Duane Hicks A long-time service club which continues to go strong here, the local Knights of Columbus celebrated their 75th anniversary Saturday night with a banquet at La Place Rendez-Vous, and a service Sunday at St. Mary’s Church. One of the highlights of Saturday evening was the recognition of four […]
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Heather Latter Customers at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market on Saturday didn’t have to carry home their goods in plastic bags. Instead, each received a reusable bag along with their purchase through a promotion by the Town of Fort Frances called “Saving Our Plant One Bag at a Time.” Environmental […]
Staff Fall and winter children’s programs have started at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre this week, and there’s still some spots open for those programs which require registration. “People can still register for any of the programs,” said children’s librarian, Andrea Avis. “Once the weather cools down, people […]
Peggy Revell A fifth candidate has thrown her hat into the ring for the Oct. 6 provincial election. Charmaine Romaniuk officially filed papers this past Sunday to run as a candidate for the Northern Ontario Heritage Party in the Kenora-Rainy River riding. “I’ve always been kind of really passionate about […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances delegates once again brought up local concerns with various provincial ministers at the annual conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario late last month in London. Mayor Roy Avis, Coun. Paul Ryan, and CAO Mark McCaig were at the conference, which included pre-scheduled meetings with […]
Lucas Punkari Following three days of tryouts last week at the Ice For Kids Arena, the coaching staff of the Muskie girls’ hockey team, led by new bench boss Scott Clendenning, had a tough task on their hands. Following the final scrimmage Thursday evening, they had to decide which of […]
Lucas Punkari It’ll be nearly a month and a half since Steve Arpin last ran in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series when he returns behind the wheel of the #32 Mike’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet Silverado on Friday night for the Fast Five 225 at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, […]
Lucas Punkari With the first games of the NorWOSSA court sports season not taking place until next Thursday in Dryden, the senior girls’ basketball and senior boys’ volleyball teams at Fort High weren’t going to spend their weekend just sitting around waiting for the season to get underway. Both teams […]
Lucas Punkari For a team that wasn’t set in stone until two weeks before the start of the 15th-annual “Bassin’ for Bucks” on Friday in Sioux Narrows, it didn’t take long for the pairing of Bryan Gustafson of Fort Frances and Winnipeg’s Darrin Bohonis to make their presence known. The […]
Lucas Punkari While the games themselves mean nothing in the grand scheme of things, you can count Sioux Lookout Flyers head coach and general manager Brad Zangs among those that are very impressed with the performance of the Fort Frances Lakers during the SIJHL pre-season. “Let’s face it, Fort is […]
Lucas Punkari Going into his final event of the season, local strongman Luke Skaarup was hoping to end his year on a positive note at the Dubreuilville Pro Strongman Challenge and come away with a podium finish. While his third place showing allowed to accomplish that goal, Skaarup picked up […]
Lucas Punkari For Fort Frances hockey players Colton Spicer and Jon Carlson, their recent trips to Ontario Hockey League camps have not only set the tone for their first seasons with the Fort Frances Lakers, but for their goals for the rest of the hockey careers. After both players came […]
