Myriah Lesko knows how to handle a mortar and pestle. The 24-year-old daughter of Andrew and Janis Lesko of Fort Frances recently was awarded the Canadian Pharmacists Association’s prestigious Centennial Award for outstanding performance by a third-year student from each of the nine faculties of pharmacy across the country. Lesko, […]
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As Shannon’s Heating and Plumbing gears up for the biggest game of the season tonight, any word but “pressure” is in their vocabulary. “They’re all pretty excited,” said Shannon’s co-coach Clint Barton. “But you know, they’re nine to 10-year-old boys and we just want them to have fun, no pressure […]
While the forest tent caterpillar, commonly referred to as the “army worm,” is marching a bit behind schedule this summer, they’ll face a greater threat with an increase in numbers of their natural enemies—the “friendly fly.” Native to Northern Ontario and resembling a large housefly, this parasitic insect has evolved […]
Emo council has raised residential taxes by five percent this year to offset the cost of many projects, including a water intake system for the river and a sportsfield. The township was facing a deficit of $50,000, Emo Reeve Russ Fortier said. “We had to increase the levy but not […]
Donald Young School said farewell to its Grade 8 students during recent graduation exercises at the school gym attended by family and friends. The graduates included Van Paul Allan, Kristina Bombay, Nathan Brigham, Allan Hunsperger, James Kaemingh, Tyler Kinnear, Daniel Lalonde, Ian Lougheed, Stephanie Markewich, Donald Matheson, Gordon Matheson, Sarah […]
Our community would like to extend sincere sympathy, concern, compassion, and all the other caring thoughts and feelings at this sad time to the Kellar and Shoemaker families in the loss of a son, brother, grandson, nephew, and cousin. Also sympathy to all the friends, schoolmates, and teachers who knew […]
René Boivin came back home and reclaimed what belonged to her—in the comfort of her own bathtub. The 19-year-old took home her second-straight bathtub racing title at the 31st-annual running on Sand Bay on Monday as part of Fun in the Sun activities. “It’s mainly for fun but I’m happy […]
Little mistakes which sprouted into a big hole for Brian Beers to climb out of at his first national amateur tournament is something every golfer can relate to. “Nothing really specific,” Beers said yesterday on his 41-over-par 254 total after three rounds at the 17th-annual Canadian Club Cham-pions Championship in […]
Canada Day celebrations will be held in Barwick this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The mini parade will begin at noon Saturday starting from the municipal office and winding up at the ball park area. Co-ordinators ask you to register at 10:30 a.m. for judging. Doug Giles from Rainy River will […]
Dear editor: As so many others in our community, I was shocked and saddened to hear our “Blue Box” services were being discontinued. I understand the economic rationalization but I believe that, ecologically, it’s a real step backwards for Fort Frances. Every Sunday night, I have looked up and down […]
Dear Mr. Editor, Re: “Everyone appreciates people like ‘Bud’” by Harry Vandetti. I think Mr. Vandetti should have verified his “story” from Byrtle Kovachenko before going to press. Nelson Brown and many others are good neigbours of ours. Nelson did lose animals—two small pigs and a donkey. They managed to […]
The abrupt loss of the “Blue Box” service here last week, though well-publicized for several months prior to June 30, still clearly hit a nerve among Fort Frances residents. On the plus side, that means more and more people are used to recycling—and have accepted programs like the “Blue Box” […]
