Zoey Duncan Garnet Paxson and Jennifer Harris walked across the Townshend Theatre stage, along with about 200 of their classmates, during the annual Grand March, where graduating Fort High students showed off gowns and ties for hundreds of family and friends before heading off to prom at La Place Rendez-Vous.
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Lucas Punkari Heather Dutton, left, and her sister, Ashleigh, headed towards the finish line at the Sorting Gap Marina on Saturday morning during the Energy Fitness “June Bug” 5K run. More than 100 runners took part in the event, which saw all proceeds going towards the Riverside Foundation for Health […]
Peggy Revell Grade 9 students Patrick Mills, Brody McPherson, Kole Pitkanen, and Kyle Dutka checked out a 1938 Chev during Friday afternoon’s “Wild Childz Car Club” show at Fort High. Trophies—made by students in the club—were handed out for Best Engine, Least Legal, People’s Choice, and Wild Childz choice. Funds […]
Staff Times advertising salesperson Sue Fletcher, joined by Robin Wright, drew the June winner of the Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw at International Travel Services here. Andrew Hallikas of Fort Frances won a Hawaiian cruise valued at $6,000. July’s prize will be a trip to Nassau, Bahamas worth […]
Zoey Duncan Ray Dolph checked out a fully-restored 1989 Dodge Dakota convertible at West End Motors’ 65th anniversary sale at the Memorial Sports Centre. About 80 vehicles are on the floor, with deals on both new and used cars and trucks. The “sale-a-bration” continues today until 8 p.m. and again […]
Staff Starting the fourth week of play in the Rainy River District Fastball League tied for third in the standings, Beef’s Warriors vaulted into first place in the 10-team loop following a pair of wins. Kevin Gemmell blasted a pair of bombs, while Rob McGinnis hit his sixth homer of […]
Heather Latter Jocelyn Matheson showed off her display of recycled jewellery which she had for sale yesterday in front of the Fort Frances Museum as part of the BIA’s “Market Thursdays.” Matheson, who makes her creations from broken or old jewellery, will be accepting donations of unwanted jewellery there each […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers have begun to set the stage for the 2011/12 SIJHL season, re-signing a pair of key players from last year’s lineup earlier this week. Forwards Blake Boaz and Byron Katapaytuk, in their final year of junior eligibility, again will be taking to the Ice for […]
Staff Steve Arpin will start near the front of the pack in his Camping World Truck Series debut tonight at the Texas Motor Speedway. He’ll line up in the fourth position for the WinStar World Casino 400k after his qualifying run yesterday. Arpin’s #32 Mike’s Hard Lemonade-sponsored Chevrolet Silverado made […]
Heather Latter Evan Wright, three, accepted his certificate from resource teacher Laurel Basaraba during the Fort Frances Nursery School’s graduation ceremony yesterday at the Legion Park. The wind-up picnic featured activities, a penny table, and delicious food. The pre-school program, for children aged two-five, will start up again in September, […]
Staff Bring out the family board games or a good book—Fort Frances will be in the dark for about seven hours on Sunday due to a planned power outage. The electricity is expected to be out from about 9 a.m.-4 p.m.. Meanwhile, 3,700 Hydro One customers west of town will […]
the MNR No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by yesterday evening. But six fires, most caused by lightning, still remain active in the region, including one in Quetico Park here in Fort Frances District. Meanwhile, the weather forecast for the region is calling for a drying trend […]
