Do you have Olympic fever yet? The excellent display of curling at the men’s and women’s trials in Edmonton last week, which saw Kevin Martin and Cheryl Bernard snag berths to the Vancouver Games in February, surely stirred Olympic spirit. And you can bet it will spike even more when […]
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Bob and Pat Dakin Dear editor: Once again, St. Mary’s Church was the setting for a wonderful show. A super cantata was heard by one and all. Diane Maxey and her Choraliers were wonderful. Each year they can be counted upon to get everyone into the Christmas mood. Even though […]
John Kotnik Dear editor: The Fort Frances Lakers Junior ‘A’ hockey team played their best game of the year last night (Dec. 15) against the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs [a 3-2 loss in a shootout]. It is nice to see our young team in action and see the great improvement […]
Capt. Angel Sandoval-Silva Dear friends, With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season upon us, it is so easy to lose sight of some of the important anchors that give stability to our life. Though this is not our intention, they simply get lost in the shuffle. Such an […]
Grace M. Proteau, 88, of Rainy River, Ont., passed away Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. with her family by her side. Grace was born Dec. 6, 1921 in Blue Township, Ont. to the late August and Lilah Johnson. She attended Pratt-Blue #4 School […]
It is with profound sadness and shock that we announce the sudden passing of George Hillaire Halley on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 at Halley’s One Man Lake Lodge on the English River, north of Kenora, Ont. George was born Dec. 27, 1942 in Bonnyville, Alta. to Louie and Yvonne Halley. […]
Vernon Moke Tuesday, 44, of Big Grassy First Nation, Ont. passed away Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 in Kenora, Ont. Vernon was born Nov. 11, 1965 in Baudette, Mn. to the late Carl Tuesday Sr. and Marie Morrison. After graduating from Rainy River High School in Rainy River, Ont., he had […]
Greg Crozier, 48, passed away Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. after a very short but courageous battle with cancer. Greg was born in London, Ont. on March 12, 1961. He was adopted by Emmett and Marlene Crozier in 1971. The family moved back to […]
Fern Carlene Robson The children of Fern Carlene Robson of Burriss, Ontario, on behalf of themselves and in the name of the entire family, announce her death on December 11, 2009. There will be no formal service at Fern’s request. Thank you to all who have shown kindness and thoughtfulness […]
Jonathon David (Waabishki-maa’engan) (TOM) Ehwalt, 43, of Toronto, Ont., formerly of Big Grassy First Nation, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. He was born Oct. 19, 1966 in Rainy River. Jonathan will be remembered for his good sense of […]
We regret to announce the passing of Walde Kliner, who was born in Poland on Nov. 18, 1919 and passed away Dec. 9, 2009. Walde came to Canada with his parents on the “White Star Line” passenger ship. His first years were spent in Fort Frances, Ont. The family then […]
