Staff It wasn’t wild horses that kept Raymond Roy’s rink out of the playoff round at the Dominion Club Curling Championship in Charlottetown. Rather, wild roses did the trick over Roy and his team of third Dave Broman, second Butch Wensley, and lead Patrick Briere. Two of Roy’s three losses […]
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the OPP The OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Drug Enforcement Unit, and Asset Forfieture Unit, in partnership with the Dryden Police Service, Treaty #3 Police Service, and Anishinabek Police Service, have charged 38 individuals with 153 drug-related offences following early-morning arrests in Dryden, Sioux Lookout ,and Ignace on Thursday. […]
Duane Hicks Having come all the way from the North Pole, Santa and Mrs. Claus waved to the crowd along the 100 block of Scott Street during the 53rd-annual “Parade of Lights” on Saturday. This year’s parade, sponsored and organized by Causeway General Insurance Brokers. Ltd. for the second time, […]
Peggy Revell Ethel Lowey, Linda Rajala, and Bev Kotnik sat down to enjoy a hot soup lunch on Saturday during Knox United Church’s annual Christmas luncheon and bazaar.
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Canadians’ forward Brandon McGinnis chased a puck during the championship final of the team’s fourth-annual Gus Lindberg Memorial tournament at the Ice For Kids Arena yesterday. The Canadians—shorthanded because of injuries and suspensions—lost 8-1 to the Wayzata Junior Gold after having finished first in the round-robin […]
Peggy Revell Noreen Robertson drew a ticket Friday afternoon for the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary’s annual Christmas draw. Catherine McGuire was the big winner of $1,000, with Jenn Cawston winning the quilt and Donna Bird the third-place prize of $300.
the OPP A Thunder Bay man is facing several charges after a robbery at a Sioux Lookout hotel during the early-morning hours of Wednesday. Sioux Lookout OPP said the male front desk clerk was approached by a masked male around 4:30 a.m. and a demand for money was made. The […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Nov. 14-20 were Jason Fichuk (Fort Frances), Randy and Betty Godin (Fort Frances), Sam O’Flaherty (Atikokan), Lauren Tribe and Mah MacKenzie (Toronto), Joyce Graham (Fort Frances), Brenda Sinclair (Fort Frances), and […]
Peggy Revell Local Girl Guides McKenna Soderholm, Ryann Scott, Madison Jones, Mackenzie Taylor, and Madison Soderholm held up the sign that they and the younger Sparks unit put together during last Wednesday’s meeting as part of anti-bullying week activities.
Staff In order to play for a national title, Raymond Roy’s rink is going to need some help from fellow teams. The Fort Frances rink, which includes third Dave Broman, second Butch Wensley, and lead Patrick Briere sat at 2-2 after losing 7-3 to Manitoba yesterday before downing the Northwest […]
Duane Hicks Harriette Wagner’s Big Mac extra value meal last month came with an unexpected side order when she won $25,000 in the 2010 Monopoly Game at a local McDonald’s restaurant. Fort Frances McDonald’s owner John Myers presented the local woman with her cheque yesterday, along with a bouquet of […]
Staff The holiday season in Fort Frances officially kicks off tomorrow with the 53nd-annual “Parade of Lights.” The lineup begins at 3 p.m. at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (old CN station), with the judging at 4 p.m. and then the parade getting underway by 4:30. The route will go […]
