It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Evelyn Smeeth on September 1, 2005 at the age of 82. Evelyn was born on May 9, 1923 in Finland, Ontario and was raised there on her parents’ farm. While working in a bush camp she met Jack Smeeth. […]
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In loving memory of Clara Verenia Saunders, 99, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osbourne St. Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, with her family by her side. She was born Feb. 9, 1906 in the Township of Mather. She leaves behind her three daughters, […]
At approximately 8 p.m. yesterday, the Fort Frances detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police initiated a search for a wanted Missouri man after he illegally entered Canada at the Fort Frances Customs Point of Entry. Shortly after 10 a.m. today, members of the Fort Frances detachment assisted by the OPP […]
According to the ageless Homer Simpson, the two greatest words in the English language are “de-fault.” That’s what Simpson said after beating his friend, Barney Gumble, for the opportunity to head into space after Gumble went back on the booze and disqualified himself from the competition. But when Rainy River […]
Four local residents were the holders of the winning tickets in the Beta Sigma Phi fundraising raffle held on Friday. Alpha Upsilon Chapter members Barb Eldridge, Helena Guertin, and Cristol Bailey drew the four tickets at noon in Lion’s Millennium Park at the site of the new wheelchair-accessible glider swing […]
The Voyageur Lions Club of Fort Frances would like to invite you to join them for their second-annual “Drive-Thru Breakfast” to be held on Thursday, Sept. 8. This unique fundraising event will take place in the Tim Horton’s parking lot from 7-9 a.m. or until our limited breakfast bags sell […]
The Atikokan OPP assisted by the Northwest Region Crime Unit is investigating a sudden death on Darky Lake in Quetico Provincial Park. On Wednesday, a group of canoeists were camped on Darky Lake in Quetico Provincial Park. During the night, one of the group stopped breathing. After resuscitation attempts failed, […]
An exhibition game against the Sturgeon Creek Schooners was to be used by the Muskie coaching staff to make player adjustments and see if their systems complimented their players. But since that exhibition game, which was slated for yesterday, was cancelled on Monday by the Schooners, the Muskies had to […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is planning on making its 10th-annual business awards banquet, which will take place Oct. 22 at the Rendez-Vous, the best-ever. But what would a business awards gala be without winners, and now it is up to people of the district to nominate those deserving […]
Mayor Dan Onichuk was flanked by Pam Markarchuk, left, and Louise Erb, the chairpersons for the Arthritis Society Community in holding the flag marking September as Arthritis Awareness Month in Fort Frances yesterday. —Melanie Béchard photo
Crashing waves along the shoreline at Pither’s Point was the sight seen this morning due to the strong winds that was mixed in with light precipitation. —Emmanuel Moutsatsos photo
The fate of local ambulance service is still unknown as members of the local Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board await a decision from the provincial government on whether it will increase its funding. “We’re still on hold,” Dan McCormick, health services manager for the RRDSSAB, said yesterday. Minister […]
