Fern Carlene Robson The children of Fern Carlene Robson of Burriss, Ontario, on behalf of themselves and in the name of the entire family, announce her death on December 11, 2009. There will be no formal service at Fern’s request. Thank you to all who have shown kindness and thoughtfulness […]
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Staff It was a bittersweet opening to the NorWOSSA season for the four Muskie court teams yesterday in Dryden. The senior boys’ basketball squad swamped the host Eagles 64-28 while the junior boys romped to a 68-27 victory. But it was a different story for the girls’ volleyball team, who […]
Staff Morrison Crescent will be a brighter and safer place now that council has given the go-ahead to install a street light there as requested by Bethel Baptist Church. The Fort Frances Power Corp. will install one street light pole, complete with fixture, bulb, and arm, at an estimated cost […]
Heather Latter Students in Karen Woods’ kindergarten class at J.W. Walker recited a poem about their “Sensational Christmas” during a rehearsal there yesterday. The actual concert goes tonight at 6:30 p.m. while the Grades 1-3 concert will be staged tomorrow and Grades 4-8 on Thursday.
Heather Latter Erin Gustafson, left, and Sara Roth performed “What Child Is This?” yesterday during a rehearsal for the St. Francis School Grades 7-8 charity Christmas dinner, which goes tonight at 5:30 p.m. Several students will perform and a delicious dinner will be served, with proceeds to go towards a […]
Dan Falloon The Salvation Army must be wishing teddy bears were tossed for every Muskie goal here Friday night. The black-and-gold improved to 6-0 in NorWOSSA play by beating Kenora goalie Brett Arseneault early and often in a 9-2 drubbing of the Broncos (3-2). Jeff Davis tapped in a tasty […]
Dan Falloon The Salvation Army must be wishing teddy bears were tossed for every Muskie goal here Friday night. The black-and-gold improved to 6-0 in NorWOSSA play by beating Kenora goalie Brett Arseneault early and often in a 9-2 drubbing of the Broncos (3-2). Jeff Davis tapped in a tasty […]
Staff West-end residents and businesses experienced a power outage for just over an hour yesterday morning after a component failure, the Fort Frances Power Corp. reported today. FFPC CEO and president Joerg Ruppenstein said a lightning arrester, a protection device which redirects and grounds lightning so it doesn’t do any […]
Dan Falloon If hockey was played best two-of-three periods, then the Fort Frances Lakers would have beaten the K&A Wolverines here Saturday night. Unfortunately for the Lakers, a seven-goal outburst in the second period by the visitors left them on the short end of an 8-5 score. The game started […]
Staff In order to mark the centennial of the Canadian navy, a framed pictorial history of the Fort Frances namesake warship, HMCS Fort Frances, will be presented to Mayor Roy Avis at 7 p.m. tonight at the Civic Centre. Lt. Cmdr. Les Newman will present the display, which includes a […]
Staff The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce once again will recognize the achievement of local businesses, and the contributions they make to the economic growth and prosperity of Rainy River District, at the 14th-annual Bell Business Awards coming up Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Adventure Inn here. But it is […]
Duane Hicks Under the direction of Diane Maxey, the Fort Frances Choraliers performed the Christmas cantata, “Emmanuel,” at St. Mary’s Church here yesterday afternoon. Several hundred people filled the church to enjoy an hour-and-a-half of music, followed by refreshments and socializing in the hall downstairs.
