Joey Payeur You win some, you lose some. Fort Frances triathlete Jeff Tilbury had to accept both the roses and the thorns last week upon receiving news about his competitive passion on two fronts. Tilbury netted a secondary selection to take part in the 2015 Age Group Triathlon World Championships […]
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Joey Payeur Never poke a sleeping Giant. The Muskies learned that lesson in spades here last Thursday afternoon as two turnovers and a key penalty—all in the first quarter—nullified a strong start and led to a 33-14 victory for the first-place Elmwood Giants. “Again, penalties and turnovers really hurt us,” […]
Staff The English River Miners weren’t going to go away on their own. So the Fort Frances Lakers made them disappear with an offensive landslide. The Lakers scored four unanswered goals in the final eight minutes of the third period to turn a 4-4 tie into an 8-4 victory Friday […]
Duane Hicks The town will help the Fort Frances Lakers make the 2015 Dudley Hewitt Cup a reality here next spring. Council last night approved a donation in the amount of $5,500 to offset the costs to rent the ice surface at Ice For Kids Arena, as well as the […]
Staff The “Friends of the Fort Frances Museum” are busy planning for their third-annual fall fundraiser gala here Thursday, Nov. 6—and the group of volunteers is aiming to make this bigger and better than ever in hopes of raising more funds to provide more programming for residents. Called “An Evening […]
Heather Latter Every person has a story. But instead of reading about those stories in the pages of a book, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, in partnership with the local Celebrating Diversity committee, is giving people an opportunity to hear these stories face-to-face during its first “Human Library” […]
Duane Hicks The Legion was alive Friday evening with the sounds of polka and laughter as the beer flowed freely. A small crowd of about 50 people came out to enjoy the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s first-ever “Oktoberfest” party. But judging from the positive response, it won’t be their […]
Heather Latter The “Kids & Company” entertainment series is gearing up for its 2014-15 season, which will feature five shows. Season passes and individual show tickets are going on sale soon. “I’m really excited about this season,” enthused new committee chair Tara Tolley. “I think we have a really great […]
Duane Hicks The town will try harder in future to avoid any residential sewage back-up in the east end. Council last night approved a report stating the Operations and Facilities division will review and adjust its protocol during extreme rainfall events when the groundwater table is at its highest elevation […]
Heather Latter A project more than two years in the making, a docudrama re-enacting what’s known locally as the “hot stove” murder has been completed and is now available for purchase. Focused on a woman named Viola Jamieson, who died as a result of being tortured on a hot stove […]
Joey Payeur No need to complain to Bryan Graham about a lack of variety in terms of the number of opponents to be encountered this season by SIJHL teams. That would qualify as preaching to the choir. In fact, the new SIJHL commissioner already is moving forward with changing the […]
Heather Latter Deonna Mainville, eight, and event organizer Allan Yerxa gathered with the other walking dead outside St. John’s Anglican Church on Saturday afternoon for the third-annual Fort Frances “Zombie Walk.” The event featured a walk around town, with the group of about 30 stopping near Central Avenue to have […]
