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 […]
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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 […]
The only time in my life that I placed a call to Montclair, New Jersey, the voice that answered was Larry Doby’s. It was one wintry night, he had been the hitting coach for the Montreal Expos, who hadn’t done much hitting (nor fielding nor pitching) in his final season, […]
Team Trevor Bonot will represent Northern Ontario once again. The team consisting of skip Trevor Bonot, Jackie McComick, Michael McCarville and Amanda Gates are heading to the mixed Doubles Curling Nationals once again. Bonot and McCormick are siblings from the Fort Frances area and curled out of the Fort Frances […]
The fourth stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series season took place this past weekend at Lake Chickamauga in East Tennessee. Heading into this event, there was some pressure to have a good tournament after my mediocre start to the season. I was well outside the cut line for qualifying for […]
