Gregory James Plumridge passed away peacefully on Monday, June 25, 2012 in Tulare, California, after a lengthy illness. He was born on July 21, 1963 in Atikokan, Ontario. Two years later, his family moved to Fort Frances. As a youngster, he started curling and it became his favourite activity, along […]
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It is with great sorrow that the family of Murray Fairnington announces his sudden passing on Friday, June 22, 2012 at the Rainy River Hospital. Murray was born on September 22, 1947 in New Castle, England to Matt and Ada Fairnington. The family moved to Canada when he was a […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Donald Joseph Armstrong announces his passing on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., at the age 74 years, 11 months. Donald was born July 27, 1937, to Edward and Kathleen Armstrong of Stratton, Ont. […]
Incredible. Amazing. Inspiring. Any number of superlatives can be used to describe the scene Friday night around the track behind Fort Frances High School as the local “Relay for Life” raised a record $81,000—and counting! The dedication of those involved—from the organizers to the team members who collected pledges, staged […]
The news probably has been out there for a long time, but I just found that our ear lobes never stop growing. That’s just great—there goes one more part of my body headed south without my consent. Perhaps I could postpone the imminent downward droop with duct tape. Goodness knows […]
June has been a very busy month with meetings most every night (it seems we try to cram all our meetings in this month before we get busy with haying!) I was planning to attend the RRFDC annual meeting in Emo, but it just so happened we had no power […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo The following is the first of a two-part article on determining the amount of forage you have available on pasture for your livestock. Pasture is a feeding system. Like any feeding system, it is important to know the needs of your livestock and the […]
