Jason Parks Lakers’ head coach Wayne Strachan put his team through an energetic 65-minute practice yesterday after arriving in Wellington for the 2014 Dudley Hewitt Cup, which opened this afternoon with Fort Frances facing the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots.
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Joey Payeur There were plenty of cool cats on hand as the Cheetahs and Bobcats tangled in Squirts Division action on the opening night of the Fort Frances Youth Soccer season yesterday at the St. Francis Sportsfields. The blustery conditions that had spectators shivering on the sidelines didn’t deter the […]
Duane Hicks Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle, second from left, announced $5.1 million in Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. funding for various regional projects Friday during the “bear pit” session at the NOMA AGM here. Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Bill Mauro, left, Aboriginal Affairs minister David Zimmer, […]
Dave Ogilvie Arlene Georgeson and other members of the local Beta Sigma Phi Sorority set up a Canadian Cancer Society display inside Cloverleaf Store in Emo on Saturday in conjunction with “Spring Fever Days” festivities. They were taking donations and handing out daffodil pins in order to raise money for […]
Duane Hicks Premier Kathleen Wynne spoke to more than 200 delegates about the May 1 budget during the annual general meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association last night at the Memorial Sports Centre. While hoping the opposition supports the budget, Wynne is ready for the campaign trail—and challenged the […]
Staff “Daffodil Drive” chair Arlene Georgeson put a daffodil pin on Times’ co-op student Kathleen Martin this morning. A regional fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, the daffodil pins are available by donation at locations around the district until April 30. Georgeson also will have the pins on hand at […]
Joey Payeur Dwayne Hunking, right, wasn’t making anyone walk the plank while he served a long line of hungry attendees at the annual volunteer appreciation lunch at the Rainycrest Long-Term Care here yesterday.
Joey Payeur Andrew Eldridge (Captain von Trapp), left, Taylor Shouldice (Maria), and Robert Empey (Herr Zeller) rehearsed a scene from “The Sound of Music” yesterday while fellow cast members, playing the von Trapp children, looked on. Presented by the Fort Frances High School, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic tale will be […]
Joey Payeur Captain Cody Wickstrom triumphantly held the Bill Salonen Cup aloft after the Lakers edged the Minnesota Iron Rangers 3-2 in Game 7 of the SIJHL last night before a capacity crowd at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Joey Payeur Lucas DeBenedet roared his excitement after the Lakers captured their first SIJHL crown here last night.
Heather Latter Penny Faragher of Northwoods Gallery & Gifts handed over some Easter treats to Landon and Zachary Hammond as they made their first stop during the inaugural Community Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt hosted by the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club, in conjunction with “The Shops on Scott Street,” on Saturday […]
Duane Hicks Rehabilitation work resumed on the Noden Causeway this week—marking the start of what should be the final year of the rehab project that started in 2008. As in past years, traffic has been reduced to a single lane. Motorists not only have to slow down but can expect […]
