Duane Hicks Elmer Whitefish, 75, accompanied by Clifford Whitefish (bass) and Justin Boshey (guitar), played the “Red River Jig” during the Sunset Country Métis’ Louis Riel Day celebration yesterday evening at the Métis Hall here. Whitefish got folks jigging and square-dancing as part of the evening’s entertainment lineup, but couldn’t […]
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Peggy Revell Sisters Elizabeth Hinrichs and Freda Flewelling picked up the 2012 Seniors’ Safety Calendar yesterday morning at Safeway from Britainee Kellar of the District Mental Health Services for Older Adults Program. The annual calendar provides information on various issues, such as mental health and wellness, frauds and scams, fall […]
Duane Hicks Deputy Mayor Sharon Tibbs, centre, joined Sunset Country Métis members Julianna Donaldson, left, and Shirley Morrish, Sunset Country Métis treasurer/hall contact Valorie Pelepetz, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) senator Gord “Chips” Calder, Sunset Country Métis Coun. Eric Fagerdahl, Sunset Country Métis secretary Roz Calder, senator John George, Darryl […]
Staff The town has been offering civil marriage services at locations outside the boundaries of Fort Frances since July, 2010. But it now is revising its rates to reflect attendance at wedding rehearsals, renewal of wedding vows, and charge for travel time and distance to and from marriage venues outside […]
Staff The local Kiwanis Club has been buoyed by the number of people who are coming on board as new members. Public response has been “incredible” after the local service club put a call out to the community for new members, said Scott Turvey, one of the club’s directors. After […]
Staff Following through on another initiative set out in its 2011 strategic plan, town council has struck a subcommittee to monitor property standards. The new subcommittee of the Planning and Development executive committee will “provide oversight, identify, and refer property standard concerns noted to the bylaw enforcement department for their […]
Press Release On Thursday, Oct. 27, the Institute for Catholic Education board of directors held a celebration to commemorate its 25th anniversary. The Catholic Principals’ Council of Ontario (CPCO) was well-represented at the event with current and former staff, and executive members including former CPCO presidents Mary- Catherine Kelly, Brent […]
Lucas Punkari It was a game that easily could have been classified as a tribute to the free-wheeling Edmonton Oilers of the late 1980s, and one that saw as many twists and turns as an episode of “Coronation Street.” But when the final buzzer sounded at the ’52 Canadians Arena […]
Lucas Punkari Having just missed out on getting his provincial qualifying time in the 800m freestyle at meet here last month, Fort Frances Aquanaut swimmer Adam Stromberg was gunning to achieve that goal during the Kenora Fall Invitational this past weekend. With the added pressure of having to wait until […]
Lucas Punkari It was the proverbial mixed bag of results for the Muskie girls’ hockey team as it kicked off the NorWOSSA regular season here over the weekend. The black-and-gold opened with a 6-4 loss to the Dryden Eagles on Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena, but bounced […]
Lucas Punkari They finished the NorWOSSA regular season with identical 3-5 records. And when the last point was scored in the NorWOSSA finals last Thursday in Dryden, the Muskie junior and senior boys’ volleyball teams saw their seasons end with identical results. Both teams, who entered the playoffs as the […]
Lucas Punkari The perennial NorWOSSA boys’ hockey front-runners from Fort High began the 2011/12 campaign on the right foot. Coming off an exhibition tournament triumph in Dryden at the end of October, the Muskies opened their regular-season schedule with a 4-3 victory over the host Eagles on Saturday. “We came […]
