Duane Hicks Town council will allow recreational cannabis retail stores within town limits but one councillor says the entire exercise has been “somewhat academic” given the way the provincial government has implemented a process for the issuance of licenses that leaves Rainy River District “out in the cold.” Coun. Doug […]
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Sam Odrowski New owners recently took over the Bayview Motel here and have big plans for the location going forward. Fort Frances native Jamie Pryde and Myles Wilcott of Pine Falls, Man. purchased the property in late December and started renovating within the first week. “The idea is we are […]
Submitted Minnesota angler Jason Alshire with a nice back-country lake trout he caught on an early-season trip to Sunset Country.
I am willing to bet that self-doubt is a common human affliction–and is even more of a hidden struggle for those who display a quality I find most offensive: hubris. I was at an art gallery in Halifax last year to visit an exhibition of an artist friend of mine. […]
I will tell you right from the start that I am a Type 2 diabetic who is insulin dependent. It has forced me to pay greater attention to what I eat for almost 25 years. Sometimes I have been more successful than at other times, and exercise certainly plays a […]
Across Sunset Country, we are blessed with more water than most places in North America. Minnesota boasts about having 10,000 lakes. Well, Sunset Country has more than 75,000 bodies of water! And all of that water means we have many options for places to fish on lakes both small and […]
The big news of the weekend is the fact that Richard Norman “caught” the ace of spade on Friday night to win a total of $21,711.20. Though we felt a bit disappointed that Round # 5 of the weekly draw was over, we had a goal that we wanted to […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Greg Anderson, 63, announces his passing on Tuesday Jan. 2, 2019 in the loving care of the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. Greg was born on Dec. 26, 1955 to Allan and Leone Anderson of Stratton, Ont. Greg […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Martin Tibbs announces his peaceful passing on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 at home. He was born on April 10, 1941 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Harold and Anna-Claire Tibbs. He grew up in Fort Frances and with the encouragement of his […]
Elvene Hamilton, 70, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Morden, Man. Elvene joined this world on June 25, 1948 in Fort Frances, Ont., born to John Irwin Hamilton and Violet Elvira (Wedlund) Hamilton. She spent her life bringing love and joy to all she met. She had a […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Clyde Ditmars announces his sudden passing on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Clyde was born on March 27, 1934 in Kakabeka Falls, Ont. to Dick and Alice Ditmars. He was raised in Kakabeka Falls. […]
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances bowler Rob Paterson threw a ball during the zone round of the Hi-Lo Doubles tournament Saturday afternoon at Plaza Lanes here. Paterson and partner Rich Walton combined for a +231 total over the five-game roll-off to snag first place and one of the two berths up […]
