Staff The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres have traded a big piece of last year’s puzzle to the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Brendan Baumgartner expressed interest in being traded closer to his Edmonton home or to Dauphin—site of next season’s junior ‘A’ championship, the RBC Cup. Baumgartner, […]
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Mitch Calvert The Sabaskong Cubs honoured a former teammate prior to their game against the Big Island Huskies last week—raising a banner for Rick Copenace, who passed away suddenly following a Rainy River District Fastball League game last May. Copenace, who died of coronary arteritis (an inflammation of the arteries), […]
Duane Hicks The owners of 920 Sixth St. E. want to keep up this fence as a last line of defence against deer that have become too comfortable feeding within town limits.
Duane Hicks Developer Robert Zanette, left, went over plans of the Mariday Suites Condominiums, a recent condo project of his in Thunder Bay, with Bev and George Mylenchuk during last Thursday’s open house at the Civic Centre here.
Peggy Revell Future junior kindergarten student Aaron Wood checked out the zebra hide brought in by local MP John Rafferty during the “Welcome to Kindergarten” orientation session at St. Michael’s School last Thursday. Before participating in different activity stations, as well as touring the school and a bus, the youngsters […]
Mitch Calvert JJ Landry of the Barwick Blue Knights delivered a pitch that Sight & Sound Wolves’ slugger Curtis Wepruk prepared to swing at during Rainy River District Fastball League action at VanJura Stadium here last Thursday evening. The Knights won by a narrow 4-3 margin to improve to 3-0 […]
Darcy Banman Dear editor: It is with great appreciation that I write this letter. Back on March 16, The Bargain! Shop kicked off our third-annual Paper Egg campaign with Easter Seals Canada. Nationally, we set a goal to raise $200,000, which was to be achieved by donations from The Bargain! […]
Jacquie Csik Dear editor: The La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary would like to take their hats off to the businesses and generous citizens of Fort Frances once again. Without the support and donations that you generously gave to us on Friday, May 15, our “tag day” would not have had the […]
Barb Gustafson Dear editor: A few words from an irate senior who was ticketed on Tuesday, May 12 while attending the funeral at St. John’s Anglican Church. I, too, went to the town hall to protest this ticket. Does the bylaw officer go down the street for every funeral at […]
Bill Krukoski Dear editor: In reflection of town council’s bylaw to fine town residents who feed deer, I wish to make the following comments: 1. Why council’s decision is wrong is it places absolutely no common sense or thought in their actions other than to say you feed deer, you’re […]
Pat McPherson Dear editor: Of all the letters submitted to the editor by Bill Krukoski and Allan Bedard, all the petitions and meetings they have attended, plus sharing their concerns many times to council, it seems to me they are getting nowhere fast. Before I continue with this letter, I […]
Tim Woods Dear editor: Isn’t it humbling to know that in this little town of Fort Frances, the past is so much more important than the future! While we remain unable to raise enough to build a new library and technology centre, it is entirely possible to spend a million […]
