Patrick Steinke of Thunder Bay, Ont. passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Complete obituary to follow.
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With great sadness the family announces the passing of Ruth Mclean, 86, from Harris Hill on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 peacefully at the Emo Hospital. Ruth was born on July 29, 1932 to Sophie (nee Priesentanz) and William Schettler in Tupper Township, Man. She was the fourth of five children, […]
Ken Kellar Ariel Moore (Brianna Eldridge) was “Holding Out For a Hero” at The Burger Blast restaurant during the opening night of Fort High’s production of “Footloose the Musical” last Wednesday at the Townshend Theatre. Eldridge said that the song, made famous by Bonnie Tyler for the original movie’s soundtrack, […]
Tom Bedard, Mar Fraczkiewicz and Jeff and Nicole Wall–all of Fort Frances–were among the $30 winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association for the week of May 5-11. Other winners included Tom Kehler, Karen Laffier, and Sandy and Tom Morden (Atikokan), and Dan Racicot (Timmins, Ont.). The two […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been a good start to the season for the Rainy River Owls’ girls’ and boys’ soccer teams and they’ll be looking to keep that momentum going heading into today’s and tomorrow’s NorWOSSA ‘A’ games in Red Lake. After starting the season with a pair of home wins […]
of the RRDSB Donald Young School ECE Laurel Armstrong, left, held out a garbage bag for students to fill on Friday afternoon. The students worked together to help clean up their school yard and community.
Ren (Macarthur Wilde), left, and Ariel (Brianna Eldridge) sang “Almost Paradise” during “Footloose the Musical.” The musical closely follows the plot of the 1984 film, where city boy Ren moves from Chicago to a small town where dancing has been outlawed and he must gather the support of local teens […]
Jamie Mountain It was another excellent outing for the Muskie track-and-field team at a dual meet in Dryden last Thursday. The black-and-gold were able to rack up a plethora of medals and gain some valuable experience before the season heads into the NWOSSAA championships. “Our dual meet with Dryden on […]
of Angel Low Stomper Taw Connors took a moment to pose with Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 first vice-president Cindy Westover, left, and second vice-president Char Hyatt on Saturday evening in Emo. The son of Canadian legend Stompin’ Tom Connors performed a tribute show to his father before a sold-out […]
Jamie Mountain As he has done for many years, auctioneer Telford Advent of Riverbend Auction Services entertained those on hand and got them into the spirit of bidding on the plethora of items that were up for grabs during the live auction portion of the night at the 35th-annual Ducks […]
Jamie Mountain Full bellies and lighter wallets, all in the name of conservation. The 35th-annual Ducks Unlimited (DU) banquet and auction held Friday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club was an enjoyable endeavour for all once again. About 200 people packed the local rink to help raise roughly $32,000 […]
Jamie Mountain Various Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsors were recognized for their contributions to this year’s event at the 35th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet and auction held Friday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Pictured, from left to right, are Doug Cuthbertson (Northwoods Gallery & Gifts), Scott Anderson (Ducks Unlimited […]
