I was only about half awake when the telephone rang. Then the caller almost sent me into shock with this statement: “Hello. Sorry to phone so late, but this is the White House calling. The president wants to tell you about something that just came up.” Next, “Hello Scoop!” came […]
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With great sadness, the family of Michael Cressey announces his sudden death on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005. Michael was coming home to be with his family for a few days before returning to work. He will be missed by his parents, Tom and Shirley Cressey; sister, Susan (Ken) Ploegman; brother, […]
Ivaline Jourdain, 78, of Fort Frances, Ont. and formerly of Couchiching First Nation, passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Ivaline was born Aug. 22, 1926 in St. Peters, Man. to the late Alfred and Rodeanne. She enjoyed playing Bingo, going to the […]
Fraser Smith, formerly of Burriss and Atikokan, Ont., passed away Friday, Feb. 18, 2005 in Parksville, B.C. after a lengthy illness. He passed away peacefully at home with his wife, Beryl, and daughter, Theresa, with him. He was predeceased by his parents; five siblings, Katherine, Gladys, Donald, Murdoch, and Adam; […]
The Muskie girls’ curling team, skipped by Amy Nielson, jumped out to a 2-0 start at the NorWOSSA curling championships which wrap up today at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The team, which includes third Courtney Beadle, second Jenna Enge, and lead Kate Bondett, opened play yesterday with an impressive […]
The section of Frenette Avenue between Third and Fifth Street East was closed today due to repair work on a broken water line there. Transportation Superintendent Milt Strachan said this morning the town became aware of the break at the corner of Frenette Avenue and Fourth Street East a couple […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team wrapped up the NorWOSSA regular season on a winning note last night with a 5-3 victory over the host Kenora Broncos. The outcome had no affect on the final standings nor the playoff match-ups, with the second-place Muskies to open the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-finals here […]
Northern Development officer Jane Gillon will give local business owners information on six new funding programs for the private-sector during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon tomorrow. The luncheon starts at 11:45 a.m. at the Rainy Lake Hotel. There is no charge to attend this meeting. Registrants can […]
The Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams will wrap up the NorWOSSA regular season tonight in Kenora. Regardless of what happens tonight, the second-place Muskie boys will face the third-place Broncos in the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-finals, which opens this Friday at the Ice for Kids Arena. Game 2 goes Sunday […]
Joan Green of Kenora took top honours over 31 other rinks at the 52nd-annual Fort Frances ladies’ bonspiel here over the weekend. Her team, which included third Lorraine Green, second Dorothy Holmgren, and lead Celine Hanton, won 9-4 in the ‘A’ final yesterday over the local Judy LaBelle rink, which […]
A Fort Frances man was killed in a two-vehicle accident around 1:30 p.m. yesterday on Highway 11 that also left a Fort Frances woman with life-threatening injuries, Emo OPP reported. Michael J. Cressey, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred about five km east of […]
Peacefully, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005, Rev. Alfred B. Sander passed away at the St. Boniface Hospital Palliative Care Unit in Winnipeg, Man. with his family at his side. He will be greatly missed by his wife, Ruth; children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren: Vernon (Joanne) Heather, Kristoffer (Candace); Lee (Lois) Krista […]
