Duane Hicks One behalf of Ontario Fire Marshal D. Ross Nichols, Fort Frances Fire Chief Tyler Moffitt, left, presented local firefighter Dave Crichton with an Ontario Fire Services 25-year service medal yesterday at the fire hall.
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Kiera Kowalski Myra Mainville (above) steam-cleaned a living room set last week while Anne-Marie Fitzgerald (below left) stocked the kitchen cabinets with donated glassware in the three-bedroom apartment that has been rented for the Iraqi refugee family that is slated to arrive here soon. Pictured below right is the bedroom […]
Joey Payeur Makinnley McCormick of Burriss, centre, had the honour of snaring 2016 Emo Walleye Classic champs Kelvin Caul of Devlin, left, and Ted Heyens of Stratton as her angling mentors during the inaugural “Kids Gone Fishing” event on the waters of the Rainy River on Thursday afternoon. The event […]
Duane Hicks Seven Oaks has been the place to be recently if you want to see American white pelicans roosting. During breeding season, adults grow an unusual projection–or horn–on the upper mandible near the tip of the bill, as seen here.
Kiera Kowalski Caitlyn Townson checked out a pot that started a house fire after being left by a stove burner while at the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service’s spring open house Saturday morning at the fire hall. Aimed to promote fire safety and emergency preparedness, the event also featured […]
Joey Payeur To the victors go the spoils, as Les Morrison of Baudette, left, and Oliver Gibbons of Morson hoisted aloft the championship trophy this past Saturday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena after claiming their second Emo Walleye Clasic title with a winning haul of 22.03 pounds.
Nicholas Donaldson The Mill Alumni dinner was a time for reminiscing as Herman and Judy Karpinen received a photo of themselves at a high school reunion from an old friend. Judy estimated the photo was taken 15-20 years ago and noted the couple still has the Fort High jackets they […]
Duane Hicks “Piston” cooled off his paws while quenching his thirst Sunday afternoon during the annual dog walk here. The water station was set up by his owner, Pam Williams, of local business 4 Your Pets.
Duane Hicks Olivia Allen, left, and her friend, Sydney Kellar, proudly showed off Allen’s Shar-Pei puppy, “Mr. Ripples” (or “Rippley” for short), before embarking on the “Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides” here Sunday afternoon.
Submitted The Lenten project at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton this year was sewing touch quilts for the local Alzheimer Society. The students, cut, sewed, and embellished these quilts to donate them to people struggling with dementia in our area. The Alzheimer Society is absolutely delighted to […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances High School First Responder Judy Wu received a 2017 Volunteer Service Award for youth from ministry rep Colleen Moran on Friday evening. Wu was one of three First Responders honoured.
Former mill workers Larry Armstrong, Nick Kawulia Sr., Paul Neurinski, Nick Kawulia Jr., and Les Baker took time before the Mill Alumni dinner last Thursday to pose for a group photo. Armstrong noted the elder Kawulia is his father-in-law while the younger one is his brother-in-law, meaning it was special […]
