I’m really starting to think that I might need to make a career change. As much as I am passionate and in love with agriculture, our latest weather is enough to make me go crazy! My cows are miserable and the sheep just despise walking in mud. My horse looks […]
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Susan Carol Livingston, comedienne, free spirit, ray of sunshine, daughter, sister, and beloved friend of hundreds, left the stage on March 11, 2015. “I’m 49 years old.” She received a call, the sort you can’t refuse, to play a part elsewhere in an unlimited engagement. A Character with a capital […]
It is with great sadness the family announces that Jordan Micheal Kavanaugh passed away suddenly early Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora, Ont. Jordan will be greatly remembered and missed by his immediate family, mother, Karen Kavanaugh, sisters, Raychel Indian and Stephanie […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Robert Victor Armstrong, 80, of Rainy River, Ont., on Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Rainy River Health Centre with family by his side. Bob was born May 23, 1934 in Sleeman, Ont. to Arthur and Elizabeth Armstrong. He was united in marriage […]
June McGill passed away peacefully on Friday, May 1, 2015 at the Middlechurch Personal Care Home. Mom will be missed by her sons, Dale (Diane), Dwight (Di), and Marvin (Marlene); sisters, Janice Andrews and Gwenn Barker; grandchildren, Christine (Neal) and Michael (Terri-Lynn); and great-grandchildren, Emma, Colby, Olivia, and Amelia. Mom […]
It is with heavy hearts and deep sorrow for the family to announce the passing of a much-loved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, cousin, friend, and brother-in-law. Surrounded by his loving family, William (Bill) Phillip Laverdure passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015 at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. […]
Dear editor: This year’s FFHS musical production of “Grease” was an incredible showcase of amazing talent, dedication, and commitment by the staff and students involved. It was an absolutely delightful show from opening to closing night, and the local talent displayed was inspiring. Not only was the singing, choreography, and […]
Can you sing along with “Baby Beluga” and get all the lyrics right? “Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea/Swim so wild and swim so free.” You remember! This song was written and released by Raffi in 1980, and is one of his signature songs that has crossed generations. Though […]
It is 6 a.m. and I’m the only person in the emergency ward. It is eerily quiet compared to Monday afternoon. Cathy, the nurse in charge, has just started the IV drip and I will lie on my back for the next two hours. I will be back again in […]
Hilda Florence Busch went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, with her family by her side, at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Hilda was born May 22, 1918 in Whitewood, Sask. to Edmund and Rachel Brown. She would have been 97 on the 22nd […]
Hilda Florence Busch went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, with her family by her side, at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Hilda was born May 22, 1918 in Whitewood, Sask. to Edmund and Rachel Brown. She would have been 97 on the 22nd […]
