Joey Payeur In one of the more touching scenes of the evening, celebrated local hockey player Frank “Ike” Eisenzoph was inducted posthumously into the athletes’ category during the inaugural Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner Saturday at La Place Rendez-Vous. Accepting the honour on Eisenzoph’s behalf were his […]
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Joey Payeur Maggie Jean of the La Place Rendez-Vous U-18 Voyageurs, left, tried to shake free of the speedy defensive pursuit of Marisa Tremblay from Taggs/Source for Sports during last night’s Borderland Soccer League women’s championship final at the Struchan Gilson Soccer Pitch. Jean and her crew proved too much […]
Lindsay Campbell Caitlin Anderson, centre, smiled after being crowned this year’s Emo Fair Queen yesterday evening upstairs at the Emo Arena following the entertainment portion of the pageant. Kaitlynn Lougheed, right, captured the title of First Princess title with Kassidy Strachan, left, was named Second Princess.
Lindsay Campbell Emo Fair Queen 2014, Kassidy LeDrew, left, quizzed mini-king contestant, Rustin Chartier, yesterday evening at the Emo Arena during the pageant’s question period. Chartier went on to take the 2015 title along with Cassandra Armstrong (not pictured) who was crowned as this year’s mini -queen.
Lindsay Campbell Dairy Queen employees Jenna Clendenning, left, and Liz Henderson, right, posed with owner Candice Kadikoff for the franchise’s “Miracle Treat Day” yesterday. The event was held to fundraise for the Children’s Miracle Network. A whopping 932 Blizzards were sold at the Fort Frances location. All proceeds will go […]
Joey Payeur Darcy Smith of the Northwest Bay Beavers was ferocity personified as she went the distance to help the Beavers to a 19-4 win over the Fort Frances Her-icanes in the Losers Side final of the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League playoffs last night at VanJura Park. The […]
Heather Latter Laura Horton, executive co-chair of the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium, introduced keynote speaker Fred Kelly yesterday during the third day of the conference at Seven Generations Education Institute here. Upwards of 100 delegates from as far away as Hawaii, Alaska, Norway, New Zealand, and Australia have […]
Joey Payeur Jesse Tom of the Rainy Lake Pirates was happy to hand out the high-fives after his leadoff home run staked the Rainy Lake Pirates to a 1-0 lead in their East Division final matchup with the Sight & Sound Wolves on Tuesday at the Rodrick and Telford Bruyere […]
Heather Latter Keira Strickland, left, Rhyan McLean, Greta Fedoruk, Lyzzie Klem, and Kenna Spuzak were just a few of the girls who will be attending the “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It!) Self Esteem Retreat for Young Women” in September. They volunteered their time yesterday evening to paint faces […]
Lindsay Campbell Crystal Smith, Ganawendaasowin Treatment Program team lead, far left, held a ceremonial ribbon with director of Nanandawewinan Shannon Blight, far right, as Weechi-it-te-win Family Services executive director, Laurie Rose, made the first cut with board president Gary Windigo yesterday during the grand opening of the Ganawendaasowin Youth Treatment […]
Joey Payeur A series of five cheques for $5,000 each were presented on behalf of Chicago Blackhawks defenceman and former Fort Frances resident Duncan Keith earlier this week. Yesterday’s whirlwind tour of the community included a stop at La Verendrye Hospital for a donation to Riverside Foundation for Health Care. […]
Heather Latter Emo Fair queen contestants Kassidy Strachan, left, Kaitlynn Lougheed, Alanna Gerula, and Caitlin Anderson posed during a “meet and greet” event last week at the Emo Sportsfield. A barbecue dinner was held prior to the contestants being interviewed by the judges. The quartet also will be judged on […]
