Peggy Revell Pastor Brian Keffer said a blessing yesterday morning outside Zion Lutheran Church here as the congregation gathered to plant nine trees along the south property line of the church. Each tree was dedicated in honour of loved ones, and come as part of the congregation’s initiative towards “greener […]
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Duane Hicks Janet Kay of Wascott, Wis. debuted her novel, “Waters of the Dancing Sky,” with a reading at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday afternoon. The book, which tells the story of a middle-aged woman who retreats to her wilderness home on Rainy Lake, is available at Betty’s in […]
Duane Hicks Chanteuse Shannon Butcher, backed up by a talented trio of musicians, thrilled the “tour de Fort” crowd with a blend of jazz and pop-rock Friday evening at the Townshend Theatre. Butcher performed original tunes, as well as jazz classics and covers ranging from the Beatles to Blondie to […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Lakers have separated themselves from most of the other teams in the SIJHL—but not in the right direction. Devlin’s Jordan Davis had a goal and an assist Saturday night as the red-hot Fort William North Stars (10-1) won 4-2 over the Lakers (2-7-2). Lakers’ goalie […]
Duane Hicks With the deadline for applications coming up at the end of next week (Oct. 30), the clock is ticking to nominate someone for the honor of being the town’s 22nd “Citizen of the Year.” Town staffer Lori Pattison said this morning that no applications had been turned in […]
Staff Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded to a single-room blaze at a residence on the 1000 block of York Avenue on Friday night. The fire department was called to the home at 9:30 p.m. and found a fire had started in a bedroom after a candle had been […]
the MNR One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region in the past week. Dryden Fire #24 is a human-caused blaze on an island on Eagle Lake in Dryden District. This 0.3-hectare fire was assessed and is not posing any danger to people or values. It will be […]
Staff A sophisticated indoor marijuana grow operation was uncovered Wednesday when police executed a search warrant at 1034 Victoria Ave. here. The Fort Frances Community Drug Action Team, with the assistance of the Northwest Region/Fort Frances Crime Unit, Kenora OPP Drug Enforcement Section, and Northwest Region Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau […]
Staff With the biomass road construction on Victoria Avenue, Nelson Street, and Portage Avenue having wrapped up for the year, and a new municipal parking lot located behind St. Mary’s Church, the public should take heed that the town has made several changes to parking in that neighhbourhood. Town council […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Lakers will be looking to notch their first home-ice win of the season tonight when they host the Fort William North Stars in the opener of a two-game series at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers (2-5-2) lost 3-2 in overtime to the Dryden […]
Staff After a promising four-touchdown performance in a loss to Miles Mac here last Friday, the Muskie football team took a step backwards yesterday with a 41-6 defeat at the hands of the Tec Voc Hornets in Winnipeg. A general lack of execution in the red zone was the squad’s […]
Staff It was a mixed bag of results for the four Muskie court teams yesterday at the “Fish Tank.” The junior boys’ volleyball team ran their NorWOSSA record to a perfect 5-0 with a four-set win over the Dryden Eagles by scores of 25-17, 25-23, 9-25, and 26-24. The black-and-gold […]
