Mitch Calvert Harry Kelly admired his putt as teammate Mitchell Boulette looked on during the fourth-annual Tim Perreault Memorial golf tournament Saturday at Heron Landing. The foursome of Sheldon Kelly, Sarah Kelly, Gary Skead, and Nick Skead took first place, with Kevin Webb, Andrew Bynkoski, Travis Green, and Jason Green […]
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Duane Hicks A group of walkers departed from the Super 8 Motel yesterday afternoon at the start of the seventh-annual “Walk for Memories” here. The event saw 12 pledged participants raise $922 for the Alzheimer Society of the Kenora-Rainy River District. Bernie Collier of Fort Frances was the top fundraiser […]
Mitch Calvert Steve Nordin of Stratton (#09) got the inside lane on Bill Reimer of Vermilion Bay during action in the Midwest Modified heats Saturday evening as the Borderland Racing Association kicked off its 55th season at the Emo Speedway. Nordin finished seventh in the 17-car Midwest Modifieds field while […]
Elisabeth Heslop Barabara Coran, Millie Ward, Gladys Kerr, and Olive Eisenhauer enjoyed tea, sandwiches, and a few sweets at the United Church Women’s annual spring tea and bake sale Saturday afternoon at Knox United Church here. About 100 people attended the event, with U.C.W. president Bernice Kress saying the majority […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie Bryce Knapp booted a shot on goal during practice yesterday as the team amps up for the NorWOSSA playoffs being held here next Wednesday (May 27). The boys will have to win both their semi-final match-up with the Dryden Eagles, and then the final versus the top-seeded […]
Peggy Revell Before inviting other people to take the floor, local MP John Rafferty addressed the roughly 40 people on hand for yesterday evening’s emergency town hall meeting on the forestry crisis and AbitibiBowater’s bankruptcy at La Place Rendez-Vous.
Peggy Revell Future St. Michael’s kindergarten students Kendall Bruyere, Noah Morris, and Samantha Halliday checked out a zebra hide during a “Welcome to Kindergarten” orientation held there yesterday afternoon. The hide was brought in by Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP, John Rafferty, who also regaled the youngsters and their parents with […]
Duane Hicks Peggy and Gerry Armstrong looked over condominium plans yesterday during an open house at the Civic Centre. Local residents dropped by from 4-8 p.m. to view drawings and have their questions answered about the proposed La Verendrye Parkway Village condominium project.
Elisabeth Heslop A deep, deep hole is being dug at the intersection of Nelson Street and Victoria Avenue to accommodate the new sewer lines and watermain going in. The new lines are being put in about one metre deeper than the old ones, so the hole has to be about […]
Elisabeth Heslop Bob Whitburn, president of the Fort Frances Fire Brigade, and Wayne Riches, fire safety specialist, along with Canadian Tire employee Linda Beaushene, presented a new bicycle to Cameron Penney, 11, who was the winner of the fire safety draw from the fire service’s campaign kick-off held May 9. […]
Peggy Revell J.W. Walker student Hanna Mueller took a photo of some of her classmates across the street, as well as all the traffic at the corner of Keating Avenue and King’s Highway, as part of the “Safe Routes” pilot project. A few dozen Grade 5 and 6 students will […]
Duane Hicks Boston Pizza Fort Frances franchisees Elizabeth Leishman-Fortes, left, and Dale Fortes were all smiles as their daughter, Isabella, did the honourary sod-turning—with a little help from Mayor Roy Avis—yesterday afternoon at the future site of the new restaurant. Also on hand for the ceremony were Piero Staltaro, site […]
