Peggy Revell Fr. Wayne Stirling McIntosh officially was welcomed back to St. John the Baptist Anglican Church here Sunday morning as the ministry’s priest. With Rev. David Ashdown, Bishop of Keewatin, presiding, Gloria Gadd presented a vessel of water to Fr. Wayne as part of the ceremony.
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Duane Hicks Making a stop on the 300 block of Second Street East, volunteer firefighter Dick Botsford picked up another tree to pile onto the trailer Saturday afternoon during the Fort Frances Fire Brigade’s annual Christmas tree pick-up. Firefighters had fewer conifers to gather this year as more people switch […]
Mitch Calvert Dr. Kennedy’s K9s forward Ben George picked up the puck off the boards with a Canadian Tire checker in hot pursuit during Saturday’s medal-round action of the local Bantam ‘A’ tournament at the Ice for Kids Arena. Canadian Tire won the game 6-3 and ended up capturing the […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie forward Matt DePiero was stonewalled by West Kildonan Collegiate goalie Michael Zacharias during Friday night’s exhibition tilt. Despite making several big saves, Zacharias and the Wolverines still were shelled 14-4 in the first of the two-game series, with Fort High romping to a 11-0 shutout in Saturday’s […]
Mitch Calvert Fort Frances Aquanaut Krista Emond, centre, was neck-and-neck with Thunder Bay Thunderbolt Megan Carlson during heats of the mixed 200m freestyle at the local Winter Chill Invitational swim meet at the Memorial Sports Centre here Saturday. The three-day meet wrapped up yesterday.
On Friday afternoon, a log truck turning from Central Ave. onto Second St. E. didn’t quite make it with all the snow banks
Peggy Revell Local children’s librarian Andrea Avis held up some of the Robert Munsch books that will be read on Friday, Jan. 23 at exactly 2.p.m. as the Fort Frances Public Library participates in a Canada-wide attempt to break the Guinness world record for “Most Children Reading with an Adult, […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie forwards Matt Goldamer (#22) and Ryan Shortreed (#12) reached out for a loose puck during their 10-0 trouncing of the Ely Timberwolves here Tuesday night. Fort High next hosts Winnipeg’s West Kildonan Collegiate for a pair of exhibition games this weekend, beginning tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at […]
Duane Hicks Mayor Roy Avis and municipal planner Faye Flatt, who also is a board member with the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, unfurled the Alzheimer Society flag in preparation for it to be raised in front of the Civic Centre. January is “Alzheimer Awareness Month” in the Town […]
Duane Hicks “The Wild Women from Wisconsin” were just four of the brave souls from out-of-town who took an icy dip during the Voyageur Lions’ “Polar Plunge” on New Year’s Day.
Dave Ogilvie Major renovations and an expansion are taking place at Tompkins Home Hardware in Emo over the next several weeks. Although shelves are being moved and products relocated, the store remains open. If you are looking for something specific, just ask any of the staff.
Duane Hicks Like so many other Borderland residents, Murray Beninger spent his afternoon Sunday clearing snow from his Front Street residence. The area received a dump of more than 25 cm (10 inches) of the white stuff on Saturday to go on top of an already heavy accumulation of snow […]
