It is with heavy hearts that the family of Linda Skirten announces her passing on Friday, March 31, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances at the age of 60. Linda was a kind and gentle person with a loving heart and her door was always open. She […]
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Beatrice Ogier (nee Galusha), a resident of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully, with family at her side, on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at the age of 68. Beatrice is survived by her children, Penny of Thunder Bay, Ont., Percy and Denise of Fort Frances, Ont., […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, James Patrick McLeod, peacefully with family at his side, on Monday, March 27, 2017 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Jim was born on Hungry Hall Indian Reserve near Rainy River, […]
Cecile LaFrance Vavricka, 91, a long-time resident of Bloomington, Mn., passed away Friday, March 10, 2017. She was predeceased by her husband, Wayburn (Wayne) Vavricka; parents, Arthur and Medora LaFrance; brothers, Leo and Daniel; sisters, Rita Ruelle, Claudia Domanski, and Noella LaFrance; and in-laws, Kay LaFrance, Rolland Ruelle, Ed Domanski, […]
With great sadness, the family announces the passing of Catherine Olive Beaushene, 88, of Emo, Ont., on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at the Emo Health Centre. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Joey Payeur Volleyball obligations have had Amy Wilson-Hands going to so many different places, she could have sold tour T-shirts. The head coach of the Fort Frances Fire ‘n Ice volleyball club and Muskie senior girls’ squad has experienced quite the life on the road of late with a variety […]
Joey Payeur Brett Pickler’s aggression may be masked as affection at first glance of this pat on the head for Trey Palermo (22) of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. But the Lakers’ forward definitely was in a temperamental mood during the second period of the visitors’ 5-1 win in Game […]
Staff It’s now official if it wasn’t already obvious. When it came to the Atlantic Coast Conference this past diving season, there wasn’t another female who could hold a candle to Molly Carlson. The Fort Frances native, in her freshman year with the Florida State Seminoles, capped an outstanding rookie […]
Staff It was no easy task to determine who were the best of the best in the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association this past season. But decisions had to be made and those considered the most deserving were given their just rewards at the FFGWHA’s year-end banquet Sunday at the […]
Joey Payeur All early signs point to it being a boffo season for the Muskie badminton brigade. The black-and-gold stood tall on top of four different divisions at the lone exhibition tournament of their NorWOSSA season, which continues today back in Atikokan with the qualifier event. The top three in […]
Submitted Adyson Wilson-Hands of Fort Frances, second from right, was in some elite company hanging out with the likes of Canadian Olympic beach volleyball players Heather Bansley, left, Kristina Valjas, and Jamie Broder during her recent trip to the U Sports Canadian university women’s volleyball championship in Toronto
Staff Tyler Miller saw the train coming but kept his team standing on the tracks anyway. The head coach of the Fort Frances Canadians squad that took part in the Bantam ‘AAA’ Division at the Ontario Hockey Federation Championships in Thunder Bay last week knew beforehand that his squad likely […]
