The Rainy Lake Hotel is down to a pile of rubble. For decades it was the social and cultural centre of the Town of Fort Frances. Huge balls organized by fraternal or sorority groups filled the ballroom with party-goers and dancers. Regional conventions booked up the rooms. Brian Mulroney was […]
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My life has been an interesting one–from the east coast to the west coast to the centre of the continent. I was born in the United States of a Canadian father. My first teaching job was in New York state and my second was in Ontario. I married a Canadian. […]
Samuel Johnson was an English writer born in 1709. He is considered one of the most often quoted writers in the English language, next to William Shakespeare, with sayings such as “patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel” and “integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without […]
Our last cattle sale of the season is set to go this Saturday (Oct. 24) at 9 a.m. at the Stratton sales barn. If you have questions or cattle to book, get in touch with James at 487-2731 or 271-2005. We are trying to make and print catalogues for our […]
As a kid, I was very lucky that my dad introduced me to hunting at a young age because since I was old enough to get my hunting licence, this activity always has been something I look forward to each fall. Those early memories are all about hunting grouse on […]
It’s clear the Liberals’ surprise surge from third-party status to majority government in Monday’s federal election wasn’t so much a case of “Trudeaumania II” but an overwhelming desire to vote out Stephen Harper’s Conservatives after almost a decade in power. Still, one cannot discount the effect that Mr. Trudeau’s personality […]
Shirley Irene Mae Bruyere (Miner) passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Shirley was born March 12, 1932 in Winnipeg, Man. to the late George and Nellie Miner (Watmore). She fondly recalled all the […]
Robert Allan Olson passed away peacefully, with his family at his side, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice in Kamloops, B.C. Bob is loved and will be dearly missed by his wife, Helen; children, Keith (Cathy) Olson and Krista (Sean) Pitts; and grandchildren, Andrew, Kyle, […]
Margaret Jean Schafer, 93, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Margaret was born July 15, 1922 in Hamilton, Ont. to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Craig. Before Margaret was married, she was employed at the Eaton’s department store. Margaret […]
Allan Richard Wilson passed away suddenly on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 at Victoria Hospital in London, Ont. in his 55th year. He was born in Bancroft, Ont. on Sept. 25, 1960, moving with his family to Atikokan, Ont. in 1964. He attended elementary school and graduated from Atikokan High School […]
