Spring teas and time change are all signs of spring, not to mention Spring break for students in the Rainy River District, this years March break is March 13-17. Another sure sign of spring is teas that are already planned for. There will be a Shamrock Tea and Bake Sale […]
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Well calves came steady last week with just a few bumps along the way. Most days I do my farm work during the day and then when it is dark, I do my other jobs on the computer. Friday night I was feeling tired so I thought I would relax […]
Ivan George Colgan, previously of Mine Centre, Ontario, died unexpectedly on February 17, 2023, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He was 52 years old. Ivan was born November 23, 1970, in Hinsdale, Illinois, to George Colgan (formerly of Indiana, Pa.) and Ida (nee Broeffle) Colgan (formerly of Emo, Ontario). Ivan was […]
On March 4, 2023, Jean Gayle Haney, 82, passed away with her family by her side at the Rainycrest Long-Term Care, Fort Frances. Gayle was born on October 9, 1940, in Emo, Ontario, to parents Arthur and Lulu Thompson. In her earlier years she worked alongside her mother at the […]
My most sincere apologies to Dale Hoard’s siblings for the omission of the family lineage. May this give you your rightful place and respect you so deserve. Dale was the eldest of nine children born to Bill and Helen Hoard. Lovingly remembered by brothers Stanley (Linda), Dennis (Rita), Kenneth (deceased), […]
Hi this is Joannie. I am writing my obituary to help out my family and besides who better to do it than me! It is with great sadness that I have to leave but I truly look forward to being with my Lord and those who have gone before me. […]
Nettie Beth McBride (née McKinley), aged 96, our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed into glory late in the morning on October 23, 2022, six weeks after her beloved husband of sixty-nine years, with her children by her side, in Thunder Bay, Ontario. In her own words, Mom gave […]
Sadly the family announces the sudden passing of Jason Charles Vien, 45, of Fort Frances, Ontario on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital with his family by his side. Jason was born on October 26, 1977, in Fort Frances to parents Harvey and Micheliane Vien. He […]
When starting seeds indoors you do not have to worry about the weather, insects or the myriad of plant diseases and fungi that can affect your outdoor vegetables, trees or flowers, but there is one disease that you must be concerned with when starting seedlings in the house or greenhouse […]
After a few weeks of fishing in my boat, it was actually nice to get back on the ice over the past week since I returned home from my first couple of bass tournaments of the 2023 season. We’ve finally hit that point in the winter where we can see […]
Unless there’s an upset of enormous proportions this week, the Brier will not be won by Saskatchewan for the 43rd consecutive year. In the mid-20th century, this would have been even more unimaginable than the Toronto Maple Leafs and their current Stanley Cup drought. Those were the days when Saskatchewan, […]
