Duane Hicks Gail Beyak put a bid down on a silent auction item at the Fine Line Art Gallery yesterday afternoon. Bidding on the silent auction will end during the gallery’s “20 Years of Great Art” Christmas Extravaganza open house this Thursday (Nov. 5) from 3-8 p.m. The gallery is […]
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The Canadian PressStephen Whyno TORONTO—When a lead evaporated in 58 seconds and a goal was taken off the board on a coach’s challenge, it looked like it just wasn’t the Toronto Maple Leafs’ night. Again. Then Joffrey Lupul scored twice, and James Reimer found his groove, as the Leafs earned […]
The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Cam Newton tries to distract Graham Gano in practice sometimes—walking over to the veteran kicker and whispering in his ear, “Just a little bit of pressure.” Gano answered that pressure on a rainy Monday night. He connected on two field goals in overtime, including a 52-yarder […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON—Dusty Baker is the new manager of the Washington Nationals—meaning Major League Baseball avoids what would have been its first start to a season since 1988 with zero black skippers. The Nationals announced Baker’s hiring today, nearly a month after firing Matt Williams, whose lack of prior […]
The Associated Press NASHVILLE—The Tennessee Titans have fired Ken Whisenhunt after a 3-20 start, with Mike Mularkey being named interim head coach for the rest of the season. The Titans announced the move this morning. “We have expected more progress on the field, and I felt it was time to […]
Staff The music program at Fort Frances High School will receive the Rainy River District School Board’s “Recognition of Excellence” at tonight’s regular meeting for engaging and supporting student achievement in the musical arts. The secondary school music program “has a longstanding tradition of performance excellence as part of its […]
The Associated Press CHICAGO—Adrian Peterson’s legs, Blair Walsh’s foot, and Teddy Bridgewater’s poise lifted Minnesota to a rare Windy City win. With no time to spare, either. Peterson ran for 103 yards and Walsh kicked a 36-yard field goal as time expired to lift Minnesota to a 23-20 win over […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL—It doesn’t matter who is stopping pucks for the Montreal Canadiens. The offence is doing more than enough to fill the opposing net. Tomas Fleischmann scored twice and added an assist, and David Desharnais contributed a goal and two assists, to lift the Canadiens to a 5-1 […]
Heather Latter Dressed as a pirate, Charity McMahon of the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal Headstart Program handed out treats to little trick-or-treaters Saturday during the second-annual “Trunk or Treat” event at the Fort Frances Public Library. While the number of “trunks” was down slightly from last year, it seemed the number of […]
Staff The score looked so good one day, the Fort Frances Lakers opted for a repeat the following night. The Lakers used a three-goal third period to top the host Thunder Bay North Stars 5-3 on Saturday after having earned a road win over the Dryden GM Ice Dogs on […]
Duane Hicks Legion Br. #29 past president Noris Piccinato handed out poppies in exchange for donations Saturday morning at Canadian Tire here. Poppies are available at various locations around town from now until Remembrance Day. Donations from poppy sales go towards caring for disabled veterans, maintaining graves and memorials, and […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Graduates who owe the federal government money on their student loans soon have the chance to use travel reward points to help pay their debts. The previous Conservative government gave the political go-ahead in February for Employment and Social Development Canada to work out a deal with […]
