Norris Langtry, 99, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Br. # 29 in Fort Frances. A complete funeral announcement […]
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Elizabeth Verna Roy passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, with family by her side, at her home in Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Verna was born Sept. 2, 1922 to Mary and Michael Halawaty, and spent her early years in Rainy River, Ont. until moving with her family […]
Conditions were becoming quite pleasant regarding moisture by the end of last week—and then we had to have a blast of rain. It turned out to be quite a storm Friday night, with a beautiful light show! Not so good, though, if you are an owner of dog that is […]
In my lifetime, I have consumed more than my share of coffee. I come from a long line of coffee drinkers. My dad especially loved a good strong cup of brewed coffee. And my mother, in her later years, referred to weak coffee as “slop.” When I was an infant, […]
I have boat legs and the keyboard is sliding across the desk. I’ve just stepped off the “Morning Dove” after four glorious days of sailing on good old Rainy Lake during the annual fall cruise with the Rendezvous Yacht Club. And I cannot imagine a better way to welcome the […]
Last weekend was my annual fishing weekend with my brother-in-law, Tom Foster, and his son, Ben, here on Rainy Lake. My son, Brendan, who came in from Calgary, joined them. Tom and Ben live in Waterloo while Tom has a cottage on Healey Lake (near Parry Sound), which has more […]
I may have mentioned it six or 12 or 30 times before, but just in case you missed it, I am a freshly-new grandmother—just out of the oven. I am a new grandmother for the second time, a fact that still astounds me. The astounding part is the privilege of […]
Three fishing tournaments took place over the weekend here in Sunset Country and three different species were the targets. In Nestor Falls, the third-annual Musky Cup took place on Lake of the Woods while the Shoal Lake Last Chance bass tournament happened on Shoal Lake and a bass/walleye combination tournament […]
Despite the hefty price tag of perhaps $100,000, the Fort Frances Lakers have agreed to host the Dudley Hewitt Cup next spring. The benefits are obvious. First and foremost, the Lakers—as host team—get an automatic berth into the tournament, the winner of which advances to the national Junior ‘A’ championship […]
