Heather Latter Kenneth Kellar was among the local performers who sang during the “Christmas Melodies” concert yesterday evening at Cornell Farms in La Vallee. A Christmas CD and DVD will be produced from this live performance, which will be sold as a fundraiser for the local Salvation Army’s Christmas Cheer […]
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Staff Widespread rain has reduced the forest fire hazard to “low” across the entire Northwest Region and is keeping the fire situation quiet, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported late yesterday. Still, there remained 53 active fires in Northwestern Ontario as of press time today. Of those, 51 were listed […]
Duane Hicks A display featuring the ’52 Canadians and the road to their Allan Cup victory is one of the local exhibits currently at the Fort Frances Museum. But hurry, it will be gone come September.
Staff After adding Minnesota high school blueliner Hunter Bowlin to their roster Tuesday, the Fort Frances Lakers focused on their offensive attack yesterday with the signing of Thunder Bay forward Kevin Kurm. The 17-year-old was the leading scorer for the Fort William Hurricanes Midget ‘AA’ squad last season, notching 22 […]
Sarah Pruys Local CIBC employee Rochelle Mosbeck signed the “Pink Bus” that was parked outside there yesterday afternoon. The tour bus, which is going across the province raising awareness regarding breast health and trying to increase screening rates, also was at Shopper’s Drug Mart here earlier today before heading off […]
Staff Due to inclement weather earlier in the day, the go-kart races scheduled in conjunction with the Emo Fair were postponed. Instead, the races, held on a small dirt oval situated in the infield of the Emo Speedway, will be held tomorrow at 9 a.m. Meanwhile, the Borderland Racing Association […]
Reta Louisa Topham, 86, of 604 Armit Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Reta was born Sept. 30, 1925 in Emo, Ont. to the late Floyd and Elizabeth Bullied. She was united in marriage to Fred Topham on […]
Patrick Foran, 78, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012 at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre. Pat was born Feb. 9, 1934 in Fort Frances to Daniel and Olive Foran. He worked for the Mando paper mill and Boise Cascade for many years until retirement. He had […]
Sarah Pruys Destiny Woolsey, centre, was crowned the 2012 Emo Fair Queen yesterday evening at the Emo Arena while Jillian Gustafson, centre left, was crowned First Princess, and Karly Caul, far left, as Second Princess. Cassie Wells, centre right, was named Miss Congeniality while Jenny Hammond, far right, captured the […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Museum has been having a good year so far, with some locally-focused exhibits proving to be popular draws. Museum curator Sherry George said traffic has been above average for most of the year, only dipping slightly in May and June before rebounding in July. For […]
Lucas Punkari The Sight & Sound Wolves will have to navigate through the losers’ ‘A’ bracket if they want to come away with any hardware from the NAFA World Series in Topeka, Kan. After winning their opening game 8-1 yesterday, the Fort Frances-based squad fell 12-4 this morning in a […]
Sarah Pruys Hunter Wagner, 10, tossed a bocce ball yesterday at the United Native Friendship Centre’s “Cultural Camp” at Sunny Cove while his friends waited for their turns. The three-day family camp saw about 70 people spending time together, playing games, and learning traditional teachings from Tuesday until today.
