Staff FORT FRANCES—Between personal tragedy and paperwork problems, this was not a weekend Dean Bruyere will want to re-live anytime soon. The manager of the Fort Frances Thunderhawks senior men’s hockey team was called to Thunder Bay on Friday just in time to say goodbye to his eldest sister, who […]
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Staff Sunday afternoons in the fall usually are the domain of the football fan. Yesterday, the Fort Frances Lakers would have needed a touchdown and two-point conversion just to stay even with the Fort William North Stars. The league-leading Stars used eight different goal scorers to run their winning streak […]
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Carly Taggart added a Maple Leaf to the Legion wall at the annual Remembrance Day tea there yesterday afternoon hosted by the local Legion ladies’ auxiliary. For a small donation, a leaf could be filled in honour and remembrance of loved ones who had been in a past war.
Duane Hicks Marke Henteleff of Black Duck Pottery gave Heidi and Michaela Putzer tips on how to make clay ornaments Friday evening during an open house at the Fine Line Art Gallery here. The gallery was celebrating its 15th year on Thursday through Saturday, offering refreshments and a large selection […]
Peggy Revell Jessica Odgen held up some festively-wrapped Tupperware during the first home business-based expo that will be running every Saturday in November at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market building. Local home-based businesses will be promoting and selling their wares as a lead-up to the Christmas season.
Lucille Mary Jones of Couchiching First Nation passed away Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Lucille was born Tuesday, August 14, 1949 in Fort Frances to Ralph and Ruth Bruyere. Lucille worked at various jobs throughout the years, but most recently she was employed […]
Heather Latter After more than a week since the H1N1 vaccine has been available here, Arlene Lesenke, director of health protection for the Northwestern Health Unit, is reporting the immunizations have gone well. “We have a higher uptake than what was expected,” she noted Wednesday. “Our clinics have experienced some […]
Staff With its general membership meeting coming up Nov. 24, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking to fill several expected vacancies on the board. As such, the Chamber is putting out a call to members to put their names forward for appointment or election (if need be) to […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers are back in action tonight (Nov. 6) when they host the K&A Wolverines (Thunder Bay) at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers sport a 5-9-2 record going into the game after splitting their home-and-home series with the Sioux Lookout Flyers earlier […]
Marjorie Myrtle Bolen (nee Fadden), 86, of 45 Roy St., Emo, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 at Mine Centre, Ont., where she had resided with her daughter, Colleen, for the last eight months. Marjorie was born March 31, 1923 in Rainy River, Ont., the second daughter born to […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit has received its first shipment of unadjuvanted vaccine reserved for pregnant women. At this time, the unadjuvanted vaccine will be available by appointment through the Northwestern Health Unit. Pregnant women are encouraged to call their local health unit office to arrange a time. Of […]
Peggy Revell Dan Belluz, left, chair of the Rainy River District School Board, handed over the keys to the old Sixth Street School to Steve Latimer, vice-president of Community Living Fort Frances District, this morning. Sold by the board for $1, Community Living hopes to develop the site, possibly as […]
