Duane Hicks John Pohanka got some advice from RN Marilyn Erwin, with the Riverside stroke prevention clinic, on Saturday morning during the fourth-annual Seniors’ Lifestyles Expo at Fort Frances High School. The event, organized by the local seniors’ coalition, attracted about 80 people.
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Peggy Revell Edward Horton had his face painted by Kristina Wolff—one of the many activities for children during a Christmas bazaar hosted by the Catholic Women’s League yesterday afternoon at St. Mary’s Church. The event featured tables filled with handmade crafts, Christmas items, and baked goods, as well as tea […]
Peggy Revell Courtney Bethune and Jillian Langtry were kept busy serving up desserts to those attending the Christmas tea hosted by the Muskie girls’ hockey team yesterday afternoon at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium.
Heather Latter Jessica Ogden, left, and Jennifer Burns of Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Upsilon manned the table filled with goodies Saturday during their tea and “Chocolate Everything” bake sale. The event, which also featured a penny table and silent auction, raised money to purchase children’s supplies for the Fort Frances […]
Peggy Revell Heidi Putzer placed dishes at one of the tables during the Zion Lutheran Church’s tea, craft, and bake sale Saturday afternoon. The event featured Scandinavian breads, as well as plenty of homemade crafts.
Duane Hicks The local AbitibiBowater paper mill will continue to run its #6 paper machine for longer than previously thought thanks to more customer orders. “We’re anticipating keeping it in production to Dec. 19 at the latest,” mill manager John Harrison said yesterday. “When we started up right after Labour […]
Staff The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team used suffocating defence and a balanced scoring attack to throttle the host Kenora Broncos 28-12 in their NorWOSSA final yesterday. The black-and-gold now advance to the best-of-three NWOSSAA championship for the first time in five years against the winner of the Thunder Bay […]
Staff A solid first period figured to be just the elixir to cure what has been ailing the Fort Frances Lakers of late. Instead, all it did was wake up their opponent. The Sioux Lookout Flyers scored four-straight times after falling behind early to come away with a 5-3 victory […]
Heather Latter The Clover Valley Farmers’ Market recently submitted its idea of a “Community Food Box” program to the Aviva Community Fund and now is looking for locals to vote for their cause in order to earn some funding. “We were told about it two or three weeks ago and […]
Rowena Louise Hammond, 64, of Alberton Township, Ont., passed away suddenly with her family by her side on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. She was born June 15, 1945 in Deloraine, Man. to the late Lawrence and Mary Leforte. On Feb. 3, 1967, […]
Duane Hicks Taking advantage of the mild weather this week, Fort Frances Power Corp. electrical apprentice Chris Faragher put up a Christmas decoration on a lamp post on the 300 block of Scott Street. The FFPC once again is helping the Downtown BIA put up their decorations this year—well in […]
Duane Hicks The audience at last night’s “tour de Fort” concert here were treated to three times the talent as accomplished artists Katherine Wheatley (pictured above), Wendell Ferguson, and Suzie Vinnick took the stage at the Townshend Theatre. The trio performed songs, and also shared stories and jokes.
