Joey Payeur All eyes were on the batter as Stacy Patey of the Fort Frances Herricanes took her lead past Couchiching Lady Raiders’ first baseman Darcy Jones after a Darcy Smith pitch in the fourth inning of Monday evening’s semi-final game in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League at […]
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Joey Payeur Dana Ward of the Fort Frances Herricanes streaked home during the fourth inning of the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League semi-final yesterday evening at VanJura. Beulah Perreault’s two-run single brought in Ward and Laureen Hill to give the home squad a 5-0 lead over the Couchiching Lady […]
Heather Latter Robert Moore School teacher Julie Ste. Croix greeted third-grader Makenzie Kilgour as she got out of the car there this morning. Using the new “Kiss ‘N Ride” loop, parents safety and efficiently dropped off their children for the start of the new school year.
Heather Latter About 300 motorcyclists from across the region drove by the Sorting Gap Marina during the 11th-annual “Ride for Memories” hosted by the local Alzheimer Society. The ride, which saw a lunch in Fort Frances and then dinner in Dryden, is a fundraiser to support the organization.
Heather Latter TSN co-anchor Darren Dutchyshen tried his hand at street curling Saturday afternoon at the Sorting Gap Marina as part of activities for the “Kraft Celebration Tour.” Dutchyshen and his partner, Kathie Jackson, beat out three other duos to capture the event, which was sponsored by Gillons’.
Sarah Pruys Jenaya DeBenetti, 10, set up “Jenaya’s Sweet Treats” in front of the Fort Frances Museum on Friday afternoon for the culminating activity of the annual “BizKids Camp” here. Seven youths spent the week learning all about how to run a business before selling their products at their “Market […]
Duane Hicks Seen from atop the lookout tower, the Sorting Gap Marina was a beehive of yesterday as hundreds of residents enjoyed the “Kraft Celebration Tour” festivities. Besides the $25,000 presentation to the Fort Frances Curling Club to help pay for its new geothermal heating and cooling system, the afternoon […]
Heather Latter Avery DeGagne, left, and Hailey Joyce enjoyed a barbecue lunch at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre yesterday in celebration of the end of the “TD Summer Reading” program there. Those who read 10 books or more were invited to the lunch while those who read 20 […]
Sarah Pruys Connor Bates will begin Grade 9 on Tuesday morning at Fort High but first had to register, get his class schedule, and practice opening his locker yesterday. Fort High was filled with new students registering all day, as well as a few older ones dropping by to change […]
Joey Payeur Darcy Jones of the Couchiching Lady Raiders raced for third during the fifth inning of yesterday’s evening’s playoff game. The host Lady Raiders downed the Big Grass Lynx 14-12 to earn a berth in Monday’s semi-final against the Fort Frances Herricanes.
Duane Hicks This radar sign, seen here along King’s Highway by The Place, will be displayed in the vicinity of local schools over the next few weeks to help drivers be mindful of their speeds.
Sarah Pruys Rosetta Skead helped paint a mural entitled “Creation Story” on the outer wall of the Circle Room at Fort Frances High School on Monday evening. The painting, designed by Roland White of Whitefish Bay, represents the story of Turtle Island and how the Ojibwe people believe the world […]
