Duane Hicks Encouraging them to get rid of the worrisome thoughts that roll around in their heads like Bingo numbers in a cage, Thunder Bay comedienne “Ivanka” (Jo-Ann Waytowich) told the audience to “Let Your Balls Fly” as part of her “10-Point Personal Tune-Up” on Saturday afternoon at the Townshend […]
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Mitch Calvert Muskie Miranda Kellar made a nifty move around Dryden Eagles’ defender Molly Dorfmann during the final of the black-and-gold’s home tournament on Sunday. Fort High won the game 3-0 to secure first place with a perfect 5-0 record.
Duane Hicks With plans for Phase II of the Heritage Tourism Plan in the town’s future, resident Bill Martin told council last night that he opposes the proposed relocation of the Hallett and lookout tower to the riverfront near the Sorting Gap Marina. Martin, who lives on the 800 block […]
Paige Desmond Faye Boshkaykin, left, and Macy Anderson showed off some of the decorations they made during the Hallowe’en camp held yesterday at the Fort Frances Museum due to the P.A. Day off school. Ghoulish participants made crafts and enjoyed other frightful activities.
Mitch Calvert The Muskie football team is left to ponder what could have been after a 38-5 loss to the Garden City Fighting Gophers on Friday in the opening round of the WHSFL playoffs. The black-and-gold held the Gophers’ high-risk, high-reward offence in check during a scoreless first quarter, then […]
Duane Hicks Town council will receive a written request from Dr. Lorena Jenks at tonight’s meeting to have a bylaw banning smoking outside both main entrances to the Memorial Sports Centre. “My understanding of the current provincial law is that there is to be no smoking nine metres from the […]
Staff The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres are left to lick their wounds after salvaging just one point on their three-games-in-three-nights road trip with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Dryden Ice Dogs on Friday night. “We didn’t achieve the points we wanted to,” Sabres’ head coach Wayne Strachan said of […]
Staff Residents living in the central part of town lost power late Saturday night after lightning struck the feeder on Victoria Avenue, the Fort Frances Power Corp. reported this morning. FFPC general superintendent Brian Mueller said the strike destroyed a cut-out switch on the feeder, which is located at the […]
Staff Local Government Week was promoted by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario as a time for the public to learn more about municipal government. This is the fifth and final article […]
Jessica George Camille Tucker, four, picked out the perfect pumpkin for carving at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market before she took part in the treasure hunt there. Saturday marked the final market of the season but a local food store soon will be opening in its place on McIrvine Road.
Jessica George After getting her hair done at Nirvana on Saturday, Gaby Hanzuk took the time to sign up for the annual “Polar Plunge” on New Year’s Day as Voyageur Lions’ Club member Val Martindale and Leo the Lion (Teila Michl) looked on. Hanzuk signed up on behalf of the […]
Peggy Revell St. Michael’s students Maggie LeMesurier, left, and Taryn Bruyere, from Mrs. Romaniuk’s Grade 3 math class, were busy making notes and uncovering clues to guess what their secret identity was (a famous character pinned to their backs) at the Fort Frances Public Library on Friday. The student sleuths […]
