryan passed away peacefully at Concordia Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. He was born March 25, 1930 in St. Vital, man. Gerald is survived by his wife, Aileen; son, Warren; daughter, Linda; son-in-law, David (Turgeon); and grandchildren, Matheson, MacKenzie, and Lindsey Dale. He also is […]
Wesley Harland passed away peacefully at home after 94 years of service and commitment to his family and friends. Wesley had the good fortune of marrying Agnes Lee on July 25, 1934 in Hazelcliffe, Sask. Agnes and Wesley together raised five children. Wesley remains a mentor and friend to their […]
The White-fronted Goose is quite a common one in western Canada, all the prairies, and down the Pacific coast. In the fall, it is a common migrant through Manitoba, and some flocks appear on the lakes and in the grainfields of Northern Ontario from time to time. White-fronts are of […]
The 59th-annual Rainy River District Music and Drama Festival is set to kick off Monday, opening with the piano sessions at 9 a.m. at Knox United Church here. John Jankiewicz, president of the festival association, admitted yesterday that “stomachs are growling a little bit” with nerves as Monday approaches. “Adjudicators […]
Were the wells at Kitchen Creek Golf Course pumped for an hour, a day, or more? And were any of them hydrofracted? Depending on who you ask, you might get a different answer. Brent Holmstrom, with the Ministry of Environment, said the wells at Kitchen Creek were pumped for about […]
One of Fort High’s fundraisers came to a close today. In an attempt to raise money for the Kidney Foundation, the student council placed donation jars and envelopes in each class. “We didn’t want to just use our money,” council member Ria Cuthbertson said. “We decided it would be much […]
Robyn Cogger was rendered almost speechless shortly after she arrived last Thursday at the Fort Frances OPP detachment, where she was being honoured for something she hadn’t thought twice about–saving an eight-year-old boy from a potentially life-threatening situation. “I think I was about to cry,” Cogger exclaimed shortly after being […]
