Jamie Mountain Steve Maki, who was the lead for Team Northern Ontario during their 1996 Police Curling championship run here, spoke of also being part of the board responsible for hosting the event and lauded Fort Frances for coming together and making the tournament a memorable experience after his squad […]
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Jamie Mountain Organizing committee member Terry Ogden spoke of Ken “Keno” Christiansen’s hockey coaching accomplishments and humbleness before he brought Ken’s son, Rick, up to speak on behalf of him during the third induction ceremonies for the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous.
Jamie Mountain Bruce McLeod thanked his hometown of Fort Frances for honouring him and reminisced on some of his favourite memories growing up during the induction ceremonies on Saturday evening.
Jamie Mountain Renegades’ right-fielder Tamara Paul got some good extension as she attempted to make a nice grab on a fly ball during her team’s lopsided loss to the third-seeded Fort Frances Her-icanes in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League Winner’s Side final playoff action last night at Oltsher Field […]
Ken Kellar Knox Carlson carefully tilted his artwork during Community Living’s Open Air Art Studio at McIrvine Park yesterday. This week’s focus was on chromatography, with participants exploring how the ink from markers could be manipulated and separated through the application of water or alcohol to create unique designs. Community […]
The recently purchased Fort Frances mill cannot be restarted for the purpose of manufacturing pulp or paper, according to a recently uncovered document. Read the complete document here.
Jamie Mountain Skip Clint Barton spoke highly of his Fort Frances-based rink’s 1996 Police Curling championship run and gave a lot of credit to his teammates during the third induction ceremonies for the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous. The quartet were one […]
Sam Odrowski A group of mothers strolled along Scott Street with their babies, family members, and friends who marched from the Fort Frances Public Library to the Rainy Lake Square on Thursday for World Breastfeeding Week which ran from Aug. 1-7. The event’s purpose was to normalize breastfeeding in public. […]
Jamie Mountain CJ Contracting keeper Jacob Albright was able to leap higher than Connor Nelson of Manitou Forest Products to make a difficult save during the second half of his squad’s 1-0 win in the first leg of the Borderland Soccer League’s men’s division semi-final last night at the St. […]
Collin Howarth, left, and Keifer McKinnon played with circuit boards during the Fort Frances Public Library’s “Mad Science Day” yesterday on the facility’s front lawn. The event featured a day of wacky and wild science experiments, along with a live show of demonstrations by real scientist, Connie Schwartz. -Sam Odrowski […]
Staff Work is progressing well on the reconstruction of Second Street East from Portage Avenue to Victoria Avenue. The water main work in the Victoria Avenue intersection is now complete. Disinfection and testing still remain before these mains are put into service. Sanitary sewer and water mains and services are […]
Ken Kellar Award-winning blues musician Suzie Vinnick played to an enthusiastic crowd at Cornell Farms last night. Vinnick is a 10-time winner of the Maple Blues Award and was the voice behind the “Always Fresh, Always Tim Hortons” jingle. The next barn concert at Cornell Farms is “Ragged Road” on […]
