Heather Latter Fort Frances Museum curator Pam Hawley, left, along with summer student Jillian Berry, put in place a collection of medals for a new exhibit focusing on John McCrae, who is best-known for writing the famous war memorial poem, “In Flanders Fields.” The exhibit, “Remembering John McCrae,” which is […]
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Heather Latter Angela Galusha, from “A Little Off The Top,” picked the winning ticket for the Kiwanis “Trip of the Month” draw at International Travel Services this morning as club member Irene Laing looked on. Karen and Dave Egan will be heading to San Antonio, Tex.—a prize valued at $2,400. […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Power Corp. crews continued to make repairs at the southwest corner of Second Street East and Portage Avenue yesterday after a transport truck struck the pole in the early-morning hours of Friday. A new pole has been installed, and power to streetlights in that area has […]
Duane Hicks The Portage Avenue underpass is scheduled to be re-opened to two lanes of traffic this Friday (Sept. 4)— just in time for the Labour Day weekend. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said late Friday that this is seven weeks earlier than initially forecasted. “[This] week is only […]
Mitch Calvert A meeting to save Junior ‘A’ hockey in Fort Frances drew more than 40 outspoken supporters at the Adventure Inn last night. Fort Frances Jr. Sabres’ head coach Wayne Strachan and Grant Perreault, the team’s director of scouting, hosted the meeting in an attempt to parlay support for […]
Sadly, I announce the sudden passing of my only son, Campbell Stewart Smith, 63, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care, 550 Osborne Street, Fort Frances, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Born in Winnipeg, Man. on April 20, 1946, Cam accompanied his parents to […]
Heather Latter This stallion showed off a maneuver in the “Airs Above the Ground” portion of the Lipizzaner Stallions show at the ’52 Canadians Arena here Friday night. A full house was on hand to view the intricate leaps and movements performed by the majestic horses.
Mitch Calvert Falls anglers John Cann (left) and Ted Olson hoisted the trophy after capturing the fifth-annual International Falls Bass Championship on Saturday. The duo brought in a monster 16.52-pound bag while fishing on Rainy Lake on Saturday to take the title with a two-day haul of 28.10 pounds. Tyler […]
Mitch Calvert Fred Sinninghe watched his putt just sneak past the cup on the ninth green as teammates Peter Badiuk (middle) and Darryl Little kept a close eye during the second-annual Muskie Sports Association golf scramble Saturday at Kitchen Creek. The tournament saw 18 teams take part and raised just […]
Duane Hicks Having just departed from The Harbourage, motorcyclists headed down the highway on Saturday morning for the local Alzheimer Society’s seventh-annual “Ride for Memories.” About 20 local riders joined up with fellow motorcyclists from across the region in Red Lake for a steak dinner at the Legion there. Organizers […]
It is with great sadness in our hearts that we regretfully announce the passing of Loring William Fichuk, 56, of 220 Sixth St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Sept. 20, 1952 in Fort Frances. Loring […]
Staff The group staging an effort to save Junior ‘A’ hockey in Fort Frances is hosting a meeting this Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Adventure Inn to gauge interest. Fort Frances Jr. Sabres’ coach Wayne Strachan and Grant Perreault, the team’s director of scouting, are spearheading an attempt to […]
