Nicholas Donaldson Northwest Catholic District School Board trustees received another update on the St. Francis and St. Michael’s school consolidation project at their regular monthly meeting held here Saturday morning. Superintendent of Business Seija Van Haesendonck noted her report only was a verbal one because she wanted to present the […]
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Henley and Layla Barnard were among the children and parents who attend a candy house-making night last Tuesday (Dec. 5) at the Fort Frances Nursery School to help ring in the season of Christmas activities. –Submitted by Angela Gibson
Look for a few flurries late tonight, with an overnight low of minus-14 C (seven F). Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, with snowshowers in the evening. Expect a high of minus-10 (15) and low around minus-17 (one). Cloudy skies also are forecast for Friday, along with a high of minus-13 […]
Rick Eagles (Pickle Lake) won the $75 up for grabs in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for December. The $50 winners included Louise Erb and Chris Denby (Fort Frances), along with F.G Bailey, Will Carson, Carla Baird, Deb Spendlow, Bruce Hoard, Diane Lucas, James Henley, […]
Press Release In honour of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Unifor and the union’s Social Justice Fund donated $2,000 to Hoshizaki House in Dryden. This is part of a total of $146,000 distributed to 73 women’s shelters across the country. “Twenty-eight years ago, misogyny […]
Duane Hicks Local residents Melinda Grumm, third from left, and Dana Fowler dropped by the fire hall Thursday evening to thank firefighters Dave Crichton, left, Doug Wright, Gavin Payne, and Real DeGagne for extricating Grumm from a wrecked car following a serious crash a little over two months ago.
William James Torseth Jr. passed away on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 at the Silver Bay Veterans Home after a very long battle with FTL dementia. William (Bill) was born on May 1, 1946 at the Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Wash. to William Sr. and Alyce Torseth. After his father was […]
With broken hearts, we are sad to announce the untimely and unexpected passing of our beloved Jeff Scheibler (a.k.a. Pirate) on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017 at the young age of 39. Born on March 10, 1978 in Fort Frances, Ont., he grew up in Red Lake, Ont. before finally settling […]
Betty McClelland, 95, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances. She was born on Aug. 16, 1922 in Hanna, Alta. to William and Ansena McClelland, the middle of three children. The family moved to Rainy River, Ont. while Betty was […]
Beatrice Linda (Peggy) Lyons, 73, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 at her home in Fort Frances. She was born on Jan. 11, 1944 in Fort Frances to John and Martha Lyons. She lived in Fort Frances most of her life. She was a member […]
“We are all cells in the same body of humanity” ~ Peace Pilgrim I watched a film on Netflix the other day as I hid under a blanket with my hot water bottle in an attempt to keep warm with the minus-40 temperature hurling around outdoors. The film’s title is […]
As I write this column, I realize there is less than two weeks until that jolly old elf makes his way into households around the world. Each year, we celebrate Christmas in different ways. For many, the arrival of that celebrated Christmas gentleman will offer little comfort. I listened Monday […]
