Scott Gurski, a member of the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team, beat this Dryden Eagle defender off the dribble during action yesterday at Fort High. The seniors trounced the Eagles 42-26 to finish the regular season with a perfect 8-0 record. Meanwhile, the Muskie junior boys won 58-32 to wrap […]
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Florence Bonner passed away peacefully from a stroke at the South Muskoka District Hospital in Bracebridge, Ont. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007. Florence was born in Cranbrook, B.C. She was married in August, 1939 to Jim Bonner, who served with Canadian Immigration. They made their home in Fort Frances, Ont. […]
Our loving mom and grandma, Margaret, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Oceanview’s Extended Care just before dawn on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. She had been afflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease for many years but she was comforted to see all of her children in her last days. Margaret was […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Lauretta Cecile Woodgate, 75, announces her passing on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Lauretta was born July 12, 1931 in Dance Township, Ont. to Peter and Kathleen Venne. She had lived in the […]
Born Nov. 16, 1957 in Owen Sound, Ont., Francine Wilhelmina Krikke (nee Vander Ende) was welcomed into glory on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007 with her family by her side at St. Catharines General Hospital in St. Catharines, Ont. Francine leaves behind her husband, Henry; children, April (Jon), Amanda (Joel), Josh […]
Marjorie K. Smith (Costello) of London, Ont., formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at Parkwood Hospital in London on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007 in her 89th year. She was the beloved wife of the late J. Wesley Smith; dear mother of Norm Smith and his wife, Barb, of […]
FORT FRANCES—In an effort to better serve the television viewing public, town council agreed Monday night to upgrade the audio and video system at the Civic Centre for broadcasts on Shaw Cable (Channel 10). The $6,000 upgrades not only will enhance the sound system in Council Chambers, but provide video […]
FORT FRANCES—With little change in the weather since two weeks ago, the town is continuing to remind local property owners who’ve had problems with their water lines freezing in the past to run a constant flow through their pipes as a preventive measure. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said […]
A crew of surveyors loaded up a helicopter this morning outside La Place Rendez-Vous on their way to conduct surveys on land claimed by Rainy River First Nation in May, 2005. About 14,000 acres of land will be marked near Sphene Lake, Pipestone Lake (Gates Ajar), and the Lake of […]
Country hoedown VALA Girls “Toots,” left, “Kitty,” “Elena,” and “Lolita” (a.k.a. Elaine Sande, Myrna Kraynyk-Cooper, Leslie Danielson, and Dolores Beach), kicked up their heels in a performance of “Hey, Good Looking” during the third-annual VALA variety show at the Townshend Theatre on Saturday. The event was a fundraiser for the […]
The Pinewood Blades faced Doug Kitowski Trucking in the all-Fort Frances Bantam ‘B’ final of the annual girls’ hockey tournament at the ’52 Canadians Arena yesterday afternoon. Pinewood won 2-1 in overtime. —Melanie Béchard photo
