Born to Amy Anderson and Matthew Ashworth, of Rainy River, Ont., a girl, Charlie Lillian, weighing 8 lbs. on March 19, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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No company in their right mind would invest 35 years in successfully marketing their brand, only to suddenly toss it out the window and start from scratch. Yet that’s exactly what the Ontario government is proposing in a recently-released tourism study that recommends ditching the Sunset Country travel region in […]
David Kircher Dear editor: Thank you for the space provided in your newspaper for the letters submitted to the Rainy River District School Board. These issues affect all of us in the district, in particular, our children. This board, through its action or more accurately inaction, leaves one with the […]
Larry Wood Dear editor: Just to clarify a point made in your March 11 article, “District digging out from blizzard.” The U.S. National Weather Service office in Duluth, Mn. officially commences the snowfall season on July 1 (ends June 30); therefore the 284 cm (111.8 inches) amount represents the total […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of William (Bill) Whitelaw Smith Church on Monday, March 16, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Bill will be missed and lovingly remembered by his wife of 49 years, Jean, and four sons, Tim of Winnipeg, […]
Gloria Swanson, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away in the early-morning hours of Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Rainycrest in Fort Frances, where she had resided for the past year. Born March 17, 1928 in Kipling, Sask., Gloria was the first in a family of four girls and one boy […]
Larry Strachan, 67, of Emo, Ont., passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009. Larry was born in Emo on Jan. 6, 1942 to the late Clifford and Edna Strachan. He began working as a logger for a period of time before being employed by BC Hydro, where he remained and continued […]
Kenneth Hector Lockman, 82, of Emo, Ont., passed away at the Emo Health Centre on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Ken was born April 27, 1926 in La Vallee, Ont. to the late William and Jenny Lockman. He was a veteran of World War II, and was a member of the […]
