Mitch Calvert Fort Frances Jr. Sabre Kalib Thunderchief (left) grappled with Thunder Bay Bearcat Devon Quarrell during a third-period fight of the visitors’ 3-1 victory Saturday night at the Ice for Kids Arena.
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Peggy Revell It was a busy afternoon yesterday for parents, teachers, and school administrators as some school buses were cancelled due to icy road conditions after students already were in class. “I’ve been involved with education for 30 years and I’ve never seen anything like that, where the buses actually […]
Duane Hicks Giving the town a helping hand with one of the 2009 budget items, the Fort Frances Power Corp. has agreed to buy a new back-up generator for the Civic Centre. Mayor Roy Avis, who also sits on the FFPC’s board of directors, said last night he brought the […]
Staff The NOCA men’s provincial curling playdowns got underway here this morning after yesterday’s icy weather threw a bit of a wrench in the scheduling. The Tim Phillips rink from Sudbury had a marathon travel day yesterday as their flight eventually was diverted to Calgary. They arrived in Winnipeg very […]
Peggy Revell Cameron Hyatt and Matthew Begin, Grade 1 students at St. Michael’s School here, celebrated the 100th day of school yesterday by showing off their new “old” faces of what they think they would look like when they turn 100 years old. Students in Carla Harris’ class also decorated […]
Mitch Calvert Lead Lee Toner (left) and second Luc Ouiment of the Mike Jakubo rink (Copper Cliff) swept hard during the fifth end of their opening draw against Claude Lapointe (McIntyre) this morning at the NOCA men’s provincial playdowns taking place at the Fort Frances Curling Club.
The Canadian Press CALGARY—In the 20 years Jagir and Ranjit Hayer have lived in Calgary, one thing has always been missing from their home. The sound of their children’s footsteps. But that changed last Tuesday when Ranjit, 60, gave birth to twin boys. Using nephew Tony Hayer as a translator, […]
