Duane Hicks The “Festival of Trees” silent auction rapidly is shaping up to be fun event, with more and more businesses and individuals agreeing to decorate a tree for the fundraiser. Samantha Manty, business and events development assistant intern for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, said that as of […]
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Heather Latter The second-annual fall wine-and-cheese fundraiser gala at the Fort Frances Museum, held there last Thursday night, was deemed a success by organizers. “We are very pleased with the way our fundraiser gala went,” enthused Duane Hicks, president of the Friends of the Museum, which hosted the event. “The […]
Duane Hicks A community foundation to build endowments and disperse grants for local projects could be in the cards for Fort Frances after town council agreed, in principle, to creating one at its regular meeting last night. The ball’s now in the court of the Economic Development Advisory Committee, which […]
Heather Latter Kim Jo Bliss, a hard-working beef farmer who lives in Emo, is one of Ontario’s “Faces of Farming”—gracing September in the 2014 calendar produced by Farm and Food Care Ontario. “It was a really neat project,” enthused Bliss, who has purchased the calendar for the past eight years. […]
Joey Payeur With the championship trophy back in their grasp, the five graduating seniors of the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team savoured another in a long list of title victories. But this one—the last to bear the NorWOSSA brand—was just a little more special. The Muskies throttled the Kenora Broncos […]
Joey Payeur Silver Cross Mother Jean Legarie, left, saluted the fallen Fort Frances veterans during Remembrance Day ceremonies here Monday.
Duane Hicks Jean Richards, seen here holding a stained glass Christmas tree made by Emily Hyatt, got the silent auction ready for the Fine Line Art Gallery’s “Christmas Extravaganza” open house tomorrow (Nov. 14). Art lovers are urged to drop by the gallery at 529 Mowat Ave. and get in […]
Dave Ogilvie Petty Officer 2nd Class M.J. Nyberg, of the 144 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps (Fort Frances), stood silently at the Emo cenotaph Monday during Remembrance Day ceremonies there. Services also were held at the other cenotaphs across the district, followed by a supper at the Emo Legion.
Joey Payeur Muskie Hannah McLeod decided it was a good day to go skywalking on this lay-up as teammate Keira Lindgren (51) and Kenora’s Katie Leckhart watched from below. Fort High lassoed the Broncos in a 44-26 victory to capture the NorWOSSA senior girls’ basketball title Friday in Dryden.
Therese Bruneau quietly slipped away, after a short illness, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 at her home in Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 91. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert Bruneau; son, Claude Bruneau; and was the last of her five siblings. Born […]
Lawrence Barnard passed away peacefully Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 60. He was born Feb. 11, 1953 to George and Anna Barnard. Left to cherish with fond memories is his beloved wife, Deb; daughter, Ann Marie; son, Lawrence (Jr.); […]
Ernie McKelvie passed away Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
