Elisabeth Heslop Jacques Fiset, president of the Fort Frances Lions Club, replaced ordinary bricks with special engraved ones yesterday afternoon in the annual memorial bricks ceremony at the Lions Park on Second Street East. For the second year, the brick-laying ceremony was part of the Dand-e-Lion Festival, which Lions member […]
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Peggy Revell Early Hudson’s Bay Company objects are just some of many historical items showcased at the Chapple Museum, which hosted its annual spring tea on Saturday. The afternoon gave the public a chance to drop by and see both old and new items, including those on loan for this […]
Mitch Calvert Girls bounced from contention By the time you read this, the Muskie boys’ soccer team will know whether or not they have advanced to the quarter-finals at this year’s all-Ontarios in Hamilton. Battling three other teams for the second playoff berth out of Pool ‘B,’ the black-and-gold had […]
Peggy Revell Residents who have a message for Premier Dalton McGuinty about the economy will have a chance to pass it along when the Ontario Federation of Labour’s “Drive to Work” (DRV2WRK) caravan passes through Fort Frances on Monday. “One of the things that we’re doing with the ‘Drive to […]
Elisabeth Heslop Heavy machinery worked on clearing out the future site of the new Robert Moore School here yesterday afternoon. The giant mound of sand and gravel had been put in place there earlier this year to compact the underlying soil in preparation for construction.
Elisabeth Heslop Joanna Oberg and her nine-year-old Alaskan husky, “Tulsa,” were at the local Travel Information Centre’s open house this morning as part of Tourism Week. Oberg and her family own Agimac River Outfitters, on Indian Lake, and Run Silent Dog Sled Trips, both near Ignace. Other displays at the […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie girls’ defender Sara Kellar, far right, gave it her all for a loose ball against Bianca Calla of the Bishop Strachan Bobcats in a 4-0 loss yesterday afternoon at the all-Ontarios in Kenora. Fort High then fell 3-0 to top-ranked St. Joseph’s this morning to miss advancing […]
Elisabeth Heslop Jesse Carmody, 15, grimaced, then gave a shaky smile, as Samantha McQuarrie carefully shaved off his long locks of hair in front of Tim Hortons here yesterday afternoon. The head shave was part of the local Tim Hortons Camp Day fundraiser and garnered more than $800. That money, […]
Peggy Revell Legal Aid Ontario CEO Bob Ward welcomed guests at the open house yesterday at the legal aid office here (located on the second floor of the Northern Lights Credit Union building) to mark the creation of the Northwest Community Legal Clinic. This “new” clinic stemmed from the merger […]
Peggy Revell Local Kiwanis Club president Angie Korzinski and Dr. Bob Lidkea drew the winning ticket for the club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for June on Monday at International Travel Services here. Terry Ogden of Fort Frances will be heading to sunny Palm Springs, a trip valued at $2,800.
The husband of Judy LeGarde, along with her family (Yerxa), sorrowfully announce the passing of Judy Ann LeGarde, 47, of 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., formerly of Couchiching First Nation, Ont., on Monday, June 1, 2009 at her residence. Judy was born Nov. 23, 1961 in Fort Frances. On […]
Staff FORT FRANCES—Organizers of the Miss Fun in the Sun contest are seeking candidates to shine in this year’s competition. “Right now, our main focus is to find participants—girls to register—and that’s been a bit of a challenge,” admitted Aimee Beazley, who is sitting on the organizing committee being headed […]
