It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Paul Gerard LaForest on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 52 years of age. Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Janet; faithful companion, Riley; parents, Maurice and Angela LaForest; sister Maurette; brothers, Guy and John; nieces and nephews, […]
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Peggy Revell Mariah Windego made her way around the circle during an intertribal dance at a pow-wow all day yesterday at Robert Moore School. Students from schools across the district came out for the annual event to participate, dance, and also see demonstrations in hand drumming, grass dancing, and more.
Staff With only one week to go until the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s annual Good Friday breakfast, those who plan to get tickets had better act fast. Kiwanian Dr. Robert Lidkea said tickets, which cost $8 each and are available at Lidkea Optometry, have been selling well. Only about 25-30 […]
Peggy Revell Beta Sigma Phi members Donna Penny (foreground) and Gloria Bergner cut bunches of daffodils at Knox United Church last night in preparation for the local sorority’s annal “Daffodil Day”—a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. Daffodils were on sale today at various local businesses, costing $7 per bunch […]
Staff At this point, being second will work for Tirzah Keffer. Keffer and her Muskie girls’ rink of third Samantha Mueller, second Carley Busch, and lead Taylor Hartlin clinched second place in Pool ‘B’ at the all-Ontarios in Toronto with a 7-2 victory over Paul Dwyer High School (Oshawa) this […]
Staff Coun. Sharon Tibbs yesterday filed her nomination to run for town council again—the first person to throw their hat in the ring for the Oct. 25 municipal election. She has served on council for 16 years in all, including a 12-year stint from 1991-2003. Coun. Tibbs did not sit […]
Staff Lorne Jackson dropped his first game at the NOCA mixed provincial championships in Kenora yesterday. Jackson and his rink of third Kathie Jackson, second Todd Moxham, and lead Christine Sinclair were edged 7-5 by Dylan Johnston (Fort William Curling Club). The loss dropped Jackson to the ‘B’ event against […]
Staff TBayTel announced plans this week to build a new third-generation (3G) High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) wireless network across Northern Ontario, with the upgraded network to be deployed in Thunder Bay, Kenora, and Dryden this year, and then Fort Frances and Rainy River District sometime in 2011. “Phase One will […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Bradley Councillor (Kakiingepines) announces his passing on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at his residence in Stanjikoming First Nation. Brad was born Jan. 21, 1968 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late John and May Black. He had lived all his life […]
Kenneth Stancey Ogden, 69, of 630 Thompson St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. A memorial service to celebrate Ken’s life will be held Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances, with […]
Duane Hicks With the region having seen an unusually mild and short winter, black bears are starting to stir early this spring. As such, the Ministry of Natural Resources is urging the public to take heed that they will be hungry. “It’s a bit early in the northwest and the […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers’ clock might be nearing midnight. The Lakers, whose Cinderella playoff run has brought them to within two wins of the SIJHL final, were edged 2-1 by the Dryden Ice Dogs last night to trail their best-of-seven semi-final series 3-2. The Lakers will try to fend […]
