Staff With quite a few big donations already having come in, and more expected next month, planning is well underway for the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s 24th-annual community Christmas dinner. The only big problem right now is finding people willing to cook turkeys for the popular event, which will take […]
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Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Jordan Larson has been rewarded for the red-hot start to his rookie SIJHL season. The 16-year-old earned the league’s player-of-the-month award for his play in October and the last two weeks of September. The Fort Frances native racked up a league-best 31 points over that […]
Herbert Batis George passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. Herb was born Feb. 22, 1936, the eldest son of the late Edward and Agnes George. Herb was raised and has spent his entire life in the Rainy River District. He held many different jobs throughout […]
Lucas Punkari A five-goal outburst in the first period propelled the Fort Frances Lakers to a convincing 10-2 victory over the expansion Iron Range Ironheads on Tuesday night in Chisholm. That double-digit explosion also was the most goals by a local team in the SIJHL since the 2008 season, when […]
Staff In response to concerns raised by the Fort Frances OPP regarding possible security issues and unauthorized access to the Rainy Lake Hotel, the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service would like to ensure the public it has taken the necessary actions to mitigate them. Firefighters entered the building yesterday […]
Staff Fort Frances native Ryan Faragher, in his freshman season in NCAA Division I hockey as a goalie for the St. Cloud State Huskies, was honoured as the WCHA Rookie-of-the-Week after a stellar performance last weekend against the North Dakota Fighting Sioux. Faragher, 21, made 44 saves to earn a […]
Staff The four Muskie court teams wrapped up their NorWOSSA regular-season schedule here Tuesday afternoon against the Dryden Eagles, with the junior girls’ basketball team being the lone victors. Their 38-33 win was the squad’s seventh-straight, giving the black-and-gold a 7-1 record in league play and a bye into the […]
Duane Hicks Wearing Level B hazardous material suits and self-contained breathing apparatus, Fort Frances Fire Chief Frank Sheppard, left, firefighter Rob Dokuchie, and OPP Cst. Darren Daniew headed into the vacant Rainy Lake Hotel yesterday morning as volunteer firefighter Gavin Payne, background, manned the door.
Peggy Revell Harvey Revus, Cameron Cawston, Julia Cawston, Kennedi Handberg, Jada Eide, local artist Lindsay Hamilton, and Emma Smith proudly showed off the mural they created as part of a summer art program run through Confederation College, which was officially unveiled yesterday evening at the ‘52 Canadians Arena. Absent from […]
Heather Latter Tanner Bell helped Sara Gerber learn some rug-hooking techniques during a “Best Buddies” activity at Fort Frances High School yesterday. The program, which began there last month, brings together people with and without disabilities by giving them opportunities to get to know one another. The rug-hooking project—“What Hooks […]
Duane Hicks This window, painted by the Jeanette Easton family, was the winner of the Fort Frances Public Library’s Hallowe’en window-painting contest in the children’s department, A total of seven windows were painted and 122 library patrons cast votes, with Darla Solomon winning the draw prize. The library thanks all […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Joseph Edward Alvin Armstrong at his residence on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. Joseph was born June 12, 1926 in Stratton, Ont. to the late Thomas and Adeline Armstrong. He had worked as a papermaker at the local paper […]
