Jacob “Jack” Schuiteman passed away peacefully at his home in Ranier, Mn. on Saturday, March 3, 2012 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Jack is survived by his ever-loving wife of 47 years, Jackie, and his three children and nine grandchildren. These include his eldest and only son, Dean, […]
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Dear editor: We are a family with seven children and live out in the country on a small farm along with our dairy cow, some beef cattle, a donkey, some horses, and other smaller critters. We share this land with a variety of wild animals, as well, such as black […]
Bob Swing, 77, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly and peacefully on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Left to cherish Bob’s memory are his loving wife of 47 years, Ellen; son, Bob Jr. and wife, Pam, of Fort Frances, Ont.; daughter, Susan […]
Duane Hicks The cross-province torch run to promote organ and tissue donations will stop in Fort Frances tomorrow. Step by Step Campaign founder and CEO George Marcello and a group of torchbearers are scheduled to be at the Safeway parking lot at 10:30 a.m. The public is encouraged to come […]
Duane Hicks Town council has nearly wrapped up its work on the 2012 budget and it appears some residential taxpayers will see an increase of 2.49 percent. That tax increase was about as low as council could go, Mayor Roy Avis said after yesterday’s budget meeting. “Council took a look […]
Staff The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team’s trip to the ‘AA’ all-Ontario championships in St. Catharines was a quick one as they were eliminated after a pair of losses yesterday. The black-and-gold, seeded last in the 18-team field, lost their opening game 69-30 to the third-ranked St. Francis Phoenix (St. […]
Staff Jason Kabel is the newest member of the town’s management team after council approved the appointment at yesterday’s budget meeting. Effective April, 9, Kabel will take on the duties of Community Services manager, with the exception of emergency services, which will be designated to CAO Mark McCaig. Current Community […]
Staff La Place Rendez-Vous improved its league-best record to 9-2 with an 85-69 win over Taggs in local men’s basketball play last night at Fort High. Josh Mastin once again led the Vous offensively, this time netting 52 points. Jacob McIntosh scored 19 for Taggs, which fell to a league-worst […]
Duane Hicks Keri Raftner, community services co-ordinator for the Canadian Red Cross, joined Mayor Roy Avis yesterday to raise the flag at the Civic Centre to mark March as “Red Cross Month” in Fort Frances. Residents can help support the future of Red Cross by making a financial donation or […]
