Peggy Revell New Kiwanis president Shanda DeGagne-Begin drew the “Trip of the Month” winner alongside fellow Kiwanian Robin Wright yesterday morning at International Travel Services. The winner of November’s trip to the Riviera Maya—worth $4,200—was Rita Bagacki of Fort Frances. Next month’s draw will be for a trip to Costa […]
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Staff The 53rd-annual Christmas Parade of Lights is coming up Saturday, Nov. 27, with Causeway General Insurance Brokers Ltd. and B93•FM again sponsoring the popular community event. The theme this year is “The Lights & Sounds of Christmas,” and organizers are encouraging businesses and groups to start thinking about entering […]
Press Release At approximately 2:40 a.m. yesterday, Fort Frances OPP and Fort Frances Fire Department responded to the report of a house fire at 407 Butler Ave. in Fort Frances. The building consists of four apartments with the fire contained to the ground level. The fire was extinguished, all occupants […]
Staff The Fort High Muskies football team certainly ran into a team eager to prove it had earned its top-seeded ranking. The black-and-gold ran into a Dakota Lancers locomotive in Winnipeg on Friday afternoon, as the Lancers advanced to the WHSFL semifinals with a 66-0 win over the Muskies. Dakota […]
Heather Latter Adult singers wanting to participate in this year’s Christmas cantata are reminded to come out to the practice tonight at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church. This year’s cantata, or at least a portion of it, will be “Bethlehem Morning,” which was performed back in 2004. Anyone who […]
Staff The Ministry of Natural Recourses’ fire season officially ended yesterday (Oct. 31) although activity had tapered off in the past two weeks. Only one new fire was reported since Oct. 18 in the West Fire Region. Thunder Bay FireRangers put out a fire Oct. 29 in the Kakabeka Falls […]
Peggy Revell Damon Nyberg, Taz Godbout, Zach Swing, and Peter Fedoruk had big smiles on their faces before heading into the spooky setup for this year’s “Backyard Haunt,” on Hallowe’en. Organized once again this year by Tess and Robert Coish, the free event saw a huge turnout with all of […]
Peggy Revell “Igor” (Chloe Brown) and her mad scientist “master” (Maggie LeMesurier), above, were two of the many characters who came out on Saturday for the Fort Frances Museum’s annual “Hallowe’en Haunt.”
Dan Falloon Muskie kicker Britton Green booted a kick-off after the Muskies conceded a safety in Friday afternoon’s 66-0 loss to Dakota in the WHSFL quarterfinals in Winnipeg. Green, also the team’s punter, was kept busy as the swarming Dakota defence suffocated the Muskie offence and kept it in check. […]
Dan Falloon Muskie forward Ericka Tymkin took control of the puck during Saturday afternoon’s 1-0 win over Balmoral Hall during the Sturgeon Heights Huskies’ tournament in Winnipeg. The Muskies ended up winning the silver medal, losing the final 2-1 to Oak Park in a shootout. The Muskies also beat John […]
Duane Hicks School age children at the Fort Frances Day Care enjoyed Hallowe’en snacks during a party Friday afternoon. They also had a scavenger hunt and whacked down a spooky pinata full of candy.
Peggy Revell ShayLynn and Brookelyn Marchuk were quite the dynamic duo during Friday afternoon Hallowe’en celebrations at St. Michael’s School. Students had a whole afternoon of holiday fun, first with a costume parade in the gymnasium and followed by plenty more Hallowe’en activities.
