Heather Latter Besides ringing in the New Year this weekend, Dr. Elaine Spencer also will be celebrating her retirement from the Fort Frances Community Clinic after practising here as a family physician for the last 43 years. “I know I’m going to miss it,” she said in an interview yesterday […]
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Lucas Punkari So far so good for the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team in their quest to repeat as NorWOSSA champs. The black-and-gold opened their 2011/12 campaign last week with a pair of victories, edging the host Dryden Eagles 46-40 on Wednesday before thumping the Kenora Broncos 56-19 here a […]
Duane Hicks While it didn’t draw quite as many people as last year, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s 24th-annual community Christmas dinner on Sunday once again saw a solid turnout. Lead organizer Karen Mitchell said about 200 people attended the dinner, which ran from noon-2 p.m. at Knox United Church, […]
Lucas Punkari Senior squad still winless The first week of the season will be one that both the Muskie junior and senior girls’ volleyball squads will use as a building block for the rest of the NorWOSSA campaign. The juniors went 1-1 in their opening two matches last week—losing a […]
Press Release The 24th-annual men’s Boxing Day tournament here saw its largest field of 22 players partake in the one-day “turkey burn.” Play always starts off slow in the morning, then heats up by the end of the day. In the ‘A’ division, a very focused junior, Anniss Seid, blasted […]
Duane Hicks Tylar Gosselin shared a meal with his daughter, Abagail, on Sunday during the 24th-annual community Christmas dinner at Knox United Church. About 200 people attended the dinner, which ran from noon-2 p.m., with another 60 people getting “Meals on Wheels” delivered to them.
Heather Latter Andre Doucette cut the cake during his century celebration last Thursday afternoon at Rainycrest. Many of the residents, along with his sister-in-law, Elsie Doucette, right, and niece, Judy Lindholm, stopped by to offer their best wishes.
The Christmas spirit was alive and well again in Fort Frances and area this holiday season, with no better example than the 24th-annual community dinner on Sunday at Knox United Church here. While numbers were down compared to past years, about 200 people were on hand to enjoy a traditional […]
David Fontana Dear editor: I am writing this letter to say thank you to the people in Fort Frances and surrounding communities, in particular those who are volunteers. Words alone cannot express to you how much the residents here at Rainycrest appreciate those people who volunteer their time to come […]
We may have our Christmas wish lists, but our January resolutions probably tells us a lot more about ourselves. I’m constantly fighting the bulge battle and this past year I seem to have lost ground. So topping my list of resolutions is to win back those 10 pounds and get […]
Consumerism is rife with risk and disappointment, especially those “as seen on television” products, though I must confess I do have a particular fondness for my Slap-Chop. They (again, who are these “they” people?) don’t say caveat emptor for nothing (buyer beware, in case your Latin is a little rusty). […]
