JoAnne Ellen Kivimaki passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Monday, June 19, 2017. She was born on Oct. 14, 1953 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Eviend and Connie Haugo. She received her education in Fort Frances. She and Larry met in July, 1969 and were united […]
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It is with sadness that we, Jack’s family, announce his passing on Monday, June 19, 2017 at Lake of the Woods Hospital in Kenora, Ont. Born in Emo, Ont. to Tom and Susan Geary, Jack was the eldest of 10 children. Returning to Fort Frances, Ont. after overseas service in […]
Doris Margaret Marie Raun, 94, of Cloquet, Mn., passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017 in Sunnyside Health Care Center in Cloquet. She was born on April 15, 1923 in La Vallee, Ont., the daughter of Harold and Marie Green. Doris married Maynard Raun on Sept. 18, 1946 in Fort Frances, […]
Now that summer officially is here, the tournament fishing season across Sunset Country is about to get busy. While there have been a few walleye tournaments already, like the Dryden Walleye Masters on Wabigoon Lake and the Emo Walleye Classic on the Rainy River, the bass stuff has not started […]
Joey Payeur The games were action-packed as Fort Frances Youth Soccer closed the books on another season Saturday during its annual wind-up for several divisions at the St. Francis Sports Fields.
Submitted Sandra McNay, BSC fundraising chair for the past three seasons, was selected for the Skate Canada Sunset Country Regional Volunteer Award.
Joey Payeur Adyson Wilson-Hands is going to have a bash at the beach–and then probably several hundred more. The Fort Frances teen recently became the first Region 1 athlete, along with Dryden’s Emily Heil, to be named to the Team Ontario U16 girls’ beach volleyball roster. “It is a honour […]
Staff The Fort Frances Her-icanes have just one blemish on their record this season. On Monday night, the defending champs let the team that put it there know they hadn’t forgotten. Charity McMahon scored four runs in helping spark the ‘Canes to a 19-8 rout of the Fort Frances Mud […]
Staff Step right up! The Centra Pipeline circus is about to begin, featuring Max Williams in the role of ringmaster. Williams set a new league-high for goals in one game this season with five in Centra’s 8-1 romp over Pharmasave in Borderland Soccer League men’s division play Monday night. Williams […]
Submitted Al Christiansen, with the Fort Frances Multi-Use Tennis Courts organizing committee, tested out the newly-constructed facility located at the St. Francis Sports Field late Monday afternoon. The courts are scheduled to be open to the public next week once proper signage regarding the rules of the facility is in […]
Submitted The Kenora Walleye Open will be taking place this weekend on Lake of the Woods.
From the MNRF A Sault Ste. Marie man has been fined $1,000 for failing to attach a game seal to a deer. David Burmaster pleaded guilty to failing to immediately attach his game seal to a white-tailed deer. Court heard that on Oct. 23, a conservation officer on patrol on […]
