Sturegon Creek School prinicpal Kendall Olsen helped student Brody Mann with a piece of rusty debris found along the shores of the Rainy River in Barwick.
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Grade 3 students Hannah Johnston, left, Cameron Lidkea, Chris Silver, Morgan Deschamps, and Lauren Vold were among the J.W. Walker students and parent volunteers who cleaned up garbage along the riverfront Monday afternoon. J.W. Walker was one of several district schools participating in the nation-wide TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup—a […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres will be looking to avenge a pair of weekend losses to the host Dryden Ice Dogs in a game here tonight that players already are considering a must-win. “We’re four games into the season and it’s a must-win game already,” said Sabres’ captain Quinn Amiel. […]
With the deadline to submit nominations for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s business awards coming up a week from Friday (Oct. 5), more entrants are wanted for the 12th-annual event. Chamber manager Dawn Booth said this morning that about 10 nomination forms have been returned so far. “It’s a […]
Grade 3 student Morgan Deschamps was among the J.W. Walker students and parent volunteers who cleaned up garbage along the riverfront yesterday. J.W. Walker was one of several district schools that participated in the nation-wide TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.
The kraft mill is shut down for the next two weeks as crews carry out the annual scheduled maintenance program. “We started going down late Friday night and we should be coming back up late on the third of October,” mill manager John Harrison noted this morning. “Depending on the […]
Eight-year-old Michael Drouin was fitted for a mouthguard by dental hygienist Jessica Ogden during the mouthguard clinic at the Fort Frances Dental Clinic last night. Drouin, an avid hockey fan, was one of the many youths to attend.
Students and staff had to wait outside Fort Frances High School for a while this morning as the fire department responded to a fire reported there around 7:30 a.m. Firefighters entered the building, smelled smoke, and did a systematic search of the building with the help of the school’s alarm […]
After performing the songs of Elvis Presley here twice and Tom Jones once, vocal impressionist Daylin James will be gracing the stage at the Townshend Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 4 with a double feature show “Bits of Broadway” and “The Comeback King.” For his first set, James will be performing […]
The Muskie football team was hoping to make the best of playing a winless opponent during the annual Homecoming game Friday afternoon but fell 7-2 to the Dryden Eagles. Dryden ran back the opening kick-off for a touchdown, then conceded a safety in the third quarter for the only scoring […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres played their first-ever road game Friday night and absorbed their first-ever loss—falling 5-1 to the Dryden Ice Dogs. The Sabres followed that effort up with a 7-3 thrashing on Saturday in Dryden, in which Fort Frances twice blew leads early in the game. “I think […]
Rob Crowe, right, admired his drive on the 14th hole during the Kitchen Creek Championship Open yesterday afternoon as his uncle, Bob Crowe, looked on. Rob went on to shoot 71 and win the tournament while Bob’s 75 earned him the prize for top net score.
