Gisele Jacqueline Blais, 40, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 3, 2003 near Nestor Falls, Ont. She was born April 27, 1962 in Espanola, Ont. Gisele was united in marriage Aug. 30, 1986 to Paul Blais, who survives along with their children, Katie, Sarah, and Dane. […]
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Anyone planning to attend Friday night’s re-creation of the inaugural town council meeting in 1903 at the Townshend Theatre had better act fast as the free passes for the centennial event are going fast. “We’re running out very quickly,” centennial co-ordinator Marla Simpson said Monday morning. “If we’re lucky, there’s […]
If the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs want the SIJHL championship trophy, they’re going to have to tear it out of Kurt Hogard’s hands. The Borderland Thunder defenceman scored twice, including the game-winner with just 1:35 left in regulation time Sunday night, to lift his team to a 5-4 victory over […]
Mary Dorothy Fadyk, 70, of International Falls, Mn., passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 5, 2003 in Mesa, Ariz. She was born April 14, 1932 in Winnipeg, Man. She then moved to Fort Frances, Ont., where Dorothy was raised and went to grade school. She was united in marriage to […]
They’re halfway home—now it’s time to hit the road. The Borderland Thunder—riding an eight-game winning streak—will head down Highway 11 with a 2-0 lead over the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs in the best-of-seven SIJHL championship series as Games 3 and 4 go there Saturday and Sunday nights. If necessary, Game […]
For the third time this winter, a gas leak has resulted in the evacuation of sections of Fort Frances and loss of service to others. On Thursday around 1:10 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a gas leak at the corner of Williams Avenue and Fifth Street East. Police and emergency […]
Local residents could well be excused if they walk around with sore arms today as a result of patting themselves on the back. For the first time, the annual “Daffodil Days” fundraising drive by the local Beta Sigma Phi sorority for the Canadian Cancer Society completely sold out before the […]
And then there were three. Regular-season champion Scared Hitless, nine-time defending league champion Gillons’, and the upstart Wildcats survived last night’s playoff round in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League at Fort High. Scared Hitless, which received a bye through the first portion of last night’s ‘A’-side playoffs by virtue […]
A single-vehicle accident on Highway 71 south of Nestor Falls claimed the life of a Fort Frances woman Thursday afternoon. Gisele Blais, 41, was killed when the driver of a southbound 1999 Dodge pickup truck lost control on the icy roadway, Kenora OPP reported this morning. The vehicle then entered […]
Rainy Lake has always been known as a great bass spot. Now it will be known equally for its rough weather. “With the rough weather and everything, we weren’t quite sure how fishing was going to be,” remarked David Lindsay of Kenora. But it paid off in the end for […]
Anyone wanting to help in the fight against cancer will have to move fast tomorrow. Members of the local Beta Sigma Phi sorority originally planned to be out and about town tomorrow and Saturday selling blooms its annual “Daffodil Days” fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. But Beta Sigma Phi […]
Vi Plumridge is what you might call a late bloomer. And if she has a motto, it’s probably, “It’s never too late to learn.” The local artist was at the Fort Frances Museum last night to attend the grand-opening of an exhibit of her works—consisting of pen-and-ink, pen-and-ink with watercolour, […]
