Duane Hicks Lt. Cmdr. Les Newman, executive officer of the HMCS Griffon, left, and his brother, Lt. Terry Newman, commanding officer of the Fort Frances Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, presented town council with a framed photo and information regarding the HMCS Fort Frances on Monday evening.
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Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Choraliers, under the direction of Diane Maxey, performed this year’s Christmas cantata, “Emmanuel,” before a full house Sunday afternoon at St. Mary’s Catholic Church here. The Choraliers will hold a repeat performance this Friday at 7 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church over in International […]
Dave Ogilvie The entire Donald Young School student body, plus a few teachers, presented their version of “A Christmas Carol” at their annual Christmas concert yesterday (Dec. 15). The musical play, packed with humour, excitement, and heart-warming moments, brought the real spirit of Christmas to life for the cast and […]
Dan Falloon Lakers’ forward Tyler Stevenson unleashed a furious shot towards K&A Wolverines’ goalie Spencer Malone during Saturday night’s game here. The Lakers led 2-0 after one, but the visitors erupted for seven goals in the second en route to an 8-5 victory.
Staff It was a bittersweet opening to the NorWOSSA season for the four Muskie court teams yesterday in Dryden. The senior boys’ basketball squad swamped the host Eagles 64-28 while the junior boys romped to a 68-27 victory. But it was a different story for the girls’ volleyball team, who […]
Staff Morrison Crescent will be a brighter and safer place now that council has given the go-ahead to install a street light there as requested by Bethel Baptist Church. The Fort Frances Power Corp. will install one street light pole, complete with fixture, bulb, and arm, at an estimated cost […]
Heather Latter Students in Karen Woods’ kindergarten class at J.W. Walker recited a poem about their “Sensational Christmas” during a rehearsal there yesterday. The actual concert goes tonight at 6:30 p.m. while the Grades 1-3 concert will be staged tomorrow and Grades 4-8 on Thursday.
Heather Latter Erin Gustafson, left, and Sara Roth performed “What Child Is This?” yesterday during a rehearsal for the St. Francis School Grades 7-8 charity Christmas dinner, which goes tonight at 5:30 p.m. Several students will perform and a delicious dinner will be served, with proceeds to go towards a […]
Dan Falloon The Salvation Army must be wishing teddy bears were tossed for every Muskie goal here Friday night. The black-and-gold improved to 6-0 in NorWOSSA play by beating Kenora goalie Brett Arseneault early and often in a 9-2 drubbing of the Broncos (3-2). Jeff Davis tapped in a tasty […]
Dan Falloon The Salvation Army must be wishing teddy bears were tossed for every Muskie goal here Friday night. The black-and-gold improved to 6-0 in NorWOSSA play by beating Kenora goalie Brett Arseneault early and often in a 9-2 drubbing of the Broncos (3-2). Jeff Davis tapped in a tasty […]
Staff West-end residents and businesses experienced a power outage for just over an hour yesterday morning after a component failure, the Fort Frances Power Corp. reported today. FFPC CEO and president Joerg Ruppenstein said a lightning arrester, a protection device which redirects and grounds lightning so it doesn’t do any […]
Dan Falloon If hockey was played best two-of-three periods, then the Fort Frances Lakers would have beaten the K&A Wolverines here Saturday night. Unfortunately for the Lakers, a seven-goal outburst in the second period by the visitors left them on the short end of an 8-5 score. The game started […]
