The Fort Frances Family Centre is in need of cereal and men’s shoes of all sizes. Please bring any donations to the Centre, located in the old CN Station, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. A work session for the Stratton Sales Barn will be held Friday at 10 a.m. […]
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I think we will all agree that we hope the “special weather statement” we keep seeing and hearing about misses us! Sunday’s weather created enough mess for the week. It is very difficult to keep animals dry in this weather. I am thinking of all my friends calving now and […]
The Good Friday Fish Fry is set to go at the Emo Legion April 15. Tickets are available in the Legion Club Room this Thursday (April 14) or with Char at Tompkins today. A two fillet dinner is $20 and a one fillet dinner is $10. These dinners are delicious […]
It is with heavy hearts that we advise you of the passing of our beloved brother and uncle Stan, on Friday, April 8, 2022, at the Rainy River Health Centre. George Stanley Armstrong, or more lovingly known as Uncle Stan to everyone, was born August 19, 1933, to the late […]
With great sadness we announce the passing of Patricia Desrochers on April 5, 2022. Pat was born on September 25, 1939, to Helmer Emmanuel and Flossie Fay Fisk in Rainy River. She attended McRossen Tovell School in Bergland, Ontario, until grade ten, and then returned to get her diploma at […]
Garth Ralph Benjamin of Stettler, Alberta, passed away April 3, 2022, at the age of 61 years. Garth was born in Atikokan, Ont., to Ralph and Edna Benjamin on May 6, 1960. He grew up and went to school in Dryden, Ont. He came from a large extended family, and […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Doreen Buffington, 91, announces her peaceful passing on April 8, 2022. Doreen was born on June 16, 1930, to Margaret and Earl Cunningham in Fort Frances. In 1951 she was united in marriage to the love of her life, Larry, and […]
Quietly in the early morning on April 5, 2022, Ada Hershberger slipped from this life into eternity. She was eager for heaven and the reunion with her husband, with her parents and siblings, and most of all, with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. We are grateful that her crossing […]
Jennie Hemstad, 94, of Bemidji, Minn., died Monday, April 4, 2022, at her home at Tamarack Court. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji with Pastor Terry Bernstrom officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. […]
Press release
If you have visited one of the Riverside Facilities in recent months, you may have noticed a visual change in the way in which the Riverside Foundation recognizes its donors. In keeping with technological trends and advances, digital donor walls were installed at each facility. The Foundation appreciates all donations […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
It was a successful show, and it’s helped more kids play sports to boot. The Border Figure Skating Club held their first ice show in two years on the Ice for Kids rink at the Memorial Sports Centre on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Named “Happily Ever After,” the show featured […]
-Photos by Allan Bradbury
After a year without high school hockey the Fort Frances Muskie Boys and Girls have resumed a tradition of excellence in NorWOSSA hockey. The Muskie Girls took the home the hockey crown last Wednesday defeating the Dryden Eagles 3-2 in game three of the best-of-three series. In the first round […]
