After first opening the doors to “David’s Deli” back in May, 2002, the Joy of Life Fellowship Church here has tried to see that no one goes hungry for at least a few days each week. And if the number of people who come out for the free meal are […]
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Almost nothing went according to plan for the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team at the Kenora Invitational Tournament last weekend. Fort High posted a 1-2 mark and failed to make the playoff round, taking an unorthodox route through the tournament along the way. The Muskies opened play against the powerhouse […]
The Borderland Thunder hit their own version of the Super 7 jackpot yesterday. Dryden Ice Dogs head coach Jason Tatarnic named seven Borderland Thunder players to the 20-man roster of “Team West,” which he will guide at the SIJHL’s all-star game against “Team East” this Wednesday (Jan. 28) in Dryden. […]
While the Northwestern Health Unit had hoped it would find out by mid-January if the provincial Health Services Review Appeal Board had decided in favour of its stance on banning smoking in all enclosed public places, it looks like it will have to wait a little longer. “The last thing […]
The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ hockey squad was rolling sevens in Manitoba last weekend, but these days it’s hardly a crapshoot when they take to the ice. If the second half of the regular season, and subsequent grouping of the Canadians with the best teams in the Eastman Midget […]
It is with great sadness the family announces the death of Esther Johanna Sander on Jan. 22, 2004 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Esther was born in Shenston, Ont. on Sept. 8, 1931, the youngest daughter of Victor and Anna Sander. She attended Shenston #1 School, as […]
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Gladys Margaret (Marge) Searle, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004 at the age of 80. She left us very suddenly and quietly. She was born Aug. 7, 1923. Marge is survived by her daughters, Margaret (Stanley) Blasky […]
Allan Ralph Hagen, 38, passed away suddenly at the family farm in Blackhawk, Ont. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. Al was born Dec. 4, 1965 in Emo, Ont. to Ralph and Mary Hagen. He was raised on the family farm and loved to spend time there. As a young man, […]
It wasn’t quite a wake, but the atmosphere at the Little Beaver Snow Park definitely was not upbeat when the Sunset Country Snowmobile Club met there last week. Apart from the board of directors and about a dozen club members, virtually no one from the public attended the meeting, which […]
The home crowd will be on the Borderland Thunder’s side this weekend but history will not, at least not so far this season when it comes to the Fort William First Nation North Stars. The third-place Thunder (13-13-2-2) are coming off a stretch of four road games that saw them […]
With word the Kiwanis skate park committee has begun making the big push for its new brick fundraiser campaign, in hopes of seeing a shovel in the ground this spring, Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk said he’s definitely in favour of the project. “I think it’s already off the ground. […]
For a team that had been together for only a week, the Fort Frances Predators more than held their own. Thrown together at a moment’s notice for a chance to play in the Fort Frances K of C Knights PeeWee ‘AA’ hockey tournament here last weekend, the Predators (made up […]
