It is with a broken heart, Sam Duce announces the sudden passing of his beloved wife, Janice Mills, from a brief illness on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at the young age of 68. Janice retired four years ago from the Ministry of Heath. Sam and Janice retired together and purchased […]
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It is with saddened hearts that we announce the passing Aurise Esther Gerhard, 89, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 with her family by her side in La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Aurise was born in Vassar, Man. to Paul and Cecile Carpenter on Nov. […]
Please lift a glass to celebrate the life of Joseph Edward Arthur Johnson, age 62, who passed away at home on Friday, July 27, 2018 with family by his side. Joe grew up with wonderful parents Edward and Mary Johnson, where friends and family were always welcomed around the table. […]
Charly Turcotte passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 65 years of age with his wife and daughters by his side. He was born in Beardmore, Ont. where he was raised with his nine brothers and three sisters. He went to college in Thunder Bay where he met the […]
Submitted Last season’s leading goal-scorer, forward Jaedin Ness, was one of the four player re-signings announced by the Fort Frances Lakers last week. Ness, who potted a team-leading 29 goals last season, and defencemen Anthony Antonelli, MacKenzie Flett, and Dustin Roitelman all will be relied upon as the Lakers attempt […]
Press Release Four athletes and two builders, including one from Fort Frances, make up the 2018 slate of inductees that will enter the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame at the 37th-annual induction dinner and ceremonies on Sept. 29 at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay. The 2018 inductees include: […]
Stephanie Hagenaars A group of kids got to learn basic coding techniques at a “Robot en Route” workshop last Wednesday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Each participant was given a robot and a tablet, which acted like the robot’s remote control, containing basic coding patterns that, when […]
Sam Odrowski Emo Feeds owner John Sawatzky, left, and director of Ontario Soil and Crop Andrew Brekvel admired the ag station’s vast fields of wheat during an open house held there last Wednesday.
Jamie Mountain Chris Sinclair of Manitou Forest Products looked to move the ball up the pitch and out of danger during his squad’s 2-2 tie with Centra Pipelines in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action last Wednesday night at the St. Francis Sports Field. Sinclair, who also serves as the […]
Press Release The competition at Trenton Cadet Training Centre (TCTC) was strong this year as 112 staff cadets strived for leadership positions to hold for the duration of the summer training season. Flight Sergeant (FSgt) Courtney Sinclair from 908 Rainy Lake Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Fort Frances was […]
Jamie Mountain A change to the schedule in the women’s division of the Borderland Soccer League will see Al’s Racquet Stringing and La Place Rendez-Vous facing each other twice more this week. The two squads were originally slated to begin their best-of-three playoff series to determine the winner of the […]
Submitted bythe United Beef Club On Saturday, July 28, the United Beef Club held their annual Funday, hosted by Ken and Mary Ann Haw. All members and leaders were present. Everyone came with their animals washed, clipped and ready to go! Neil and Ken Haw demonstrated how to groom and […]
