The 23rd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is set to kick off tomorrow morning (July 20) on Rainy Lake and almost 100 boats are expected to blast off from the Sorting Gap Marina. This is always a special week for me and one that I look forward to every year. […]
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By now I doubt I have to write how I feel about this weather: rain nearly every day. And truthfully, when people say to me, “Oh, we need a good rain” or “Farmers should be happy with this,” I want to lose it! Making dry hay seems to be becoming […]
The lakes of Northwestern Ontario have the power to restore a soul. And if scientists should test that hypothesis, they would concur–and it would be documented and written up in medical journals and the like, and everyone would know what Fort Frances residents (and those in surrounding communities) have known […]
Valerie Pizey, 89, of Bergland, Ont., passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 17, 2017 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. Funeral arrangements are pending. Online condolences may be offered at www.northridgefuneralhome.com
Nora Klyne, 86, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born on Jan. 25, 1931 in Fort Frances to Lute and Margaret Calder. She grew up on the north of arm of Rainy Lake and never really […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Isabelle Marie Gagne, 89, of Rainy River, Ont., on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at the Rainy River Health Centre. A funeral mass was held Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Rainy River. […]
Nora Klyne, 86, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. A celebration of Nora’s life will be held Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 6 p.m. at the Sunset Country Métis Hall in Fort Frances, with Pastor Diane Clifford officiating. […]
The Fort Frances Lakers will hold a tryout camp today through Sunday (July 14-16) at Bronco Arena in International Falls. Registration and orientation begins at 7 p.m. tonight, followed by a scrimmage at 8:30. Scrimmages also will be held Saturday at 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m., and again Sunday at […]
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated is a quote attributed to renowned American author Mark Twain. It also can apply to Fort Frances. When Resolute Forest Products permanently closed its mill here in 2014, there was plenty of doom and gloom hanging over the future. But while there’s […]
Dear Mike: I’d like to take a minute to respond to last week’s column from the publisher (“Don’t be ashamed of our colonial past”). If you’ll recall, I’ve previously referenced your writings as utter claptrap. You’ve given me the opportunity to do so again, Mr. Publisher. Thanks. Let me reiterate […]
Dear Mike, I would like to give dozens of bouquets to the Boundary Waters dragon boat club. On July 1, their club volunteered to give free rides to the general public. My son has cerebral palsy and is legally blind but the club members were so gracious and generous. They […]
