Duane Hicks Members of the 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadet Squadron met the crew of a Dash 8 trainer from the 402 “City of Winnipeg” Squadron of the Canadian Forces and toured the plane Saturday during the 11th-annual “Fly-in, Drive-in BBQ” at the Fort Frances Airport. The event drew 200-300 […]
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Dan Falloon Athletes from the local roller derby team displayed their skating skills at a “boot camp” run by members of the “Babes of Thunder Bay” team at the ’52 Canadians Arena here Saturday. Coach Shane Gorrell (a.k.a “Coach Nightscream”), referee Mandy Osipenko (a.k.a “Flaming Mo”), and blocker Kyle Gledhill […]
Duane Hicks Debbie Firth was among the charter members of the Emo and District Lions Cub who lit a candle during the induction ceremony Friday evening at the Emo Legion. The new service club, which has 27 charter members, received its charter and banner at the banquet, and is now […]
Bryce Forbes Local doctors were saluted yesterday evening at an appreciation dinner at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium attended by almost 300 people. The doctors on hand for the dinner included (front row from left) Dr. Barry Anderson, Dr. Lorena Jenks, Dr. Elaine Spencer, Dr. Brian Johnstone, and Dr. John […]
Bryce Forbes Sandra Tibbs, Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, local MP John Rafferty, Cathy Emes, Connie Cuthbertson, and Bruce Caldwell cut the ribbon this morning to mark the grand opening of Phase II of the Heritage Tourism Project. Due to the inclement weather, the ceremony was held at the Ontario […]
Peggy Revell Matt Swing, 12, was the winner of a new bike raffled off during this year’s Fire Prevention Week last month. Wayne Riches, fire safety specialist with the Fort Frances Fire Department, and local Canadian Tire owner Paul Sunstrum were on hand to present the new bike. Meanwhile, Joey […]
Bryce Forbes In conjunction with World No Tobacco Day, Becky Holden of the Northwestern Health Unit showed what a mouth of a smoker looks like to students at Fort Frances High School on Monday. Holden was promoting the messages of anti-smoking while talking to students about butting out.
Bryce Forbes Pam Cain, left, led a group of three- and four-year-olds at St. Michael’s School yesterday evening, where they were given a preview about what junior kindergarten would be like in September when they start school. Almost two dozen families participated in the event, which included spelling, crafts, healthy […]
Duane Hicks Museum attendant Jessica Bekesi helped set up “Lumber Camp Life,” the newest exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum, yesterday afternoon. On loan from the Thunder Bay Museum (with additional artifacts from the local museum’s collection), the exhibit officially opens tomorrow to coincide with all of the other events […]
Bryce Forbes Karen Homich tossed her ballot into the draw for one of four grand prizes of incredible Ontario getaways as Whitney O’Donnell, with the Ontario Travel Information Centre here, looked on. The draw runs until July 4, with the winners being picked July 12. Friday marks the beginning of […]
Bryce Forbes Jordan Allan (above) showed up every other fellow male from Fort High by taking part in the annual “Grand March” on Saturday with five girls on his arm. His “angels” were (from left) Jessica Roen, Dana Drennan, Carrie Bragg, Chelsea Craig, and Samantha Brown. Meanwhile, below, Jake Witherspoon, […]
Dave Ogilvie Brandon Pelepetz (left) and Connor Pocock went head-to-head in the final round of the “Guitar Hero” competition held Friday evening in conjunction with the Emo Walleye Classic. Pocock repeated his performance of last year and was declared the champ for 2010, taking home the $100 prize. Next year’s […]
