ALICE MARGARET EMES Peacefully, with her family at her side, Alice Margaret Emes passed to her eternal rest after a short illness on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Alice was born Jan. 25, 1918 in Balmoral, Man. to the late William and […]
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Pam Hawley, curator of the Fort Frances Museum, poined out artifacts as she gave a cultural awareness presentation to participants of the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies Youth Communication Advocacy Network (YouthCan) conference here yesterday. The youths also learned about healthy living and physical activity, as well as making […]
The Fort Frances Choraliers, directed by Diane Maxey, performed a “dress rehearsal” of their Christmas cantata, “For the Love of Christmas,” last night at Rainycrest. Their main performance will be this coming Sunday (Dec. 16) at 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church. Admission is a goodwill offering.
ANNA M. MOSE On Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont., Anna M. Mose, 95, passed away peacefully with her family at her side. Anna was born in Winnipeg, Man. on Nov. 29, 1912 to the late Ernest and Edna Angus. She was raised on […]
WILLA KNOTTS At La Verendrye Hospital on Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, Willa Knotts (McDermid), of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at the age of 77. Willa was born Oct. 17, 1930 to Margaret and William Kidd in Port Elgin, Ont., grew up there, and married Donald McDermid. Together they raised […]
A 22-year-old Winnipeg man was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking here Nov. 23. He had been driving a motor vehicle on the 300 block of Kings Highway at 9:44 p.m. when he was stopped at a R.I.D.E. program by the Rainy River District […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team came away from a Brandon, Man. tournament with a third-place finish following a shootout loss in the semi-finals. The boys won their first three games, beating Major Pratt 3-2, Pembina High School 8-4, and Sanford Collegiate 8-2. However, facing Westwood in the semi-finals, Fort High […]
The host Muskies won this year’s La Place Rendez-Vous senior boys’ basketball tournament for the first time since 2000. “It feels really good to win finally,” said Garnett Cornell, who had 10 points for the black-and-gold on the weekend. “This is our first time winning [our own tournament] in seven […]
Town council will receive a resolution this evening from the local Economic Development Advisory Committee to request a meeting with the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corp. (OTMPC). EDAC chairman Bill Gushulak explained the purpose of the meeting would be to discuss the logistical issues with the proposed redevelopment of the […]
Fort Frances Jr. Sabres newcomers Steven Sus and Chris Sinclair powered their new team to a weekend sweep of the visiting Schreiber Diesels, propelling the Sabres into fourth place in the SIJHL standings. Even with the stellar debuts of two local players and a step up in the standings, however, […]
Justine Christie (Agent 99), left, Michael Brady (Maxwell Smart), Sally Roach (Chief), and Sierra Spicer (Miss Finch) performed a scene from “Get Smart” on Friday night at the Townshend Theatre. Muskie Theatre offered up the comedic show last Thursday through Saturday.
Jeremy Strain (32) tipped in a rebound during the Muskie senior boys’ championship win over the Kenora Broncos at the annual La Place Rendez-Vous tournament here Saturday. Strain had 12 points in the game, and 39 over the weekend, as the Muskies won their host tournament for the first time […]
