Rudy Whitecrow, 45, of Seine River First Nation, Ont., passed away surrounded by family on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Rudy was born on Dec. 8, 1972 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Andrew Morrison Jr. and Cecilia Whitecrow. After their passing in 1974, he was raised by […]
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On Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 at 7 p.m., our mom and gramma, Mary Johnson, passed away. We are sad that she is gone but happy that she is now free of pain and reunited with her wonderful husband-our dad, and grampa, Eddy. She passed quickly and peacefully, just after smiling […]
Eileen Sullivan, 84, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Dennis Hyatt, 78, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. with his family by his side. Dennis was born on July 29, 1939 to Jack and Illo Hyatt. He worked for many years at the Fort Frances […]
April 25, 1943- Feb. 13, 2018 Elnor is survived by her sisters, Bette Lee and Deb Liedtke; children, Eugene (Joanne) Schmidt, Cindy (Robert) Kuhlman, Pamela (Rudolf Prokesh) Schmidt, and Randy (Tania) Schmidt; grandchildren, Chris Schmidt, Autym Schmidt, Andrew Schmidt, Jesse Schmidt, Nick Hearn, Candance Hearn, Jayden Cabral, Mykenna Cabral, Randee […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of William “Bill” Renzo Loney, 77, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., formerly of Emo, Ont., on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. Bill was born on Jan. 14, 1941 in Emo to Lawrence and Grace (Strachan). He was […]
I was a farmer once upon a time and I am one still–in my heart where it counts. I’m still running the grain crusher while I am barely big enough to pour the barley into the hopper, dragging the five-gallon pail of crushed grain to the trough where feeder steers […]
For the past 10 days, the television in our home has clung to the CBC and TSN channels broadcasting Olympic coverage from Pyeongchang, South Korea. From the opening ceremonies onward, if we were not awake, then the coverage was recorded so we could it watch in our waking hours. We […]
My cows didn’t fail me. Two calves arrived on my due date on the 15th and as I write this, I am up to 11. Alas, it seems like many of them have been arriving during sleep hours. I was certain our “Maria” cow was going to calve on Monday […]
Jamie Mountain Minnesota Iron Rangers’ defenceman Bryce Litke (above) tried to get a handle on speedy Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Ian Tookenay during his squad’s 4-1 loss on Family Day at the Ice For Kids Arena. Tookenay, who notched an assist in a winning cause, was named the SIJHL’s Play […]
Jamie Mountain Frankie-Jo Smith of the Fort Frances Armstrong Crushers crumpled to the ice along with Wyatt Landers of the Thunder Bay North End Flames during Sunday’s ‘B’ final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Novice tournament. The Flames went on to win 1-0.
of Chris Marchand/Dryden Observer Junior Muskies Jamie Spencer (10) and Katrina Slomke (11) looked to combine for a block during their squad’s straight sets (25-19, 25-15, and 21-19) win over the host Dryden Eagles during the NorWOSSA final Friday afternoon. The pair were key players all season for the black-and-gold, […]
