Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s Great Canadian Chili Cook-off and Cake Roulette is all ready to go tomorrow at the local Legion, with a dozen teams lined up to compete for top honours. The event will run from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and everyone is welcome, Chamber manager […]
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Alison Jean (MacLeod) Garner, 85, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Jean was born March 19, 1924 in Chatham, N.B. to the late J. Frederick and E. Janet (Simpson) MacLeod. After graduating from high school in 1941 […]
Peggy Revell “Freddy Fusion” levitated a volunteer from the audience during his show last night at the Townshend Theatre that kicked off the 2009/10 “Kids & Company” entertainment series. Fusion thrilled the audience with both magic tricks and scientific demonstrations throughout the eveninng. The next “Kids & Company” show will […]
Duane Hicks Crews were busy yesterday putting down a fresh layer of asphalt on Central Avenue. They were expected to wrap up the job today, doing the 100 block of Scott Street. The re-paving had to be done after the work last year didn’t meet the specifications for HL4 asphalt […]
Peggy Revell Leading the way for Friday’s “Take Back the Night” march were district youths Nicholas Richard, Raven Barr (hidden), Larissa Darrah, Riley Lesnick, and Michelle Menson (on the loudspeaker). About 85 people, young and old, turned out to raise awareness and protest against violence and domestic abuse. Youths from […]
Heather Latter Betty Maguire, right, and Gerd O’Sullivan entered their names at a booth at the health fair held Saturday at the Emo Legion. Presented by the Emo-La Vallee-Chapple Healthy Communities Coalition, the event saw 16 organizations participate and nearly 50 people attend.
Peggy Revell Pastor Brian Keffer said a blessing yesterday morning outside Zion Lutheran Church here as the congregation gathered to plant nine trees along the south property line of the church. Each tree was dedicated in honour of loved ones, and come as part of the congregation’s initiative towards “greener […]
Duane Hicks Janet Kay of Wascott, Wis. debuted her novel, “Waters of the Dancing Sky,” with a reading at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday afternoon. The book, which tells the story of a middle-aged woman who retreats to her wilderness home on Rainy Lake, is available at Betty’s in […]
Duane Hicks Chanteuse Shannon Butcher, backed up by a talented trio of musicians, thrilled the “tour de Fort” crowd with a blend of jazz and pop-rock Friday evening at the Townshend Theatre. Butcher performed original tunes, as well as jazz classics and covers ranging from the Beatles to Blondie to […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Lakers have separated themselves from most of the other teams in the SIJHL—but not in the right direction. Devlin’s Jordan Davis had a goal and an assist Saturday night as the red-hot Fort William North Stars (10-1) won 4-2 over the Lakers (2-7-2). Lakers’ goalie […]
Duane Hicks With the deadline for applications coming up at the end of next week (Oct. 30), the clock is ticking to nominate someone for the honor of being the town’s 22nd “Citizen of the Year.” Town staffer Lori Pattison said this morning that no applications had been turned in […]
Staff Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded to a single-room blaze at a residence on the 1000 block of York Avenue on Friday night. The fire department was called to the home at 9:30 p.m. and found a fire had started in a bedroom after a candle had been […]
