With a successful kick-off to their “buy a brick” campaign, the Rainy River Hospital fundraising committee wants to “strike while the iron is hot” and keep things in high gear. Co-chair Larry Armstrong said the committee “took a breather” for Thanksgiving after the first week yielded $16,500 in pledges on […]
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CSSM rep Mark Mast reported a successful summer season for area Bible camps. “Once again, God has blessed us with a very rewarding summer,” said Mast, in his 12th summer of ministry in the Rainy River District. “There are many testimonies of individuals who had experienced the Lord in a […]
By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
U.S. President Bill Clinton’s private affairs affect not only U.S. politics and economy but reverberate right around the globe. The poor economy of eastern Germany has helped oust one chancellor, install another, and keep Europe favourable as an investment climate for Canadians. Problems of governance in Latin America and the […]
It’s that time of year again . . . time to start practising safe heating! Give heating equipment such as furnaces, radiant heaters, space heaters, and hot water tanks space. Remove trash and materials stored near heating equipment, and keep combustibles at least three feet away from heating equipment at […]
Fritz Bujold, 66, of Devlin, Ont., passed away Monday, Oct. 12, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Aug. 31, 1932 in Fort Frances to the late Jean and Ella Bujold. Fritz moved to Miscampbell, Ont. with his family when he was five years of […]
Horace M. Bowes, 82, of 1323 Fifth St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Oct. 12, 1998 at Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. with his family at his side. Horace was born Nov. 1, 1915 in Newcastle, England and emigrated to Canada in 1924, where he settled in Hamilton, […]
Thelma Beatrice Green, 82, of 20 Poplar Ave., Atikokan, Ont., was taken home to be with her Lord on Friday, Oct. 9, 1998 in Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan. Thelma was born July 2, 1916 in Devlin, Ont., where she was raised. On Dec. 2, 1935, she was united in […]
Margaret Beattie Calder, 86, of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away Friday, Oct. 30, 1998 at her residence. Margaret was born Sept. 4, 1912 in Rainy River, Ont. to the late George and Mary Jane Sinclair. She was raised in Rainy River and on June 4, 1930, was united in marriage […]
Helen E. Parris, of RR 2, Emo, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1998 while a patient at the Mayo Medical Center in Rochester, Mn. She was born Oct. 5, 1921 in Janesville, Wis., the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Fred B. Welch. Helen has been a resident of […]
Ruby Ellen Kulcheski, 73, of 1133 Scott St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Ruby was born March 1, 1925 in Fort Frances, where she also was raised. During W.W.II, she worked in a munitions plant in Nobel, Ont. […]
Have you ever seen wild swans? Maybe a line of great white birds, necks stretched straight out in front, wings beating slowly and with great power. Perhaps riding low in the water, those long necks arched or straight up. Or maybe you heard them overhead–a musical, quavering sound from several […]
A great start! That’s how Mohamed Somji, new head coach of the Fort Frances Gymnastics Club, described his feelings towards this season. Just getting settled away from Toronto city life, he has found a new home at the gym club and coaches all the competitive programs as well as some […]
