Domenico Morelli, of 245 Fifth St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Friday, July 25, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances at 94 years of age. Dad was born March 15, 1914 in Cleto, Italy to the late Diego and Teresa Morelli. In 1936, Dad […]
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One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region yesterday. Thunder Bay Fire #14 was reported late in the afternoon and FireRangers from the Thunder Bay fire management headquarters responded. The blaze, located east of the city, grew to 0.1 hectares in size before being put “out.” The fire […]
The non-essential water use restriction, which was supposed to be lifted this week, will remain in effect into the second or third week of August because the water tower rehabilitation project has fallen behind schedule. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown reported at last night’s council meeting that the contractor […]
There were lots of crossed fingers as emcee Paul Morrison, left, Joe Thrun, and Jim Moynagh kept their eyes glued to the monitor about to reveal their Day 3 weight on Saturday afternoon. The defending champs ended up with 20.09 pounds to capture a second-consecutive FFCBC crown for the second […]
On Thursday around 10 a.m., Fort Frances OPP officers were notified of a disabled vessel on Rainy Lake. Two participants in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship were operating the vessel and suspected to have broken down somewhere on Rainy Lake, but the exact location was unknown. OPP marine officers […]
While western provinces continue to report more forest fire activity, there were no new fires in the West Fire Region by the end of yesterday. The region is holding at 99 fires since the official start of the fire season back on April 1. Strong westerly winds over the weekend […]
The Rainy River District School Board has applied to the town to amend both its official plan and the pertinent zoning bylaw to allow for construction of a new elementary school on the Robert Moore School property. A public meeting regarding this proposal—which specifically is to change the designation of […]
The formidable team of Joe Thrun and Jim Moynagh struck again. The two Minnesotans weighed in 55.89 pounds over the three-day Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship to win the crown for the second-straight year and fourth time in eight tries. Sitting in ninth place after Day 1 on Thursday, the […]
2008 FFCBC champs Jim Moynagh and Joe Thrun celebrated their victory Saturday under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. The two Minnesotans weighed in 55.89 pounds over the three-day Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship to win the crown for the second-straight year and fourth time in eight tries.
2008 FFCBC champs Jim Moynagh and Joe Thrun celebrated their victory Saturday under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. The two Minnesotans weighed in 55.89 pounds over the three-day Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship to win the crown for the second-straight year and fourth time in eight tries.
Kiwanians Bill Morrison and John Beaton were among the lineup of volunteers manning the grills Saturday during the annual Kiwanis steak fry held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The ever-popular dinner saw folks line up for a steak, a baked potato, and coleslaw.
Dr. Robert Lidkea was just one of the volunteers manning the grills Saturday during the annual Kiwanis steak fry held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The ever-popular dinner saw folks line up for a steak grilled to their liking, a baked potato, and coleslaw.
