Heather Latter Dawn Sharpe never knew her biological father. In fact, Donald Keith Nelson died during World War II before she was born. But the Edmonton resident now has a piece of the father she never knew after receiving some of his war medals, trinkets, and old letters, which were […]
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Lucas Punkari It’s been a little bit longer of a wait than he would have liked, but Fort Frances native Mitch Cain now is getting ready for the next part of his hockey career after signing his official letter of intent with Bemidji State two weeks ago. “I really wanted […]
Peggy Revell Local Sparks Tatum Kielczewski-Ronmark and Joelle Bruyere, along with other local Girl Guides, did their part to help keep Fort Frances clean by picking up litter along the waterfront last Wednesday evening in the lead-up to Earth Day, which fell on Good Friday this year.
Heather Latter Eight-year-old Kaya Hammond waited while Penny Faragher of Northwood’s Gallery & Gifts stamped her entry form for the Scott Street “Easter Egg Hunt” on Saturday. Once all businesses had been visited and stamped, people could enter to win the grand prize of a basket of Easter goodies. The […]
Lucas Punkari Luke Skaarup exhaled as he lifted a 950-pound tire during a training session at his home Friday afternoon. Skaarup, along with at least nine others from Ontario, Manitoba, and Minnesota, will be taking part in the Fort Frances “Strongman” Challenge this coming Friday night at the Memorial Sports […]
Lucas Punkari Fort High’s Colton Craig regained his footing while Jason Angus, left, and Zach Koomans both ran towards the loose ball during an exhibition contest against the Rainy River Owls here last Thursday. The Muskies dominated the match, cruising to a 5-0 victory.
Heather Latter Fort Frances Museum curator Sherry George finished setting up the new exhibit there this morning called “Nesting: Science Meets Art” by Thunder Bay artist Kathleen Baleja. The exhibit, which showcases baskets and sculptural natural form using wasp nest paper, runs until May 22.
Duane Hicks Kenora residents soon will see the Town of Fort Frances flag flying at city hall when they look up. Mayor Roy Avis said yesterday evening that he had made a bet with Kenora Mayor Dave Canfield that the Fort Frances Thunderhawks would eliminate the Kenora Thistles in the […]
Lucas Punkari It was a perfect kick-off to the season for the Muskie soccer squads Thursday afternoon as both the boys’ and girls’ teams defeated the Rainy River Owls in a pair of exhibition games at Fort High. The boys dominated right from the opening whistle en route to a […]
Peggy Revell A third all-candidates’ forum for the district has been scheduled for this Wednesday (April 27) at Rainy River First Nations in the hopes of increasing voter turnout among local First Nations’ people for the May 2 federal election. “I think that as aboriginal people in this area, there’s […]
Duane Hicks The entire 2011 budget will be explained at a public meeting tonight, after which town council will vote on bylaws to pass the estimates and accompanying tax rates to support the municipal levy. “We’ll go through a summary of all the revenues and expenditures, and take a little […]
Heather Latter Cassie and Jayla Krawchuk cuddled with two cute bunnies during the Easter Market at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market on Saturday. Children enjoyed visiting with the bunnies while parents checked out the flowers, crafts, and goodies offered at the various booths. The annual event also ran on Thursday.
