BANANISH-Born to Brandon Bananish and Shantelle Geyshick, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Avery, weighing 6 lbs. 6 oz. on January 11, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of Daniel John “Dan” Gallow, 66, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Dan was born Oct. 16, 1946 in Fort William, Ont. to the late Patrick and Ella […]

The family is sad to announce the passing of Irene (Jean) Donnelly on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow.

Marguerite Lorraine Russell passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 after a valiant battle with lung disease. She was born May 21, 1930. Before moving to St. Croix, “Muggs,” as she also was known, worked as a registered nurse in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Denver, Colo., and Minneapolis, Mn. She was […]

Daniel Gallow, 66, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow. Online condolences may offered at www.greenfuneralhomefortfrances.com

Ryder Lyne Horton, of 137 Fourth St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 in Fort Frances. She was predeceased by her maternal great-grandfather, Norman Allan, and paternal great-grandparents, Lyle and Patricia Grover. Ryder is survived by her father and mother, Vernon Horton and Chelsea Jack-Allan of […]

Winter certainly is showing its true colours this week! Ugh, I don’t know if I am enjoying it too much. Everything is so cold and stiff. However, I honestly can say it doesn’t surprise me since it is a very well-known fact that the week the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association […]

This coming weekend, delegates from the Liberal Party of Ontario will select a new premier. Since October, when Dalton McGuinty announced his decision to step down as premier due to numerous scandals plaguing his leadership, I’ve made the conscious decision to not comment on candidates or their chances on winning […]

One of the benefits to winter fishing is that we can access remote bodies of water that are not accessible during the open water season except by airplane. Portage trails allow us to get back to waters where most fish have never even seen a lure, so the fishing opportunities […]

Losing a team right after a season starts is never a good thing for any league. But when you potentially could lose a second team a couple of months later, then a number of questions have to be asked, especially when it comes to the Superior International Junior Hockey League. […]