A couple of my friends purchased a cabin on Off Lake and we went up to celebrate my birthday on Friday night! They have wanted a place for many years and they certainly made a great choice! We had a great time but because of the busy Thanksgiving weekend ahead, […]
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Around coffee one morning at From the Grind Up, names began being tossed about as nominees for the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame. Larry and Jimmy Fontana threw out names that those under the age of 70 might have had only a fleeting memory of. I remembered stories told […]
Joey Payeur The training sessions are not nearly as full as they used to be. But those who oversee the Fort Frances Wado Kai karate club approach their plight with the same determination as they approach their craft. While the number of club members is up slightly from a year […]
Joey Payeur It’s not so easy to be just one of the guys when you’re a girl—unless the guys are doing their part to make you feel welcome. Sometimes, maybe even too welcome. “I think they’re too scared to hit me in practice and they hold back,” smiled wide receiver […]
Joey Payeur Tara Allaire had plenty to give thanks for this past weekend, but even moreso four years ago. The 27-year-old Emo resident, in her first competitive race at this distance, finished the 35th-annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon in Minneapolis-St. Paul on Sunday in a time of 3:33.21 to make […]
Kim Jo Bliss The first Saturday of October traditionally has been known as the “calf sale” for many years. This is the Saturday that many cow-calf producers take their calves to market. On the farm, it is known as “weaning time,” which essentially is when we take the suckling calves […]
Staff The “Project Safe Hallowe’en” committee is gearing up for its third-annual “Trunk or Treat,” which will be held Monday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library. Organizers are wanting to pack the parking lot with decorated vehicles so children can go trick-or-treating in a fun […]
Heather Latter Resolution Vapes & E-liquids is transitioning to a new name with a new owner this week. Alex T. Bruyere and his wife, Tanis Lesiuk, will be taking over the Scott Street business and calling it Generation’s Vaper Lounge. “It’s an established business,” Bruyere said about the business initiated […]
Heather Latter The Sorting Gap Marina was aglow last Wednesday evening as almost 200 participants took part in the fourth-annual “Steps Against Stigma,” which has been growing in size each year since its inception. Organizers from the local Canadian Mental Health Association see it as a positive step in breaking […]
Duane Hicks A recent survey by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. indicates there’s a labour shortage here in Rainy River District. RRFDC consultant Tannis Drysdale said the survey—which received about 75 responses from district businesses, with the majority coming from Fort Frances—asked questions about the availability of labour and […]
Heather Latter In an effort to secure funding and ensure its future, the “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It!)” self-esteem retreat for young women once again is seeking votes in the Aviva Community Fund competition. But director Renée Martin-Brown noted the voting has changed since the retreat last took […]
Joey Payeur Billy Gorn won’t forget his first official game as a Fort Frances Laker. Neither will his head coach and general manager going forward when it comes to solving his goaltending puzzle. Gorn turned aside 36 shots in his season debut to backstop the three-time defending SIJHL champs to […]
