Lucas Punkari The latest sets of purple hearts were handed out yesterday at the Fort Frances Curling Club as the 2011 senior provincial men’s and women’s champs were crowned after a weekend of tight action. In the men’s final, Eric Harnden (Sudbury Curling Club) edged Ken Anderson (Red Lake) 6-5 […]
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the OPP On Thursday (Feb. 24), officers of the Fort Frances Community Drug Action Team, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, and the Rainy River District OPP detachment executed two warrants at two separate locations. As a result of a warrant executed at a residence in La Vallee Township, Megan Soucy, 26 […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie senior spiker Chelsea Hill tried to get the ball past two members of the St. Ignatius Falcons (Thunder Bay) during Game 2 of the best-of-three NWOSSAA playoffs here Saturday morning. After taking the opener Friday afternoon in four sets, the Falcons won Game 2 by that same […]
Heather Latter Angus Jourdain of Lac La Croix entertained a full house Saturday night during the “Hometown Heroes” concert at the Couchiching multi-use facility. Organized by the United Native Friendship Centre’s Cultural Connections for Aboriginal Youth program as a trip fundraiser, the concert also featured performances by comedian Ryan McMahon […]
Heather Latter Part of the intersection of Scott Street and Central Avenue was closed Saturday morning after a logging truck lost half of its load.
Heather Latter Pam Cain, former curator of the Fort Frances Museum and current executive director of the Community Art and Heritage Education Project, worked on creating a support in order to display and preserve an old family Bible belonging to Lyle and Betty Martin during the “Preserving Your Family Heirlooms” […]
Lucas Punkari Third Mary Beth Tkachuk, right, pointed out to skip Judy LaBelle where to shoot at on a shot in the fourth end of her game against fellow Fort Frances Curling Club rink Roz Broman during yesterday evening’s draw here. LaBelle eked out a 9-8 victory to improve to […]
Duane Hicks Chris Faragher of the Fort Frances Power Corp. was up high trimming trees with a chainsaw yesterday on the 700 block of Third Street West. As part of its regular winter maintenance, the FFPC most recently has been cutting branches away from power lines in the west end […]
Lucas Punkari In a showdown between Fort Frances Curling Club rinks last night, it was Judy LaBelle coming away with an 9-8 win over Roz Broman in the second draw of the senior women’s provincial playdowns here. After jumping out to a 9-2 lead through five ends, LaBelle watched as […]
Duane Hicks Local delegates will have the chance to speak with provincial officials on important issues during the 2011 Ontario Good Roads Association/Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference Feb. 27-March 3 in Toronto. Mayor Roy Avis, Couns. John Albanese and Rick Wiedenhoeft, and Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig will be attending […]
Lucas Punkari After a gut-wrenching loss to the Dryden Ice Dogs in their home finale Tuesday evening, the Fort Frances Lakers were determined to end their SIJHL regular season on a winning note last night in Sioux Lookout. Trailing 2-1 heading into the third period, the Lakers came roaring out […]
Staff Two Fort Frances Atom ‘A’ teams squared off in the final of a tournament in Emo last weekend. When the dust settled, Gillons’ Sharks skated away with a 5-1 win over the M.E.C. Bulldogs to earn first-place honours. Aiden Morrisseau had a hat trick to pace the Sharks while […]
