Duane Hicks Dr. Brian Johnstone, left, the 2014 “Citizen of the Year,” was given a plaque by Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft during last night’s council meeting. Dr. Johnstone, who retired on Dec. 31, 2013 at the age of 90, has been a doctor for more than six decades, including over 40 […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Lakers tried out a new dance on Friday—the Five-Man Shuffle. In their continuing efforts to build a roster that’s ready for the Dudley Hewitt Cup here this spring, the local squad shipped out three players in two separate trades while bringing two others into the fold. […]
Heather Latter Liam Wood, two, enjoyed a bowl of chicken noodle soup Saturday during Knox United Church’s Christmas bazaar and luncheon. The event featured an array of homemade soups, sandwiches, and dainties, as well as a bake table, cookie walk, and penny table.
Staff The two-goal lead is reputed to be the toughest to maintain in hockey. That apparently applies to the one-set lead in volleyball. The 14th-seeded Muskies ended their season Friday by losing 3-1 (20-25, 25-14, 25-18, and 25-17) to the sixth-ranked Lockerby Composite School Vikings (Sudbury) in the consolation quarter-finals […]
Heather Latter Local centenarian Frances Shelfantook visited Jean Bujold’s Grade 5 class at St. Francis School on Friday. The students had plenty of questions to ask about her life, teaching career, and becoming an author.
Heather Latter Sammy Stone put a ticket in to win one of the beautifully-decorated trees at the Rainycrest Auxiliary’s “Vendor Blender” there Saturday. The event also featured a penny table, baked goods, local artisans, and crafts for sale.
Heather Latter Abigail Matheson, left, and her big sister, Ainsley, showed off the reindeer hot chocolate packets they found at the benefit bake and craft sale for Rosalie, the newborn daughter of Tyler Cousineau and Bev Small, on Saturday afternoon at the local Legion. More than 500 people turned out […]
Staff Town council will vote tonight to increase user fees here in 2015. If the recommendation from the Administration and Finance executive committee is approved, there will be a general 2.6 percent hike effective Jan. 1. This increase, however, does not include any specific fees that have been identified to […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service has been working with personnel at the Resolute mill for the past few months related to fire safety issues at the Fort Frances site. There was a high level of optimism that the sale of the mill was imminent and that […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Brent Jourdain got a step on St. Thomas Aquinas Saints’ pursuer Marc Belanger during the first period of Fort High’s 6-2 win here last night.
Heather Latter Chantelle Spuzak, an esthetician at Simplicity Professional Hair and Body Care, painted Leslie Danielson’s nails purple there yesterday in honour of the “Shine the Light” Campaign sponsored by Riverside Community Counselling Services. The campaign, which aims to break the silence surrounding woman abuse, is held each November for […]
Heather Latter Dressed up for the superhero theme day, Connor Belluz, a Grade 6 student at St. Francis School here, visited students at St. Michael’s yesterday to talk about his recently self-published book, “Creatures of Doom.” The 100-page novel focuses on the main character, Nick, a ninja who comes from […]
