On July 13, 2001, Sharon and Mike Kovacic said the saddest of goodbyes to their precious baby, Michael Kovacic. Michael is lovingly survived and dearly missed by his parents; grandparents, Marg Frenette, Marija Markovic, Jerry Frenette, and Aileen Kreczmer; great-grandmother; Anne Frenette; great-aunts, Peggy Martinson, Mary Benson, and Flora Frenette […]
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Call it the little derby that could! After a humble beginning in 1995 with 47 teams, then growing to 72 in its second year, the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship has ballooned into one of the premiere fishing tournaments in the country–with a full field of 130 teams set to […]
By Sonny McGinnisRainy River F.N. (Manitou Rapids) I offer the following comments regarding self-government issues because of the seriousness and danger I feel that has arisen from a national consultation process that is being carried out by the Department of Indian Affairs on behalf of the Government of Canada regarding […]
Dear editor: My name is Aleata Jerry, and I am one of 14 Rainy River District School Board employees that drove school bus. We are the first person your child sees in August, and the last person who says good-bye, be good, and have a great summer every June. This […]
Dear sir: As everyone in this area is well aware, the FFCBC bass derby is just around the corner. This will be an exciting time for many spectators and anglers alike. Countless hours of volunteer work and many donations have helped to make this annual event something we are all […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
This incident that I’ll call “The Kayak Kid” is actually a horror story–as you will agree having seen the Ranier rapids in full boil this summer. Now kayaks are said to be catching on again. You’ve known that our new-found Atlantis has held perils for us right along, and the […]
On the occasion of Katharine Graham’s passing last week, I was motivated to once again watch “All the President’s Men.” It had been years since we had seen this adaptation of the book by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. It’s a gripping story as the two reporters […]
Tennis is not my game. I played it only a little in my late teens and very poorly at that. Tennis is my husband’s game. He was a finalist during his senior year of college and is a fanatic when it comes to watching his favourite sport. Nothing stands is […]
Jerry Wodell, 58, of 241 Elizabeth St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Sunday, July 15, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Aug. 24, 1942 in Fort Frances and had lived here most of his life. Jerry had worked as a broadband technician […]
Jenny Opheim Williams, 84, of Lac La Croix First Nation, Ont., passed away Monday, July 9, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Jenny was born Dec. 25, 1916 in Basswood Lake, Mn. to the late Jack Kingfisher and Nora Pete John. She lived at Lac La […]
