Heather Latter Participants of a musical “Gleek Week” camp struck a pose on the Townshend Theatre stage during their routine to the Carly Rae Jepsen song, “Call Me Maybe,” as part of their final production Friday evening. Directed by Renée Martin-Brown and choreographed by Trevor Barker, a total of 47 […]
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Sarah Pruys Museum curator Sherry George, centre, poured Tropical Current tea for Lucille Botsford, left, and Eva Thornton, right, yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Museum. The popular “Tea and Scones” event at the museum serves up homemade scones, and tea from the local business, Smashing Tea, on fine china […]
Sarah Pruys A sure sign of summer, Gerber’s “Mini-Mart” is up and running in the Canadian Tire parking lot with a variety of fresh fruits and veggies available, along with fresh bread and jam. Sarah Milling, left, Michaela Nydegger, Aara Kabatay, and Simone Gerber were kept busy restocking their supply […]
Lucas Punkari Al’s Racquet Stringing goalkeeper Michelle Veldhuisen slid in to make a save on a hard charging Jess Caul from the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs during a Borderland Soccer League women’s division game last night. In the end, the Voyageurs would come out on top by a score of […]
Lucas Punkari Kevin Copenace fired a pitch towards the plate at the ball diamond in Couchiching last night, as he and the rest of his Sabaskong Cubs teammates took on the host Raiders in Rainy River District Fastball League action. Though Copenace hit a home-run, his team came out on […]
Submitted The Town of Fort Frances is none too pleased that vandals has stripped the bark off this tree near the swimming dock on the waterfront. Not only is it bad for the tree, but it could cost the taxpayers. The cost to replace a new mature tree is around […]
Sarah Pruys Jayson McFarlane, manager of Plaza Lanes since February, is pleased to announce that the bowling alley will be open all summer for the first time. From Wednesday through Saturday, from 4 p.m. until midnight, McFarlane has a variety of deals going on every day to encourage people to […]
Sarah Pruys The detached section of the Mid-Town Motel, originally “White’s Motel,” was knocked down yesterday morning. The larger section of the motel is still in business, while furniture from the demolished section is currently for sale.
Sarah Pruys Alicia Subnaik Kilgour, CEO of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, posed with the library’s new portable banner which was sponsored by the “Friends of the Library.” Employees will be taking the banner with them when doing community outreach, such as holding tech info sessions in seniors’ […]
Sarah Pruys Lenore Kates was having issues with her jump drive and so she brought it to Kaitlyn Chiasson, an employee at the Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre, on Wednesday afternoon. The library is holding a new program this summer, entitled “Tech Bootcamp,” where on Wednesdays from 1-4 […]
Lucas Punkari Ian McLennan watched as his tee shot headed down the third fairway yesterday morning during the senior men’s golf tournament at Kitchen Creek Golf Club. McLennan would shoot a round of 77 to finish in a tie for third place with Kerry Elwood in the first flight, with […]
Sarah Pruys Road work continues on Second Street East between Mowat Avenue and Central Avenue where the storm sewer system, watermains, sanitary sewer lines, and other pertinent infrastructure will be replaced and upgraded. The project, which also will include work on Mowat Avenue between Second and Third Street, is expected […]
