On Nov. 18, 2017, Nancy Louise (Steiner) Martin went Home to be with her Saviour at the age of 58 years and 26 days. She was born on Oct. 23, 1959 in Orville, Ohio to Carl and Dorothy (Eberly) Steiner. In May, 1963, she moved with her parents and seven […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Daniel Walter Baranowsi on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 after a very short battle with cancer. He was born on Dec. 4, 1943 in Emo, Ont., where he was raised. Dan served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1961-64. In […]

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Carol Dunne (Makarenko), at the age of 66, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Carol was born on June 30, 1951 in Fort Frances, Ont. […]

Jamie Mountain A Fort Frances Canadians’ forward looked to make a pass from behind the net during his team’s 7-1 win over the Norwest Stars in Sunday’s final of the Bantam ‘AA’ tournament held here. The Canadians went a perfect 5-0 in claiming the tourney title.

Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Ian Tookenay looked to make a saucer-pass to linemate Carter Chorney during the team’s 5-4 loss to the Dryden GM Ice Dogs here Saturday night. Tookenay scored twice and added an assist in a losing cause.

Jamie Mountain Muskie boys’ forward Cole Allan tucked home the team’s ninth goal of the night on a wraparound in the third period of last Tuesday night’s 11-1 blowout win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in the NorWOSSA regular-season opener.

Jamie Mountain You could say Rob Swan is a man on a mission. The Harvey Station, N.B. native began his “Curling Across the Nation” tour in October of 2014 to help bring more attention to the sport of curling, as well as to generate funds for much-needed renovations at his […]

Jamie Mountain The Sunset Country Squash Club kicked off its season at the Northwestern Open tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. Club president Bob Tkachuk said the local juniors “stole the show” as 11 members participated in a variety of divisions. Owen Riches downed his younger brother, Corbin, 3-1 […]

Sandra BrunettaSubmitted by The weather outside may be frightful but residents of Rainycrest are warm and busy during this cold November. The Remembrance Day Tea was a special event. Hallett Hall was beautifully decorated with white tablecloths while each table centerpiece was a white cross with bright red poppies. Mira […]

Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 23-29: •Nov. 23–7:35 a.m. and 4:26 p.m. •Nov. 24–7:36 a.m. and 4:25 p.m. •Nov. 25–7:37 a.m. and 4:24 p.m. •Nov. 26–7:39 a.m. and 4:23 p.m. •Nov. 27–7:40 a.m. and 4:22 p.m. •Nov. 28–7:41 a.m. and 4:22 p.m. •Nov. 29–7:43 a.m. and […]

Jamie Mountain The weekend could not have gone any better for the Fort Frances Bantam ‘AA’ Canadians at their annual home tournament over the weekend. After finishing pool play with a perfect 4-0 record, the host squad skated to an impressive 7-1 victory over the Norwest Stars in Sunday’s final. […]