Dan Falloon Fort Frances Penguins’ forward Nathan Smith took off with the puck at the Timbits jamboree held here Saturday. A total of nine teams from here, Emo, International Falls, and Baudette each played four games as part of the season-ending tournament.
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Staff Seventy-five shots. One goal. Fortunately for the Fort Frances Lakers, they were the team that bulged the twine last night to earn a 1-0 win over the host K&A Wolverines and even their best-of-seven first-round playoff series at 1-1. The Wolverines had taken Wednesday’s opener 5-3. The game remained […]
Staff Calling all local artists! Organizers of the Fort Frances Folk Festival are holding a contest for members of the public to design its official logo. “We want a small, to the point image that represents the folk festival, music, small town, tall grasses, collective love, any and everything you […]
Staff With Good Friday coming up April 2, those who plan to attend the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s annual breakfast that morning can get their tickets now. Kiwanian Dr. Robert Lidkea said this year’s breakfast will start at 8 a.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. Tickets, which cost $8 each, are […]
Staff Isaac Keffer was given a rude welcome at the Ontario Winter Games. The local skip and his rink of third Cody Ossachuk, second Cody Heyens, and lead Ian Grant fell 12-3 to Jack Lindsay (St. George’s Golf and Country Club). The curling competition continues through to tomorrow, with the […]
Duane Hicks Museum assistant Sherry George put up one of the 30 images that comprise the new exhibit, “Who We Are, How We Relate,” that just opened today at the Fort Frances Museum. The exhibit is a Photovoice project that began in the fall of 2008 by local First Nations, […]
Duane Hicks Dorese Harrison helped organize the boxes upon boxes of books in preparation for the “March Madness” book sale that will be held tomorrow and Saturday (March 5-6) at the Fort Frances Public Library. Everyone is welcome to buy a bag of books for $5.
Press Release Have you ever wondered how to identify the constellations in the night sky, or where or when to best view the northern lights? Come spend a family-friendly afternoon with Voyageurs National Park naturalist Kim Reich learning about the night sky this Sunday (March 7) from 2-4 p.m. at […]
Vernon Black “Blackie” O’Donnell, 88, of Rainycrest Long Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away with his family by his side on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Vernie was born Dec. 22, 1921 in Fort Frances to the late Philip […]
Staff Those planning to attend the annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner this Sunday (March 7) had best get their tickets right now as organizers report only about 10 left as of today. Joelle Blanc of La Place Rendez-Vous said that up until recently, all the tickets were spoken for. But […]
Helen was born in Chandos Township of Eastern Ontario to Gladys and Ted Rusaw on Aug. 15, 1938. One of eight children, she was predeceased by an infant brother, Lisle, and a sister, Winnifred; her brother-in-law, Ray; sister-in-law, Verda; as well as her parents. She is mourned by her children, […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers knew their recent trend of starting games slow out of the gate would lead to a quick exit from the SIJHL playoffs. Yet history repeated itself last night as the Lakers were outshot 12-5 and outscored 3-1 in the first period en route to a […]
