It is with great sadness that the family announces the sudden passing of Joanne Helen Lucyk (nee Lawler) on Monday, May 28, 2018. Joanne was born on March 22, 1947 in Fort Frances, Ont. After graduating high school, she moved to Winnipeg. In 1972, she married her husband, Ken. Together […]
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Bella Mae Noble, born on July 28, 1932, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. She was predeceased by her son, Kenneth Stubbs, and daughter, Karen Stubbs; and brother, Harold Harvey. She is survived by her husband, J. Bruce Noble; daughter, Laurie Alps (Quadra Island, B.C.); grandchildren, Katheleen Stubbs, Randy […]
With Friday being a P.D. Day, I decided to book off from work and prepare for sheep shearing as well as spend the day with Maddie and Marlee. When I booked it off, I didn’t realize I would be nursing two bunnies and bottle-feeding a few lambs. My mom has […]
The Greeks have a special word that describes a family joining a Greek family as a result of a marriage. It is a wonderful term that explains the joining of two families through marriage. We hadn’t thought of the expansion of our family to our Brendan’s wife family when they […]
I have friends visiting from Dawson City, the kind of people you meet and feel instantly as if you have known them your whole life. So off we went the other day to Fishermen’s Cove on the Eastern Passage of Nova Scotia, a small historic village on the Atlantic Shore […]
From the MNRF A Timmins man has been fined for a hunting violation. Ricky Leclair pleaded guilty and was fined $3,500 for carelessly discharging his firearm down a roadway. In addition, he is suspended from hunting for three years and successfully must complete the Ontario Hunter Education Course before being […]
Jamie Mountain Nick Hahkala of Manitou Forest Products looked to strip the ball from Matt Begin of CJ Contracting during his squad’s 1-0 win in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action Monday night at the St. Francis Sports Field. Manitou now sits atop the three-team division with a 3-0 record […]
Jamie Mountain The bigger the stage and bigger the challenge, the more it seems the Muskie track-and-field team rises to the occasion. The 10-member squad that Fort High sent to the OFSAA championships held last Thursday through Saturday at York University in Toronto achieved multiple personal bests. Head coach John […]
Staff Manitou Forest Products is showing it will be hard to score on them this season. Jacob Albright nabbed his second-straight shutout Monday night to help pace Manitou (3-0) to a 1-0 win over CJ Contracting (1-2) in men’s division action of the Borderland Soccer League. Connor Nelson netted Manitou’s […]
Staff It was a good time for all once again at the District 1A Senior Games held here last Tuesday and Wednesday. Staged every two years, the games focus on promoting an active lifestyle in an atmosphere of fun, fellowship, and friendly competition. It is open to residents of the […]
Staff The Dawson Tigers were victorious yet again with a 4-1 triumph over Windy’s Warriors in Rainy River District Fastball League action Thursday night. Bob Andy smacked a homer to pace the Tigers’ offence. Jeff Morrison earned the win while Rob McGinnis was saddled with the loss. Elsewhere, the Sabaskong […]
Duane Hicks Town council will give the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association a break by waiving $1,632.43 in finance fee charges owed by the organization. While council had received a recommendation from the Administration and Finance executive committee at its meeting Monday night to cease further interest charges on the […]
