It is with great sadness that our family announce the passing of my dad, on March 23, 2022, at the age of 76, following a short illness in my hometown of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, where my parents have been “hiding out” for the last two years. My dad will […]
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With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Stanley Wepruk on Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Fort Frances, at the age of 90. He was born on November 9, 1931, in Sundown, Manitoba, to Peter and Mary Wepruk. He was the youngest of a very large family and always considered […]
It was nice to get home last week to catch up and do a little bit of ice fishing but it was back on the road for me this past weekend as I returned to Tennessee for a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Lake Chickamauga this week. The timing was […]
I miss Jim Coleman. I miss driving him home from football games, 20 minutes when I had him, his history and his personality to myself. I miss that for years he good-naturedly chided my girlfriend Nancy, now my wife, for taking years off his life the wintry night she drove […]
When planning a landscape or garden design you should consider including a few shrubs. There are hundreds of shrub species, varieties and forms available for this growing zone. Shrubs are available in many shapes, sizes and characteristics as well as an array of leaf colours. This column is intended to […]
Most of us all lead very busy lives, or at least we claim to. We also freeze meat for future dinners because we either bought too much, it was on sale and so we stocked up, or we just plainly don’t want to grocery shop any more often than we […]
Roy Avis, 75, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Knox United Church. Friends may visit one hour prior to the service. […]
Fort Frances Youth Soccer Registration is running online until April 1. To register online, visit FFYS.goalline.ca. The league is open to all kids aged 4-15. Follow the league on Facebook for more information. A Spring Fling and Bake Sale will be taking place this Saturday, April 2 at the Devlin […]
SPRING FLING HAPPENING ! The Guthrie United Church will host its popular Spring Fling Tea and Bake Sale this Saturday ( April 2nd. ) at the Devlin Hall. The event takes place from 2-3:30 p.m. Desserts, penny table, and bake table will be set up, with an abundance of goodies […]






