Ralph Z. Hull, 80, of Orr, Mn., passed away Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Mn. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the Green-Larsen Mortuary in International Falls, Mn. Online condolences may be offered at www.greenlarsen.com

Dear editor: I would like to take this opportunity to once again thank all of our customers, friends, and families for making last year’s Easter Seals fundraiser at The Bargain Shop a huge success. With all of your generous contributions, we were able to raise $2,800 for local Easter Seals […]

Raoul Cayer passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, with his family by his side, at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Dad was born July 28, 1918 in Lenacre, Sask. In his late teens, he moved with his family to Vassar, Man., where he met and married […]

Kansans aren’t accustomed to 12- to 18-inch snowfalls! Although I grew up in northern New York State, where heavy snowfalls and lake-effect snow are the norm, I’ve been a Kansan for most of my adult life. And one big plus for Kansas is the mild winters. During the recent unusual […]

It is encouraging news that the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation has agreed to “suspend political action” against the Liberal government of new premier Kathleen Wynne, with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario possibly following suit by week’s end. But let’s hold off on wild applause just yet. The OSSTF, […]

LIBIAK–Born to Ryan and Jennifer, nee Caul, of Devlin, Ontario, a boy, Tarryn Jace, weighing 8 lbs. 12 oz. on February 15, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

LOEWEN–Born to David and Sara, of Stratton, Ontario, a boy, Kemuel David, weighing 9 lbs. 1 oz. on February 12, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

CALDER–Born to Nathanial Calder and Katelyn Ness, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Nodin Grayson Gordon, weighing 9 lbs. 5 oz. on February 12, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

JOURDAIN–Born to Armand Jourdain and Shauna- Leigh Carlson, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Sawyer Vernon, weighing 10 lbs. 6 oz. on February 10, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

MOSLEY–Born to Lee Mosley and Johnna Bruyere, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Thandie Patricia Arlene, weighing 6 lbs. 9 oz. on February 9, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

FREDEN-LOCKMAN–Born to Blaine Freden and Ivy Paige Lockman, of International Falls, MN. and Fort Frances, Ont, a girl, Ryder Skye, weighing 6 lbs. 2 oz. on February 9, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

KASPER–Born to Dax-Jon and Ravenn, nee McGinnis, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Sage Roselynn, weighing 8 lbs. 10 oz. on February 9, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.