Peggy Revell Jackson Gartzke showed off his climbing skills yesterday afternoon on the equipment at Lions Millennium Park. Gartzke was one of many children and families heading outside to play with the sunshine and warmer finally arriving.
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Staff While there currently aren’t enough buyers for the proposed local condo project to go ahead, council will receive correspondence from condo developer Robert Zanette at this evening’s council meeting asking them whether they want to wait and see if sales pick up over the winter. In an e-mail sent […]
Staff Taggs plays Curves in the semifinal of women’s adult soccer while International Travel Services clashes with La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs on the men’s side in quarterfinal action. All playoff games start at 6:30 p.m. Gillons’ earned a bye to the final in women’s play and will host the championship […]
the OPP On Friday, over fifty marihuana plants and over 700 grams of cannabis marihuana was seized by OPP officers during a drug investigation in the community of Devlin. The drugs seized had a combined street value of over $68,000. The investigation was a coordinated effort between members of the […]
Staff A total of 122 Ministry of Natural Resources fire personnel arrived back home Saturday into following a two week deployment in B.C., but the province continues to send more support for firefighting efforts out west. Ontario sent an additional 43 personnel today, as the forest fire situation in British […]
Heather Latter Despite cloudy skies, Emily, left, Chelsea, and Julie Hamilton of Thunder Bay enjoyed playing in the sand at Pither’s Point beach Friday afternoon. More people will likely be taking to the beach the next couple of days as temperatures are expected to rise to 30 C (86 F) […]
Elisabeth Heslop Tressa Beaulieu of Murillo, ON took her mount, “TD Detail,” through the patterns in the Youth 14-18/13 & under Hunt Seat Equitation class at the Borderland Quarterhorse Club Show on the weekend. Beaulieu won first place in the class. 36 horses and about as many riders participated in […]
Heather Latter Youth service officer Kaylie Lundgren handed out cupcakes to passersby on Scott Street during the Fort Frances Service Canada Centre for Youth’s “Bon Voyage Office Closing Event” on Friday afternoon. The office will reopen in May 2010.
Heather Latter Jesse Ranville, right, purchased a “taco tosser” yesterday at the Circle of Life building during a fundraiser put on by the staff of the United Native Friendship Centre. Money raised from the lunch will go towards a camping trip for the children involved in several programs there.
Duane Hicks Archaeological site work conducted this week at the plot of land located just east of the Fort Frances Courthouse did not turn up any findings, such as native or heritage artifacts. Timmins Martelle Heritage Consultants Inc. was hired by the Ontario Realty Corp. to conduct testing at the […]
Mitch Calvert Marin Loncar booted a ball away from danger during the under-12 soccer exhibition between Fort Frances and Emo on Tuesday. The Fort Frances-based under-12 boys’ and girls’ teams (which includes the pictured Andrew Hanson and Cassandra Moffitt) will head to the regional identification tournament in Dryden Aug. 14-16.
Mitch Calvert The Sight & Sound Wolves exacted some revenge last night with a 6-0 win over the Stratton Eagles in the opening round of the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs. The Wolves found themselves in the exact same position they faced a year a go—a first-round meeting with […]
