Duane Hicks Local Salvation Army captains Angel and Marlene Sandoval will be leaving Fort Frances in two months and moving to Ariano Irpino, Italy. Capt. Angel Sandoval made the announcement Friday evening during a Salvation Army appreciation dinner at Knox United Church. “We enjoyed the work here. One of the […]
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Staff The Thunder Bay Queens Midget women’s hockey team, which includes former Muskie forward Jillian Langtry, fell just short of their quest to capture the Esso Cup national championship. The squad fell 4-2 to the Pembina Valley Hawks (Morden, Man.) in the final Saturday afternoon in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Despite out-shooting […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ soccer team had a successful weekend at the annual St. John’s-Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg. The black-and-gold came home with the ‘B’-side crown after a 2-1 victory over the Glenlawn Lions (Winnipeg) yesterday afternoon. Brandon Sinclair and Gavin Moorhouse netted second-half goals for Fort High, which gave […]
Staff A “Relay-O-Rama” fundraiser is being planned for this Saturday (May 5) and organizers are looking for more vendors to participate to raise funds for the annual “Relay for Life” and to help fight cancer. “It’s a mix of ‘relayers’ and vendors who are looking to come together for the […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP responded to a single motor-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. The collision took place on Highway 622 about 14 km north of Atikokan. Brian Scott McDonald, 31, of Atikokan, the lone occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead […]
Heather Latter Bishop Fred Colli of Thunder Bay offered a presentation about “Angels in Our Lives” on Saturday afternoon during the 59th-annual Thunder Bay Diocesan Catholic Women’s League convention held over the weekend at St. Mary’s Church here. The convention saw nearly 200 delegates participate from across the region.
Duane Hicks Capts. Marlene and Angel Sandoval handed out pins to volunteers who helped out with the 2011 Christmas kettle and hamper campaigns, including Curt Summer, back left, Sharon Giavarini, Jill Pernsky, Angie Fraser, and Audrey Thompson, during Friday night’s volunteer appreciation dinner at Knox United Church here.
Heather Latter Allan Katz, new CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., presented a plaque to Irene Laing, president of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary, during an appreciation tea for members at the New Beginnings Church here Saturday. Past presidents of the auxiliary who were in attendance received a corsage. […]
the OPP As a result of a two-month investigation, an area pharmacist was arrested Wednesday by members of the Kenora Joint Forces Drug Unit and the Dryden OPP Crime Unit. Robert Button, 51, of Dryden was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance. Button, who works at locations in Dryden […]
Sheila Ann Vivie, 51, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Sheila was born on Saturday, July 16, 1960 in Emo, Ont. to the late Wallace and Hilda Wilson. She had worked as a counsellor for Weechi-it-te-win Family Services […]
Staff Former Muskie forward Jillian Langtry scored the eventual game-winning goal yesterday as the Thunder Bay Queens Midget women’s hockey team prevailed 5-4 over the Pembina Winter Hawks (Morden, Man.) at the Esso Cup national championship in Charlottetown, P.E.I. The Queens finished round-robin play at 5-0, assuring them first place […]
Press Release In a joint release issued yesterday (April 26), David Baxter of Thunder Bay Insurance and Duane Cridland, of Gillons’ Insurance in Fort Frances, announced the two firms are in the final phases of a merger that will create the largest independently-owned insurance brokerage in Northwestern Ontario. “We are […]
