Dan Falloon Local comedian Ryan McMahon clapped it up at a comedy fundraiser for the Fort Frances Lakers here Saturday night. McMahon, who now lives in Winnipeg, brought a band of comedians with him, including Dan Huen, John B. Duff, Cara Lytwyn, and Keener Dougherty. More than 100 people turned […]
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Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances will be celebrating the opening of Phase II of the Heritage Tourism Project during “Tourism Week” (June 3-8), and museum curator Pam Cain is putting out a call to urge services clubs and other groups to organize an event to coincide with the […]
Staff Local residents looking to renew their driver’s licences or vehicle registration will do so at ServiceOntario, located at 922 Scott St., beginning next month. “The one-stop shopping concept will enhance convenience and save Ontarians valuable time, effort, and money,” Alan Cairns, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Government Services, […]
Staff The Muskies junior boys’ basketball team is hard to keep down—bouncing back from a tough 43-41 loss to Kildonan-East Collegiate (Winnipeg) in the final of a tournament in Kenora last weekend to win their next two games. After edging Baudette 40-39 in exhibition play here Monday, the junior hoopsters […]
Staff Due to cases of gastroenteritis at Rainycrest Long-Term Care, the visitor restriction there will remain in effect through the weekend. The situation will be reassessed Monday, at which time the visitor restriction may be lifted. Visitors currently are restricted to one family member only, and no children under the […]
Peggy Revell Shelby Tymkin, at right, and Taylor Hazel joined Shelby Holden (hidden) in painting some of the end glass yesterday evening at the Ice For Kids Arena in preparation for a Bantam and Midget girls’ hockey tournament that runs today through Sunday here.
Peggy Revell Brianna Eldrige, alongside other skaters in the Border Skate Club’s junior group, practised her two-footed spins yesterday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre. The local club did quite well at last weekend’s meet in Keewatin, bringing home trophies and medals, including Eldridge placing first in the pre-introductory spins […]
Duane Hicks Muskie girls’ hockey coach Rudy Anderson, left, Muskie Red Line Club chair Tana Langtry, and coach/Red Line Club Fort High rep Sarah Arpin drew the winning ticket for the squad’s 50/50 draw last night at FFHS. Rachel McQuaker of Emo was the lucky winner of $9,000.
Dan Falloon If not for the shootout, the Sioux Lookout Flyers and Fort Frances Lakers still might be playing Tuesday night’s game. Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the three periods of regulation time nor in overtime, and only Sioux Lookout’s A.J. Wensley was […]
Press Release Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean presented Fort Frances OPP Cst. Dan Bailey with the Medal of Bravery this morning at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The bravery decorations were created in 1972 to recognize people who risked their lives to try to save or protect the lives […]
Duane Hicks Council continued working its way through the 2010 capital budget during a special budget meeting yesterday—this time focusing on $6.8 million in projects under the Operations and Facilities division. Some projects that made it through the first round of cuts include a new pumphouse foundation, storm sewer forcemain, […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances ratepayers likely will be paying more on their sewer and water bills in 2010, with residents to see a two percent increase and the industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) sector a 17 percent hike. During a committee of the whole budget meeting yesterday, Operations and Facilities […]
