Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The popular “Wheels to Meals” program at the Emo Legion will resume next Thursday (Jan. 10), beginning with carpet bowling at 10:45 a.m., followed by the meal and card playing. Regular sessions also are slated Jan. 17 and 24, with the first carpet bowling tournament of the new year planned […]
I was not in town last season as the Muskie boys’ hockey team knifed through every team en route to the gold medal at OFSAA ‘A/AA’ showdown in Burlington. So I had a lot to learn about this squad, which has gone through quite the metamorphosis this season. But one […]
The gripping scene of Ben Hur as a galley slave is still vivid in my mind. After seeing that classic movie almost 30 years ago, the horrible inhumanity of man to man surfaced in both my nighttime dreams and daytime thinking. How could people do it? How could they make […]
One doesn’t have to look very hard to find a reason to feel pessimistic—even downright gloomy—these days. The aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks still lingers, with people nervously wondering when and where another strike will be launched. India and Pakistan, both nuclear powers, are threatening to go to […]
Dear editor: It was not long ago that provincial Finance minister Jim Flaherty announced a staggering deficit that would result in a five-percent cut to all government ministries. It is pretty clear the Tories are looking for reasons to further privatize education, health care, and many other social sectors. One […]
Surrounded by her loved ones, Olive Vivian Fagerdahl left this world to take her place as one of the Lord’s angels on Dec. 29, 2001. She was born Dec. 10, 1923 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Jemima and Reginald Whitefield. She was raised in Fort Frances, where she attended Robert […]
William “Bill” Kirk, 89, of 422 Second St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital here Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001. He was born Jan. 9, 1912 in Dayton, Mn. to the late William “Blutch” and Ora Kirk. Bill moved to Fort Frances during his early years, […]
Tom Gemmell, 88, passed away peacefully at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont., on Monday, Dec. 17, 2001. Tom was born March 27, 1913 in Portage La Prairie, Man., later moving to Eriksdale, Man. with his folks. In 1937, he came to Rainy River District, where he […]
Frederick William Hele Wensley, 87, of Parksville, B.C., passed away in Nanaimo Regional Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001. Fred was born in Wensley, Ont. on Oct. 14, 1914 but the family moved to Sleeman, Ont. when he was a baby. He attended normal school in North Bay, Ont. and […]
When the mayor and council announced their strategic plan, they did more than announce the direction the town would take during the balance this council’s mandate—they set in place their own goals for Fort Frances. It may be symbolic the document was published on red paper, but this council will […]
One of my favourite tasks as editor is to thumb back through the past 51 issues to come up with the top 10 stories of the year. And what never ceases to amaze me, year in and year out, is the sheer volume of news that’s appeared in the pages […]
This has been the year of the big comeback. In pro sports, everyone welcomed the return of Mario Lemieux on ice and Michael “Air” Jordan back on the hardcourt. Their fans are still delirious as Canada waits to see Mario score another winning goal in the Olympics. Which all goes […]
