As residents of Fort Frances receive their mail-in ballots for the upcoming municipal election Nov. 10, there are three names there that some may not have expected. You may have seen the signs erected around town announcing who is running for mayor and council and nearly every second day you […]
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Let the good times roll. Five bowlers representing Plaza Lanes at the Northern Ontario Youth Bowling Challenge zone round in Kenora this past weekend had the pin gods on their side, as they earned spots in the provincial round in Sudbury Dec. 5-7. “They make us so proud, and they’re […]
You have to move pretty fast if you want to keep up with Nancy Jones. The 64-year-old school teacher has always been fast and even though Father Time is slowly gaining on her, she still has a few moves left. Earlier this month, Jones slowed down long enough to be […]
The Borderland Thunder’s booster organization has its action plan, mission statement, and executive board in place. Now it just needs more people to throw their support behind it. The Thunder Club held its first meeting last Thursday, seeing a crowd of 16 on hand, along with Borderland head coach Dave […]
Sharon Tibbs, one of two mayoral candidates in next month’s municipal election, says change is the only thing that has been constant in the last 12 years in Fort Frances. “We have progressed with those changes. We haven’t stood still,” she said of the town’s evolution during her four terms […]
Chrissy Thomson’s inconsistency didn’t interfere with her team’s surge to the runner -up spot. The Fort Frances native fired a two-day total of 12-over par 156 to finish tied for ninth with teammate Maggie Steciuk at the Rutgers Invitational golf championship in Piscataway, N.J over the weekend, while her St. […]
Several months ago, I bumped into OPP Cst. Al MacDonald at a social event in Chapple. He was off duty and during the course of our conversation, he invited me to ride along with him on a midnight shift so I could see what a day (or night) in the […]
At this rate, people won’t have trouble saying or spelling Nate Weossner’s last name for much longer. The Bemidji, Mn. native scored the game winner at 5:53 of the third, as the Borderland Thunder nipped the Dryden Ice Dogs 4-3 last night at the Ice for Kids Arena for their […]
The Rainy River First Nations has a new chief at the helm for the next two years after incumbent Gary Medicine was defeated in band elections Oct. 14. Albert Hunter, who finished ahead of Medicine and two other contenders, said one of his first priorities will be to see the […]
The Muskies junior boys volleyball team could have folded the tent yesterday afternoon. Instead, they put a stake through the heart of their unhappy hosts. Trailing 2-1, the Muskies (2-4) didn’t falter and motored back for a 3-2 win over the Kenora Broncos on the road in NorWOSSA play. Fort […]
With a new government at Queen’s Park and a soon-to-be new prime minister in Ottawa, it may seem as though you won’t be able to tell the players without a program. But according to local MP Robert Nault, there should be at least one familiar face around next year. The […]
Heather Dutton would rather race 20 kilometres through a hurricane than put up with media requests for her time. “I hate doing interviews,” said Dutton with an apologetic look on her face, just three days after posting a time of 17:59 to finish second in the senior girls division at […]
