Dan Falloon At least the Muskie boys’ hockey team is resilient. Even though the black-and-gold turned in a pair of performances that were below expectations last week, they showed their mettle by fending off a losing streak. Fort High fell 4-1 to visiting International Falls on Jan. 5, but bounced […]
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Dan Falloon Sometimes it just takes that little bit extra. Even with heavy legs after a jam-packed season so far, the Muskie girls’ hockey team was able to pull away from the Kenora Broncos en route to an 8-5 victory here Friday night. With the score tied 5-5 after two […]
Dan Falloon A pair of Seids headed the Sunset Country Squash Club contingent at the Winnipeg Squash and Racquet Club’s junior tournament on the weekend. Sixteen-year-old Anniss captured the tournament’s top division after blazing his way to a perfect 4-0 record—knocking off the three best competitors Manitoba had to offer […]
Staff After passing a resolution last month to pursue changes and enhancements to local doctor recruitments efforts in Fort Frances, town council is authorizing the Rainy River Future Development Corp. to develop terms of reference and a revision to the current model of the doctor recruitment committee. Council approved a […]
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Work on the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre is moving along ahead of schedule. A sneak peek at the interior, with its numerous windows and high ceiling made of Douglas fir glulam beams, gives a good taste of what the spacious single-storey facility will look like. This […]
Heather Latter Grade 4 students at J.W. Walker School demonstrated Monday afternoon how they, and fellow students, have been going about building an ice castle as part of their science lesson on structures. The students have spent the past week constructing the wall of about 275 “bricks,” which are made […]
Dave Ogilvie Former employees, friends, and customers from the area stopped by the Emo post office yesterday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. to help Dixie Kinnear celebrate her retirement from Canada Post. After 43 years of service, including several years of part-time work, Kinnear decided it was time to retire. Cake and […]
Peggy Revell Boston Pizza Royals team manager Sean Ossachuk, right, presented Knights of Columbus member Jim McLeod with a jersey signed by the team to say “thank you” for the club’s 73 years of sponsorship. The presentation was made early Friday afternoon during the opening ceremonies of the first-annual “Fire […]
We’ve all seen the commercials: the couple unplugging the alarm clock, driving in a snazzy convertible, and basking on a beach. “Imagine the freedom” is firmly entrenched in the psyche of Canadians as the road to a retirement of carefree days, travel, and luxury. Where all that separates you and […]
Perfect submission, perfect delight. Visions of rapture now burst on my sight. In her own home, while surrounded by family, on Jan. 11, 2010, Zelma Ellen “Tiny” Frenette peacefully left this world to walk the Streets of Gold with her precious saviour, Jesus Christ. Zelma was nicknamed “Tiny” by her […]
George Charles MacDonald, 65, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 surrounded by family at the Dryden Regional Health Centre in Dryden, Ont. George is survived by his wife, Jenny MacDoanld (Byrnes); children, Chuck (Julie) MacDonald of Fort Frances, Ont. and Susan (Ron) Hickey of Ear Falls, Ont.; and his […]
Edward Joseph Shearer, 81, of Rainycrest Long Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. He was born March 18, 1928 in Watrous, Sask. to the late Joseph and Barbara Shearer. Edward is survived by his wife, Rozan Shearer, of […]
