Staff Celina Caprini, left, who is doing her final year optometry externship from Aug. 29-Oct. 14 at Lidkea Optometry Services here, drew the September “Trip of the Month” winner as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked Thursday morning at International Travel Services. Tyler Pocock of Fort Frances will be heading to London, […]
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Staff The Muskie golf team will attend its season-opening tournament tomorrow hosted by the Dryden Eagles. The squad has a new man at the helm this year, with Jonny Lundon taking over for Brian Johnstone, who relocated to Thunder Bay earlier this year. Farrell White is serving as co-coach. The […]
From the OPP Around 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, Greenstone OPP received a report of a male submerged in the water at High Hill Harbour off Highway 580 north of Beardmore. Police responded to the call, along with Superior North Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Beardmore Fire Department. At around […]
Joey Payeur Matt Dunne’s infield hit to lead off the top of the sixth led to him eventually scoring the winning run in the Sight & Sound Wolves’ 4-3 victory over the host Barwick Blue Knights in the opener of the best-of-three final Tuesday evening.
Staff The work of local artist Vi Plumridge is in the spotlight at the Fine Line Art Gallery here for the month of September. The gallery, located at 529 Mowat Ave., has a full selection of her work depicting local historic buildings, including cards, prints, paintings, magnets, coasters, and more.
From the OPP The Schreiber OPP responded to a report of a bear entering a restaurant in Terrace Bay yesterday. Police attended and located a sow and two cubs inside. The bears had entered a rear door of the open and occupied restaurant, and were causing damage. Employees were able […]
Staff An 18-year-old Fort Frances man has been charged after a break-in at Anicinabe Park in Kenora. OPP reported a cash register was stolen from a building there just after midnight on Tuesday. Police located the culprit in the area shortly thereafter. He was arrested and charged with break and […]
Heather Latter Lauren Hyatt read an excerpt from Barbara Robinson’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” as she auditioned yesterday for a role in the upcoming presentation being staged by Fort Frances Little Theatre. Anyone interested in trying out is welcome to attend a second audition session at Knox United Church […]
Staff To beat a team with a perfect record, an opponent has to play an almost perfect game. That, or have the unbeaten squad be suitably imperfect. The defending champion Barwick Blue Knights’ normally impeccable defence piled up four errors to help the visiting Sight & Sound Wolves eke out […]
Joey Payeur A new group centered around promoting the joy of water sports is planning to send summer out in a big way. For the Love of the Lake will host its “End of Summer Splash!” this Saturday and Sunday for kids and adults beginning at 10 a.m. each day […]
I have a lot of favourite words. I even have them in a list in case I forget; a list I can add to and delete from. Sometimes I modify said list—removing words that no longer make me smile while adding new words. Words I stumble upon in the course […]
Well, the change in weather will have slowed down all the grain getting combined and the hay getting baled. I think we may have been fortunate since I only received just over half-an-inch at home. But as we were travelling into Winnipeg on Sunday, they were getting hammered by rain. […]
