Chuck McPherson passed away suddenly on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. A visitation will be held Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 from 7-9 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 at 10 a.m. […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Ruby Douglas announces her passing on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born May 7, 1947 and lived in North Branch, Ont. She grew up with her sisters, Marj and Delores, and […]

Hubert Medhurst passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. He was born in McIrvine on April 25, 1908, the youngest of five children, to Charlotte (Lottie Smeeth) and George Medhurst. He was raised by his aunt and uncle, Polly and Charles Smeeth. He and his brother, Jesse, then stayed in Fort […]

Dear editor: We would like to acknowledge the quick response of the staff at Revco. On Christmas Eve, the pump on our hot tub quit. Even though the store was closed and the owner was away on holidays, the staff at Revco pulled through for us. The weather was 35 […]

Dear editor: As jolly St. Nick himself Ho Ho Ho’ed his way around Hallett Hall here at Rainycrest, giving each one of us residents a Christmas orange and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, I looked around the hall and noticed that everyone was either smiling or laughing. This was the […]

Want to see an NHL pre-season game here and a visit by the CBC? How about $100,000 in upgrades to the Memorial Sports Centre? All that could become reality if Fort Frances is crowned as Kraft “Hockeyville” for 2014. But for it to happen, local residents will have to step […]

SHUTE–Born to Michael and Melody, nee Wheatley of Devlin, Ontario, a boy, Emerson Michael, weighing 9 lbs. 1 oz. on December 27, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

McCART–Born to Jeremiah and Lisa, nee Vandahl, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Norah Anne, weighing 8 lbs. 14 oz. on December 23, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Hubert Medhurst passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. He was born in McIrvine on April 25, 1908, the youngest of five children, to Charlotte (Lottie Smeeth) and George Medhurst. He was raised by his aunt and uncle, Polly and Charles Smeeth. He and his brother, Jesse, then stayed in Fort […]

Dianne Gohn, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 at the age of 62. Dianne was born July 9, 1951 in Fort Frances to Les and Iris (Hands) Gohn. She was raised on the family farm in Chapple Township, near the Off Lake Church, until […]

Chuck McPherson passed away suddenly on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services are pending, and a complete obituary will follow.

It is with great sadness that the family of Ruby Douglas announces her passing on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born May 7, 1947 and lived in North Branch, Ont. She grew up with her sisters, Marj and Delores, and […]