YERXA-Born to Melissa Potson and Kevin Yerxa, of Couchiching First Nation, Ontario, a girl, Laila Francis, weighing 5 lbs. 10 oz. on December 21, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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It seems as though our warm, wet days may be behind us! It was a frosty day on Monday but at least with this we see the sun! During the milder weather, the cattle tend to eat less, which is nice on your hay pile. But things will change now. […]
Since I was a little kid, there always has been one day that I look forward to fishing more than any other in the winter and that is Jan. 1—and most ice anglers probably would say the same thing. This is the annual opening day for lake trout season, which […]
I had the ’flu for more than a week leading up to Christmas, which left me flat out for days. I’m not looking for sympathy, though some chicken soup would have been nice. But I suppose you were busy with your Christmas preparations, such as last-minute shopping, trimming the tree, […]
It never crossed my mind how much I would treasure peace and quiet until I looked across the room just now and realized the kitten was fast asleep. Asleep instead of tearing around the house strafing curtains and racing up the back of my reading chair only to launch itself […]
It finally is the end of 2014—a year that most of us would like to forget. The snow piled high and everyone’s snowblower had a long seasonal workout last winter. In fact, the district had one of its highest snowfalls ever recorded. The cold winter began shortly after Remembrance Day […]
Somehow, this Christmas, giving gifts and receiving gifts was more fun than usual. Small gifts and large. Expensive gifts and trifling gifts, as well as gifts from my closet. The least expensive gift I gave was a small bag of sesame sticks. My husband loves them! On the other hand, […]
There probably aren’t too many people around here who will shed a tear when we say good-bye to 2014 tonight. To say this was a challenging year is a colossal understatement—from Resolute Forest Products’ decision to permanently close its mill here to battling the rising waters of Rainy Lake and […]
Grace “Coral” Dickson, 93, formerly of International Falls, Mn., passed away Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014 at her home in Jordan, Mn. Coral was born Dec. 18, 1921 to Albert and Lola (Cox) Wade at their home in Elgin, Ill. Coral grew up and graduated high school in Elgin. She married […]
It is with deep sadness that the family of Walter Herbert Whitley Avis announce his passing on Tuesday December 23, 2014 at 86 years of age. He was born in Fort Frances, Ontario to Walter and Elizabeth Avis on April 20th, 1928. Walter is survived by his wife Shirley, sons […]
WATCHORN-Born to Jennifer Harris and Brandon Watchorn, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, a girl, Claire Anne, weighing 6 lbs. 2 oz. on December 23, 2014. Proud grandparents are Dean and Barb Harris of Fort Frances, Dan and April Levesque of Winnipeg and Lisa and J.D. van Jaarsveld of Brockville, ON.
MORRISSEAU-Born to Jenna Gogosha and Faron Morrisseau, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Treydon Theodore Murray, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. on December 19, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
