Mitch Calvert Unfortunately for Corey Curtis, fishing with his dad, Frank, he reeled in a bass—not a walleye—downstream from the dam here this morning, with Nathan Brigham and Brett Meyers looking on, as the eighth-annual Emo Walleye Classic got underway. Sixty-two teams are vying for the top prize, with the […]
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Peggy Revell With Fort Frances being the last stop on his current tour, Maritimes blues musician Charlie A’Court performed to an enthusiastic crowd at the Little Beaver Snow Park yesterday evening. The show garnered a standing ovation from the audience and an encore.
Duane Hicks “Friend of the Library” and retired librarian Juliana Sprovieri moved yet another load of books in preparation for the annual book sale at the Fort Frances Public Library tomorrow (May 30) from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Book donations can be dropped off at the library up until this evening. […]
Duane Hicks Bill Gushulak of Fort Frances General Supply, left, received a Customer Service Champion plaque from RRFDC director George Emes yesterday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous.
Mitch Calvert Jolene Stahn (right) and the Muskie girls’ soccer team blanked the Dryden Eagles 2-0 in yesterday’s NorWOSSA final here to punch their tickets to the all-Ontarios in Kenora on June 4-6. The Muskie boys, meanwhile, overcame the odds in first beating the Eagles 2-0 and then the top-seeded […]
Submitted La Place Rendez-Vous was a busy place Tuesday evening as more than 70 residents from Rainycrest were treated to a dinner out courtesy of the Rainycrest Auxiliary. Pictured here are auxiliary members Renée McDonald, left, and June Keddie, far right, with resident Mildred Brockie. Residents chose from a varied […]
Duane Hicks The owners of 920 Sixth St. E. want to keep up this fence as a last line of defence against deer that have become too comfortable feeding within town limits.
Duane Hicks Developer Robert Zanette, left, went over plans of the Mariday Suites Condominiums, a recent condo project of his in Thunder Bay, with Bev and George Mylenchuk during last Thursday’s open house at the Civic Centre here.
Peggy Revell Future junior kindergarten student Aaron Wood checked out the zebra hide brought in by local MP John Rafferty during the “Welcome to Kindergarten” orientation session at St. Michael’s School last Thursday. Before participating in different activity stations, as well as touring the school and a bus, the youngsters […]
Mitch Calvert JJ Landry of the Barwick Blue Knights delivered a pitch that Sight & Sound Wolves’ slugger Curtis Wepruk prepared to swing at during Rainy River District Fastball League action at VanJura Stadium here last Thursday evening. The Knights won by a narrow 4-3 margin to improve to 3-0 […]
Elisabeth Heslop Despite a steady rain, workers with Link-Line Contracting continued with Union Gas’ “Fort Frances Replacement Project” on McIrvine Road across from Canadian Tire. Work also is progressing along the south side of King’s Highway between McIrvine and Colonization Road West.
Peggy Revell Fort High principal Gord McCabe dished up pancakes to a line of future grads during a brunch this morning in the school cafeteria. Students were treated to food, musical entertainment, and draws for prizes as part of the build-up to the annual “chem-free” grad party coming up next […]
