Born to Erika Sheppard and Brody Strachan, of Devlin, Ontario, a girl, Jordan Marie weighing 7 lbs 4 oz on June 29, 2022 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, Jack Roy Allen, 79, of Fort Frances, Ontario, passed away at the La Verendrye Hospital. A service of Celebration and remembrance will be held on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. from the Fort Frances Knox United Church. A complete announcement to follow. Northridge […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Fishing Tournament is on for this year. This weekend the Fort Frances waterfront will be buzzing, with a full slate of events and weigh-ins. To keep up on the full schedule, see Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on Facebook. Quest for the Best is coming […]
The Dance Hall Township Community Association is holding another 50/50 draw. The tickets are on sale for $10.00, with 4,000 tickets being printed. They are being sold by Rhonda Hyatt, Keith Munroe, Joeann Hyatt, and Lisa Hammond, as well as district businesses Hair and Body Care (Emo) West Side Bait […]
The best interview I never did was with Greg Norman. Several years ago, I was a golf magazine editor, and Norman was an appropriate subject for a feature. The interview never took place, in person, because Norman’s “people” said he would only answer submitted questions, in writing. To say I […]
Have you ever looked at the soil in your garden and considered it as anything more than soil? If not, you should – there is a lot more there than meets the eye. It performs many functions that you may not be aware of and having good quality soil in […]
Dear editor, Congratulations to Mayor June Caul! A well-deserved retirement from a position that has had many ups and downs over the past eight years. As her friend, I have seen the results of both and supported her through it all, as have her family and community members. When she […]
Dear editor. The familiar sound of a passenger train can once again be heard in areas of Northern Ontario that are served by VIA Rail Canada. The Crown corporation officially restored passenger rail services to pre-pandemic levels after more than two years of on again, off again, limited or indefinitely […]
When the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule was released last year, the mid-July stop at Clayton, New York and the St. Lawrence River caught my attention. Having been to this venue a few times in recent years I had seen first hand that it is one of the top smallmouth […]
