Salvation Army Fort Frances corps officer Arthur Heathcote, left, and Fort Frances Senior Centre manager Cindy Noble posed with one of the handmade rockers that were made and sold by Senior Centre members to help raise funds for the Salvation Army in the lead up to Christmas late last year. […]
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Ask the Money Lady As you head into the balance of this year and make plans for 2023, we all challenge ourselves to do better in the new year. Lose weight, get more fit, balance your budget, pay off consumer debt, save to buy a home, the list can be […]
This sweet green-eyed lady is looking for a new home, through Best for Kitty. She was recently rescued from the cold with her three kittens. They’ve all gone to new homes, and now Georgia, who is barely more than a kitten herself, deserves to live a pampered life of warmth […]
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As 2022 comes to a close, the Legion Ladies Auxiliary to Branch #29 is happy to provide donations to the following Community organizations: J. W. Walker, Robert Moore, Mine Centre and Crossroads School breakfast programs; Air Cadets; Rainycrest Tree of Giving; Community Christmas Dinner; Christmas baskets to thank OPP, Treaty […]
I said I was taking the holidays off from doing any of my volunteer work with the Cattlemen’s and the Abattoir, but I am not sure that was a good idea. I think it will take me most of this week to get back on track. Yikes. Maybe not the […]
We often forget how dependent we are on weather when travelling. After many trips across the prairies, my wife and I discovered just how fearsome the weather can be. The ugly winter weather of Alberta and Saskatchewan just before Christmas made driving hazardous across those two provinces. Driving rain made […]
I have never been much of a participant in the making of resolutions for a new year. December 31st has often carried the sense of an ending for me rather than a new beginning. This year the chatter has been of not bothering to make a list of goals but […]
Michael Callaghan passed away on December 19, 2022, after a long illness. Michael, or simply Callaghan, was born and raised in Fort Frances. Good hospitality, a “bump,” and a game of cards could all be expected at Callaghan’s house for whomever dropped by (“the door’s always open”). His home growing […]
Janet Colleen (Dolly) Bushong Carr, 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, where she resided in Barwick, Ont. She was born March 13, 1937, in New Market, Va., to Casper Bushong and Geneva (Kipps) Bushong. She graduated from Broadway High school in Broadway, Va. On November 5, 1955, […]
It is with deep sadness that the family of Harold Percy Cunningham, age 96 years, announce his passing on Monday, January 2, 2023. He died peacefully at his home in Hogarth Riverview Manor surrounded by his special great-granddaughter, Kimmy, who was always by his side, right up until the end, […]
