KAEMINGH-Born to Tanner and Stevie-Lee, nee Langford, of Emo, Ontario, a girl, Leni Taylor, weighing 6 lbs 7 oz on December 7, 2018 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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In last week’s column, I mentioned that my friends and I were headed north to spend the last few days of the Northwestern Ontario hunting season chasing moose around. It’s an annual trip that I’ve been making since 2005. Over the years, there probably has been more than 20 people […]
Don Easton passed away on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 at 1 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances, with Pastor Brian Keffer officiating. A complete obituary will follow.
The Fort Frances Lakers will hold their annual bake sale on Friday, Dec. 14 from 4-8 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre. Baking donation drop-offs welcome after 2 p.m. tomorrow. For pick-up, call 274-7395 or 276-8241. The Fort Frances Lakers will host the Dryden GM Ice Dogs in SIJHL action […]
DeLoris Camirand, 84, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. She is survived by her sons, Randy and Todd Scott of Lethbridge, Alta., Wade (Denise) Scott of Toronto, Ont., Raymond (Laurie) Scott, Jerry Scott, and Dan (Tracy) Scott […]
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, nana, and great-nana, Donna Jean Rowell (nee Scott), on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Donna was born on April 13, 1938 in Miscampbell, Ont. In the 1950s, Donna and her husband, Jack, moved to Atikokan, Ont., then Gilbert […]
A good man died on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 at the age of 64 years, losing his battle with depression. Wayne was born on April 7, 1954 in Fort Frances, Ont. His passion for horses since childhood took him to the University of Guelph Veterinary School, where he earned his […]
Hats off to the local Valley Adult Learning Association (VALA) for staging a “Newcomers Meet-and-Greet” back on Nov. 30 at the Super 8 Motel. With the aim of welcoming those who recently immigrated here from foreign countries, as well as to help them better connect with fellow immigrants, the event […]
We put up our Christmas tree this past Friday and Saturday. When our boys were young, we would go out on a tree-finding afternoon–often at my cousin’s farm on the River Road. We would march through the bush, usually with one of the boys being pulled on a sleigh while […]
I attended my first Christmas party of the season last week! It was a great night but certainly made me think that the time is ticking away. I also attended a Christmas concert in the Barwick Heritage Church and it was incredibly beautiful. As soon as you walked in, you […]
