Duane Hicks Volunteer Brandon Gustafson topped up Frank and Dodie Debenedet’s coffee cups Saturday afternoon during the Christmas tea at St. John’s Anglican Church here. A Christmas bazaar and luncheon also was held at Knox United Church that day, along with a tea and bake sale at Zion Lutheran Church. […]

Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Canadians’ forward Andrew Kehl looked to jam the puck past the Norwest Stars’ goalie during Sunday’s final at the Bantam ‘AA’ tournament held here. The Canadians won the game 7-1 to earn the tourney title with a perfect 5-0 record.

Jamie Mountain Rob Swan posed for a photo at the Fort Frances Curling Club before playing a six-end pick-up game against some local curlers as part of his “Curling Across the Nation” tour. The Harvey Station, N.B. native is visiting rinks across the country trying to raise awareness for the […]

Duane Hicks Sunset Country Métis community members and friends were joined by Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis and St. Francis School teacher Artina Gurski’s Grade 5 class outside the Civic Centre yesterday for the raising of the Métis Nation of Ontario flag in honour of “Louis Riel Day.” This was […]

Nicholas Donaldson Students performed Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” last night during the opening show of the Fort High musical revue, “Country meets City.” The show, which uses popular songs to tell the story of a group of country youths trying out life in the big city, will run again […]

Duane Hicks Safeway second manager Tyler Wojtanowski, left, drew the third early-bird winner in the Fort Frances Lions Club’s food draw yesterday at Safeway as club treasurer Paul Patterson looked on. DeDe McCool won a $100 food gift card from Safeway. Other early-bird draws will be held Nov. 30 and […]

Duane Hicks The most recent group of “Canada 150” pin recipients proudly showed off their pins and certificates in the foyer at the Civic Centre on Tuesday evening following town council’s meeting. Another batch of volunteers were saluted yesterday at the “Healthy Living Food Box” program. More pins will be […]

J.W. Walker student Shya Lee Johnson Luoma has the best poster at her school in this year’s Lions Peace Poster contest.

Duane Hicks Lori Maki, left, executive vice-president and chief nursing executive for Riverside Health Care, and Jacquee Loerzel, community family violence counsellor with Riverside Community Counselling Services, joined Coun. June Caul in marking the “Shine the Light” campaign’s “Wear Purple Day” yesterday to honour and stand in solidarity with those […]

Gracie Smith had the top peace poster at Crossroads School in Devlin.

Duane Hicks Cde. Wendy Derendorf recited the “Act of Remembrance” during Saturday’s Remembrance Day ceremony here. The passage recited is: “They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old/Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn/At the going down of the sun and in the morning/We […]

Duane Hicks Pastor Brian Keffer recited the benediction during the Remembrance Day ceremony here Saturday. Travis Enge performed “Last Post” and “Reveille” while Roger Dolyny sang “O Canada,” “The Star Spangled Banner,” and “God Save the Queen.” The sound was loud and clear thanks to Cliff Pidlubny of TopMusic Productions.