Brenda McPhersonJocelynn Rancourt Dear editor: We are writing this letter to bring awareness about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which is an umbrella term that describes a range of disabilities that occur as a direct result of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Consumption of alcohol during pregnancy is one of the […]
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Over the past 30 years, one piece of boating equipment has become a staple for serious anglers: trolling motors. Mounted on either the bow or the stern of the boat, trolling motors provide anglers with a silent motor that allows them to sneak up on fish and have much better […]
Tonight marks the return of the 800-pound sporting gorilla that is the NFL as the Dallas Cowboys go up against the defending Super Bowl champion N.Y. Giants. To be honest with you, I would like to get up on my soapbox and rant away in this column about how the […]
Walter Guppy, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away there Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. He was born Aug. 20, 1915 to Joseph McKenzie and Nina Noreen Guppy in Haileybury, Ont. Although he was named Gordon Stewart McKenzie at birth, he had his name officially changed to Walter […]
Riley Jourdain, 77, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away at Lakehead Manor in Thunder Bay on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Riley was born March 27, 1935 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late Samuel and Margaret Jourdain. He had worked as a supervisor for Human Resources Development Canada. He attended […]
BOSHKAYKIN–Born to Dorion Whitecrow and Roxanne Boshkaykin, of Seine River, Ont., a girl, Jo Anne Pearl, weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz. on August 23, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
With great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Darlene Nyberg on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the age of 47, at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Darlene leaves behind her husband of 27 years, Michael, and sons, Michael-John and Damon Nyberg; mother, Carolyn (Cookie) Armstrong; brother, […]
Irvin “Ike” Eisenhauer passed away Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012 at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. A visitation will be held Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 from 7-8 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 at 1 p.m. […]
It is with great sadness and distress that the family of John (Jack) Allan Bolen announces the unexpected death of their loved one. Jack was born May 19, 1951 to the late Donald and Peggy Bolen of Stratton, Ont. He passed away Friday, Aug. 31 in Dolisie, Republic of Congo, […]
