Well, December certainly seems to be flying by! I was supposed to be heading to the Thunder Bay Soil & Crop Association’s annual meeting but I backed out. It would have meant being away an extra day and this week is jammed-packed as it is. They won’t miss me as […]
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The Fort Frances Lakers will host the Thief River Falls Norskies in SIJHL action today (Dec. 8) at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for students, and $5 for kids aged 12 and under. The Northwest Catholic District School Board will hold […]
In Loving Memory of Ronald Edward Kuharski October 26th, 1943- November 28th, 2017 He is survived by his children; Jean (Greg) Allan, Janice (Pete) Munro, Teresa (Dennis) Dykin, John Kuharski, 8 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, his dear friend Pam Makarchuk, siblings; Marilyn Dowson, Carol Boivin, Lorraine Kuharski, Tom Kuharski, and […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Tom Big George announces his passing on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Tom was born on July 11, 1960 to Joe and Janet Big George. In the 1990s, he worked as a community […]
Born to Kevin and Elizabeth, nee Black, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Hudson Walter Paul, weighing 12 lbs 2 oz on November 12, 2017 at Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre, Thunder Bay, Ont.
Wayne Andrew Johnson peacefully entered into final rest, with his beloved wife and son by his side, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Wayne was born on Dec. 18, 1942 in Kenora, Ont. to Rose Marie and Olaf Johnson of Sioux […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Guenther Leopold Rittau announces his passing on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances Ont. Guenther was born on Aug. 29, 1932 to Cacelia and Ludwig Rittau in Stillersfeld, Germany. He was united in marriage to Johanna […]
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Campbell Handberg on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 with family by his side. All who loved him will profoundly miss him. He leaves to mourn his loss his daughters, Kennedi and Katie; parents, Jay and Cheryl; brother, […]
It was such a pleasure for me to stop by the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition volunteer appreciation dinner in Thunder Bay last week. I was glad to have the chance to thank all the volunteers for making our community great, and also wish happy birthday to Isabelle Barrett, who turned 100 […]
I was thinking of heroes the other day while I was walking in the snow and the minus-38 C temperatures. “Mighty Mouse” was important when I was little. He was a good guy, as most flying mice tend to be. He was always ready to save the day; he even […]
“Long overdue” was how Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services executive director Calvin Morrisseau put it during Friday’s grand-opening ceremony for the new Mino Ayaa Ta Win Healing Centre located in the former Ivik building on Mishkiki Miikan Road off Highway 11, about 10 minutes east of Fort Frances. Billed […]
