Joey Payeur Madelyn Crowe, five, mailed her letter to Santa yesterday at the Times’ office. The Times is getting ready to publish its annual Christmas greetings edition on Dec. 17 and if you would like your child’s letter to Santa to be included, we need it by tomorrow (Dec. 10). […]
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Duane Hicks The annual community Christmas dinner is in need of more food donations. Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau co-ordinator Tori Hebert, who is spearheading the event with her grandmother, Karen Mitchell, said they’re hoping to get a big boost in supplies this Saturday through the OPP’s annual “Stuff-a-Cruiser” campaign. But […]
Staff Knox United Church slipped a spot yesterday in the Aviva Community Fund Challenge. With just today and tomorrow left in the semi-final round, the local church needs every vote it can get. “Yesterday was a nail-biter,” admitted Bill Gushulak. “We slipped three spots down to 14th place in the […]
Joey Payeur Matt Cheetham motored along the blueline to try to set up a Muskie power play during the second period of Fort High’s 4-3 win over the Dryden Eagles on Friday night at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The black-and-gold improved to 5-0 in NorWOSSA play to remain atop the […]
Duane Hicks Members of the Fort Frances Choraliers, including Flora Danylchuk and Brittany Hayes, performed “The First Noel” to a packed house yesterday afternoon at the New Beginnings Fellowship. The group dedicated this year’s Christmas cantata to the late Jo-Anne McCaig. An encore performance is slated for this coming Sunday […]
Duane Hicks Lions District Governor Mark Osthus was the guest of honour at the Voyageur Lions Club’s Governor’s Night dinner Friday at La Place Rendez-Vous. Besides sharing words of inspiration and conveying word that District 5M-10 will be supporting Special Olympics going forward, Osthus also gave out pins to several […]
Press Release Fort Frances Youth Soccer is in jeopardy of not going ahead next season if not enough parent volunteers step up. A large portion of our current board is stepping away from youth soccer to pursue other volunteer interests. We only had one member on the board last season […]
Duane Hicks Rose Marie Tuesday, left, and Tiffany Clifford-Smith of the United Native Friendship Centre lit a candle during the annual service marking the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Saturday afternoon at Knox United Church. The candlelight vigil honoured the 14 women killed 25 […]
Staff Sioux Lookout trustee Cathy Bowen was elected chair of the Northwest Catholic District School Board during its inaugural meeting for the 2014-18 term on Saturday in Dryden. Atikokan trustee Teresa Larson is the new vice-chair. Bowen, who previously was vice-chair of the board, takes over the position from Anne-Marie […]
Staff Knox United Church managed to hang onto 11th place over the weekend in the Aviva Community Fund Challenge. The church’s submission sat in 11th place in its category in the semi-final round on Friday and remained there throughout the weekend. “It is a tremendous opportunity to possibly obtain outside […]
Staff Wyatt Cota got the credit. Colton Spicer claimed he got the tip. Either way, the Fort Frances Lakers are just glad they were able to avoid a rather unexpected sweep. Cota’s power-play goal, with Spicer possibly getting a piece of the puck on the way in, lifted the Lakers […]
Heather Latter Sgt. Cindy Scott, left, Master Warrant Officer Heidi Twellmann, and Sgt. David Grenon belted out the vocals to a Christmas tune yesterday as the Royal Canadian Air Force Band “Jet Stream” performed for Fort High students at the Townshend Theatre. The 35-member band then took to the stage […]
