Staff Town council will vote tonight on a bylaw to authorize the purchase of Sunny Cove Camp. As reported last week, the local Kiwanis Club is proposing to sell its Sunny Cove Camp to the Town of Fort Frances for $1, with the intent being for the town to preserve […]
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Mitch Calvert It was a tale of two different halves Friday afternoon at Muskie Field. The black-and-gold looked like a team possessed in the first half, and that showed early as they forced the visiting Miles Mac Buckeyes to punt from midfield on their first possession of the game. Tyler […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers split a home-and-home series with the Sioux Lookout Flyers over the weekend. After losing the opener 7-5 here Friday night, the Lakers snapped a five-game winless drought with a 1-0 win over the hosts Sunday evening. Jordan Carne’s goal five minutes into the game stood […]
Heather Latter The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce once again is looking for teams for its annual Great Canadian Chili Cook-Off slated for Oct. 21 at the local Legion. “We have about six to seven teams already, but we’re still looking for more,” Chamber manager Anthony Mason noted this morning. […]
Duane Hicks Date set for Nov. 28 Causeway General Insurance Brokers Ltd. will organize and sponsor the 52nd-annual Christmas “Parade of Lights,” which is slated for Saturday, Nov. 28. Though still seven weeks away, organizers already have started working on the parade in order to make it the best one […]
Staff The Muskie court teams are going into the Thanksgiving long weekend on a high note after taking three of four matches from the visiting Kenora Broncos yesterday. The junior boys’ volleyball team improved to a perfect 4-0 with a four-set win by scores of 25-18, 26-28, 25-14, and 25-7. […]
Submitted Students in Stephanie Hyatt’s junior kindergarten class at St. Michael’s School were excited to meet “Sparky” during a visit there on Wednesday. The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service has been visiting local schools throughout the week as part of “Fire Prevention Week” (Oct. 4-10).
Mitch Calvert Muskie senior spikers Braedon Keast and Justin Anderson stuffed a Kenora Bronco during NorWOSSA play here yesterday. Unfortunately, the squad fell to 0-4 at the midway point of the season with a four-set loss by scores of 17-25, 14-25, 25-19, and 13-25.
Heather Latter Student council members from Robert Moore School posed with Capt. Angel Sandoval as they made a donation to the Salvation Army’s food bank yesterday. Students in JK-Grade 8 collected a total of 865 items. There were prizes for the classes that brought in the most items, with Alexis […]
Peggy Revell Staff at Lidkea Optometry here are participating in “World Sight Day” today, where all eye exam fees for the day will go towards improving eye care services in developing countries through the “Optometry Giving Sight” program.
Peggy Revell A constant stream of guests checked out the tables filled with delicious baked goods at the Rainycrest Auxiliary’s fall tea and bazaar yesterday afternoon. It was a great turnout for the event, which featured raffles, door prizes, dainties, and other treats.
Staff Looking beyond Rainy River District, local optometrists Dr. Robert Lidkea, Dr. George Elliott, and Dr. Bruce Lidkea are helping to transform the lives of those without access to even basic eye care services by participating in today’s World Sight Day Challenge. “I am proud to join thousands of optometrists […]
