Heather Latter A sold-out crowd was on hand for the annual “Mamma needs a new (or gently used)” Bag Lunch on Saturday at the Fort Frances High School cafeteria. Featuring games such as “Bag or No Bag” and “Grab-a-Bag,” as well as a silent auction and penny tables, the Riverside […]
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Duane Hicks Oryn Albanese was the last student to get on the bus late Friday afternoon as the Fort Frances High School band departed for Edmonton, where they will be performing in the Cantando Festival as well as doing some sightseeing. They are due to return home this Thursday.
French Drama (April 15) •CLASS F104-A (II) 1. Alyssa Chaisson 2. Ian Jodoin •CLASS F104-B (III) 1. Maddie Sanders 2. Graham Kitt •CLASS F104-C (II) 1. Savannah Chapman 2. Brielle Byma •CLASS F406 1. St. Francis School, Grades 5 and 6 •CLASS F103-A (I) 1. Mackenzie Borger •CLASS F103-A (II) […]
the OPP Dryden OPP currently are investigating the disappearance of three people who were travelling from a residence in Wainwright Township to Sioux Lookout. George Daigle, a 65-year-old male from Dryden, left the Dryden area at 1 p.m. yesterday and was travelling with his granddaughter and a friend. They did […]
Duane Hicks The local Salvation Army wants to keep up the spirit of unity on Good Friday, and will be holding a breakfast at the Citadel on Victoria Avenue this Friday. The breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. sharp, followed by a devotional at 9:30 a.m. Capt. Marlene Sandoval said […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Thunderhawks saw their dream of capturing the 2011 Allan Cup come to an end Friday evening in Kenora with a 7-2 loss to the Bentley Generals (Alberta) in the semi-finals. After allowing three goals in the opening 10 minutes of the game, the Thunderhawks finally […]
Staff Fort Frances Aquanauts Donovan Taylor and Adam Stromberg were untouchable at the Division III provincial team championships in Thunder Bay over the weekend. Both earned five gold medals each to help the club to a ninth-place showing overall. Taylor, competing in the boys’ 15 and over age division, struck […]
Lucas Punkari Laureen Peters of Notorious D.I.G. reacted to giving up a point to Kiss My Pass after Jessica Wilson was unable to reach the ball during the final of the local women’s volleyball league last night at Fort High. Kiss My Pass took home the title for the second-straight […]
Drama Division (April 14) •CLASS A1302-A 1. Kristina Robertson 2. Bridget Jorgenson/Larissa Darrah (tie) •CLASS A1302-B 1. Tasha Roth/Breanna Sheppard (tie) 2. Scott Walsh •CLASS A110-B 1. Breanna Sheppard •CLASS A110-C 1. Scott Walsh •CLASS A110-E 1. Tasha Roth •CLASS A110-F 1. Scott Walsh •CLASS A706-A(I) 1. St. Francis School, […]
Heather Latter Margaret Trudeau offered an inspirational message focused on mental illness to a full house last night at the Townshend Theatre here as she recounted stories of her life and her battle with bipolar disorder. Her most recent book, “Changing My Mind,” was available to purchase and many people […]
Duane Hicks The annual international tug-of-war between Fort Frances and International Falls, this year scheduled for July 2, is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, who is the town’s rep on the event planning committee, said during a special committee of the whole meeting […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Thunderhawks could not have picked a better time to nab their first victory at the 2011 Allan Cup tournament. The squad notched a pair of late goals to oust the host Kenora Thistles 5-3 in quarter-final action last night at the Kenora Recreation Centre, and […]
