Sarah Pruys With yesterday being a P.D. Day for local students, Lane Booth, seven, his brother, Ryley, nine, and their friend, Ava Dolyny, seven, enjoyed ice cream at the Sorting Gap Marina. “Fudge brownie” and “triple tornado” flavours helped the kids cool off in the summer-like weather.
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Duane Hicks Dr. Robert Lidkea and his son, Dr. Bruce Lidkea, checked out all of the signatures left on a card yesterday during an open house at Lidkea Optometry to celebrate Dr. Bob’s 60th year practising in Fort Frances. Patients and friends dropped by to congratulate Dr. Bob, who continues […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ soccer team now knows who they’ll be facing as they try to make the playoffs at this year’s all-Ontario ‘AA’ championships in North Bay. Seeded fifth in Pool ‘A’, the black-and-gold will open play Thursday at 9 a.m. (EDT) against the Cardinal Carter Cougars (Leamington), with […]
Staff Fort Frances bowler Jeff Watts came away with a fifth-place finish Saturday in the men’s singles competition at the 2012 Canadian Open 5-pin Bowling Championships in Gatineau, Que. Watts, representing Northern Ontario, sat in fourth place following the 30-game preliminary round held in 10-game blocks last Wednesday to Friday, […]
Staff Hydro One is planning a three-hour power outage tomorrow (June 5) for 517 customers west of Fort Frances. The outage is scheduled to last from 8-11 a.m. Areas affected will include Crozier, Miscampbell, Burriss, Devlin, Rainy Lake 17AFN, Lake Despair, and Dance. Hydro One said the interruption is required […]
Staff Making his first start in the ARCA Series in more than a year, Fort Frances native Steve Arpin drove to a 12th-place finish in the Akona 200 at the Elko Speedway in Elko, Mn. on Saturday night. Having started in 10th position, Arpin piloted the #66 Loenbro Pipeline Solutions […]
the OPP Two U.S. men are dead, and one Kenora man is listed in stable condition, after the boat they were in collided with shore in the Ash Bay area of Lake of the Woods on Saturday evening. The Kenora OPP Marine Unit is continuing to investigate the collision. The […]
Staff Recent warm weather continues to keep the forest fire hazard in the “moderate to high” range across most of the Northwest Region. Fire personnel are reminding the public that safe burning guidelines for outdoor fires must be followed, as set out in the Forest Fires Prevention Act of Ontario. […]
Heather Latter Stuart Sangster and Ashley Smeeth showed off their fancy prom wear during Fort Frances High School’s annual Grand March on Saturday. More than 100 couples walked across the stage at the Townshend Theatre and then through the cafeteria before a packed house of family and friends. Following the […]
Sarah Pruys This Hercules military aircraft from Winnipeg was the main attraction at the annual “Fly-in, Drive-in BBQ” yesterday at the Fort Frances Airport. More than 700 people came out to see the planes, motorcycles, and antique cars that were on display, making the event one of the most successful […]
Heather Latter Colour parties from across the region paraded from the Fort Frances cenotaph following a ceremony there to mark District Decoration Day on Saturday afternoon. The day is meant to recognize the fallen soldiers from the area, as well as those veterans who have passed away since coming home […]
Lucas Punkari Kyle Turgeon addressed the ball on the first tee at Kitchen Creek yesterday morning as he prepared to tee-off in the annual Memorial tournament. Turgeon, who was in the “Blue” flight, finished his round with an 86 while his playing partner, Kevin Jackson, won the flight with a […]
