Helen Andrusco checked out some of the items in a living room display at Green’s Countrywide this morning during its grand re-opening to showcase the store’s new look. A number of sales are being offered throughout the three-day extravaganza, as well as draw prizes, cookies, and coffee.
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Atikokan competed with communities across the country and Canadians voted the city winner of the Kraft “Hockeyville” 2007 Fitness Merit Prize on-ice Post Cereals Hockey Clinics with NHL alumni Dale Hawerchuk. Merit winners were chosen based on five criteria: Fairness, Fitness, Food, Fun, and Family. The clinics will take place […]
OTTAWA —More than one out of every six families in the Fort Frances region is headed by just one parent, according to new census information that shows the continued decline of the so-called nuclear family across Canada. The latest data from the 2006 census, released yesterday by Statistics Canada, indicates […]
The annual Terry Fox Run to raise money for cancer research is coming up this Sunday (Sept. 16) and organizers have got everything lined up. Now it’s just a matter of getting people out to run, walk, bike, or in-line skate that day. “We’re just gearing up and getting ready […]
OPP officers in Northwestern Ontario will be keeping a close eye on commercial truck drivers as they travel throughout the region along Highways 11 and 17 today. In support of “Operation Corridor,” the OPP will focus its attention on commercial vehicle safety in a 24-hour province-wide initiative targeting aggressive commercial […]
With a successful first day under its belt, Canadian Blood Services is aiming to meet its two-day donor quota today as it wraps up its fall blood donor clinic at Fort Frances High School. “We had a total of 160 donors, 127 units, which is about 22 over what we […]
Ten people came out to Pither’s Point Park on Saturday morning for a 5K fun run/walk in support of Bill Michl’s upcoming “Joints in Motion” marathon on the Great Wall of China. Michl said he’s getting closer to his fundraising goal of $6,300 so he can go to China, with […]
Some readers might think the term “general supply” went out of fashion around the time doctors stopped doing house calls. Granted, methods such as niche marketing and e-commerce are now widely adopted, but one local business has found a way to continue to use the phrase successfully. Fort Frances General […]
The 11th-annual Bassin’ for Bucks fishing tournament took place last weekend on Whitefish Bay at Sioux Narrows, with a number of anglers from the region participating and placing. First place went to Alex Keszler and Wayne Wagner, of Winnipeg and St. Andrews, Man., with a three-day total of 56.50 pounds, […]
The Emo Speedway wrapped up its final race of the season with the Keith McNally Memorial Fan Appreciation Night on Sunday afternoon to look back on the year and tweak the noses of the drivers with a few twists in the day’s feature races. Even if the features played out […]
The local skeet club enjoyed significantly more numbers than previous years this season. The shooters, who started in April and concluded in early September, came from many areas to add their touch with the clay targets. As usual, Len Noonan prevailed with many perfect scores of 25 and a very […]
The Rendezvous Yacht Club completed its Fall Series of Wednesday night races on Sept. 5, with the committee of Colin Hewitt and Sue Karsnia setting up a triangular course. With strong winds out of the northeast, Hewitt and Karsnia opted to modify the usual Olympic triangle course by requesting not […]
