Sarah Pruys Josh Swire, left, and Steve Halvorsen, summer students at EFC Gas Transmission Company, were preparing to rewrap weld joints they had exposed during a routine inspection of the gas lines behind St. Francis School alongside the railway tracks. The company will continue inspections and maintenance work throughout town […]
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Lucas Punkari Chris Tholl and Aaron Wiebe were excited to get started this morning as they set out on Rainy Lake for Day 1 of year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.
Sarah Pruys Boston Pizza was filled with cheers late Monday afternoon as SportsCentre announced the Fort Frances Curling Club’s bid had accumulated more votes than Dryden’s track bid, meaning the club will receive $25,000 towards its geothermal heating unit. As well, a live taping of SportsCentre, along with a community […]
Heather Latter Mike and Brenda Tullio, who own and operate Nirvana Salon and The Ear Clinic, respectively, will be closing their Scott Street businesses at week’s end to relocate to southern Ontario be closer to family.
Heather Latter Taylor Shouldice sang Taylor Swift’s song, “Mean,” last Wednesday evening at the Lions Park in Emo during a “Music in the Park” fundraiser. The audience was encouraged to donate to the “I Am Awesome (and I know it)” girls’ retreat, with monies raised being split between those participants […]
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances native Brandon Bodnar stretched out to make a kick save Sunday morning during the final scrimmage of the Fort Frances Lakers’ annual prospects’ camp at the new Couchiching arena.
Sarah Pruys A few dozen people gathered at Boston Pizza late yesterday afternoon, anxiously awaiting the announcement on SportsCentre on whether the Fort Frances Curling Club had beat out Dryden in the annual “Kraft Celebration Tour,” erupted into cheers when their voting efforts were rewarded.
Sarah Pruys Four-year-old Khloe Morrison worked away at making bannock yesterday morning at the United Native Friendship Centre’s “Circle of Life” building, along with a small group of other children participating in St. Michael’s school-aged program this summer. The children also were having Storytime, and making masks and dream catchers […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Curling Club was a beehive of activity around 10 p.m. on Friday as club members and others from the community cast votes for its bid in the “Kraft Celebration Tour” showdown against Dryden.
Lucas Punkari Faye Flatt watched her drive off the 10th tee sail into the distance Saturday afternoon as she took part in a ladies’ scramble at Kitchen Creek. Flatt, a member of the local team that captured the Robinson Cup versus International Falls there last Wednesday, was joined in her […]
Lucas Punkari Whitney VanHorne looked for a teammate to pass the puck to Saturday morning during a Fort Frances Lakers’ prospect camp scrimmage at the new Couchiching arena. Some 34 players took part in the three-day camp as they battled for an invitation to the Lakers’ main training camp next […]
Lucas Punkari As the clock ticked down to 11 a.m., Kurtwood McGuire sharpened up his voting skills at the Fort Frances Curling Club in preparation for the “Kraft Celebration Tour” showdown between the Fort Frances Curling Club and a Dryden track-and-field complex which wraps up tomorrow at 10:59 a.m. http://kraftcelebrationtour.ca/en/nominate/vote/
