Heather Latter Mackenzie Kilgour used an over-sized magic wand to help “Mr. E” (Eric Leclerc) make toys appear in the wooden drawer yesterday evening during his magic show, “The Mysteries of MR. E,” which was part of the local “Kids & Co.” entertainment series at the Townshend Theatre. The next […]
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Staff Two losses in three games last week didn’t affect the stature of the Fort Frances Lakers in the eyes of those analyzing the nation’s junior ‘A’ hockey teams. The Lakers remained at No. 7 in the Canadian Junior ‘A’ Hockey League top 20 rankings—despite dropping a pair of games […]
Duane Hicks The town won’t be paying to put in a sidewalk on the west side of Keating Avenue from J.W Walker School to First Street West. The town’s Traffic Safety Committee had asked that the town help pay for a sidewalk, citing students needed to be able to get […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers got caught Star-gazing here Saturday night and it cost them two points. Daniel Delpaggio’s second goal of the game with 3:11 to go gave the Thunder Bay North Stars a 3-2 victory over the Lakers at the Ice For Kids Arena. It also was […]
Joey Payeur Goalie Riley Stromlund of the Rainy River/Baudette Maroon thrust out his pad for a big save against Fort Frances Gillons’ Sharks forward Nathan Smith (14) during the second period of the ‘C’ final of the local Atom ‘A’ tournament yesterday at the Ice For Kids Arena. Rainy River/Baudette […]
Joey Payeur Taylor Whitehead of Fort Frances prepared to blast this serve during action yesterday in the men’s ‘D’ division at the 27th-annual Wesley Derksen LL.B Open squash tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre. A total of 79 players took part in the three-day event, which was hosted by the […]
Gerald Brennard, special brother of Donna Derhak (Waterloo, Ont.), passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Gerald was born March 22, 1949 in Fort Frances. He will be sadly missed by his sister, Donna. Gerald was predeceased by his sister, Elsie […]
Joey Payeur Thunder Bay North Stars’ captain Trevor Hynnes shared a lively discussion with Bryce Lipinski of the Fort Frances Lakers during the first period of the visitors’ 3-2 victory Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena
Staff The Coming Together for Kids Coalition is encouraging families to have “15 Minutes of Fun” learning together. The group is hosting a Children’s Services Fair, in conjunction with Family Literacy Day, next Monday (Jan. 27). “It’s a great way for people to get to know what’s available here,” noted […]
Staff Josh Mastin dined on the carcass of a Boston Pizza defence that didn’t have the stomach to stop him Monday night at Fort High. The La Place Rendez-Vous gunner netted 39 points to lead his team to an 85-77 victory over Boston Pizza in the only match-up in the […]
Joey Payeur Zach Kellar of the Causeway Cougars was turned aside by Emo Express goalie Cohen Robinson in the first period of the opening game of the local Atom ‘A’ tournament this morning at the Ice for Kids Arena but the Cougars rolled to an 8-1 victory. Action continues all […]
Duane Hicks Curator Sherry George continued to put up the latest exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum yesterday. Following the theme “Canadian Winters,” the exhibit covers outdoor recreation while promotes local trails and the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club, as well as indoor activities, with vintage games on display. The […]
