Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres certainly have shown a knack for scoring goals so far this pre-season—and the offence provided up and down the roster hasn’t made the selection process any easier for head coach Wayne Strachan and his staff as they look to narrow the team down […]
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Jessica George With the unveiling of the monument commemorating the 1938 Dance fire exactly one month away, the organizing committee has been very busy fundraising the last bit of money and hammering out the last-minute details. A benefit concert, featuring the group “Country Blend,” was held Friday night at the […]
Paige Desmond The race is on. As local candidates race through town pounding in election signs on lawns, it’s only a matter of time before their platforms and promises are front and centre before voters. And with the federal election scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 14 (the day after Thanksgiving), there […]
Mitch Calvert Matt DePiero looked to break through a wall of defenders during a special teams practice at Muskie Field last week. The black-and-gold lost their opener of the WHSFL season 30-21 to the Garden City Collegiate Fighting Gophers last Friday, but get back at it this Friday when they […]
Jack Elliott “Ride for Memories” participant Larry Morden of MacKenzie Island was taking no chances about not finding his way back home Saturday, bringing along his four-legged GPSs. “Blue,” the Golden lab, and “Rusty” (hiding on the floor) recently completed a round trip to the Yukon with their master. The […]
Rick Neilson A good cattleman knows just where to stand to get the animal to go where he wants. The new all-steel penning worked very well at the Stratton sales barn on Saturday despite the rain making the alley-ways “rather soupy.” Canvas over the gates kept the animals from getting […]
Paige Desmond Ron Campbell and his dog, “Sweet Pea,” were dressed to match Saturday for the local Alzheimer Society’s sixth-annual “Ride for Memories.” And though Sweet Pea was a little shy of the camera at first, she was ready for her close-up in the end.
Jessica George Ivy Russell looked beautiful as she celebrated her 105th birthday yesterday with family and friends in Hallett Hall at Rainycrest, complete with presents and cake. She is the oldest person residing in Rainycrest, but is still very vibrant and well.
Local NDP candidate John Rafferty wasted little time pounding in a bright orange sign in front of Larry Wood’s home in the north end of Fort Frances after Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Sunday morning called a federal election for Oct. 14. The other local candidates so far include incumbent […]
Gary Esselink of Devlin was among the many distict residents who gave the “gift of life” during the Canadian Blood Services’ spring donor clinic at Fort Frances High School this past April. Its fall clinic runs tomorrow (Sept. 10) from 4:30-8:30 p.m. and again Thursday from noon-3 p.m. and 5-8:30 […]
Mitch Calvert The Garden City Collegiate Fighting Gophers used home field to their full advantage Friday, putting the visiting Muskies on the stringer in a 30-21 victory to open the Winnipeg High School Football League season. Despite the loss, there were plenty of positives for the black-and-gold, including a second-half […]
