Lucas Punkari Braeden Keast leapt into the air to smash the ball over the net Sunday afternoon while teammates Gavin Moorhouse and Justin Anderson looked on as they took part in a men’s beach volleyball tournament at Pither’s Point Park. “Slick Will and the Thrifty Three” team, which also included […]
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Sarah Pruys Carter Robinson, left, 11, Cohen Robinson, nine, and Shaelyn McDonald, eight, stood behind Cathryn Robinson, five, and Delaney McDonald, four, while waiting for the annual Canada Day parade to start here yesterday morning. The cousins were playing on the rocks by the river, but came up once things […]
Lucas Punkari The Fire Brigade Flames, made of members of the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service and their friends, paddled along the upper Rainy River yesterday evening in preparation for Monday’s second-annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival. Opening ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m. at the Sorting Gap […]
Sarah Pruys Andy Chepil, left, held the ribbon for his partner, Jennifer Horton, owner of “Curvy Chick,” while Martin Dufresne, a board member with the Rainy River Future Development Corp., and Tonia Dolph, from “Go Local,” looked on. The ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the grand opening of the Scott Street business […]
Heather Latter Children and workers from the Fort Frances Day Care showed off their Canadian pride as they paraded down Portage Avenue this morning as an early Canada Day celebration. Waving streamers and flags, and wearing Maple Leaf hats, the children also sang “O Canada” and other songs about our […]
Lucas Punkari Shawn Brady served the ball to begin a rally as he and number of players took part in squash matches last night at the Memorial Sports Centre. Men’s squash takes place on the courts there every Thursday, with action getting underway at 6:30 p.m.
Lucas Punkari Jess Caul of the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs, left, and Abbi Perrault of Boston Pizza chased after the ball Tuesday evening during a 2-1 Voyageurs win in a Borderland Soccer League women’s division action. League play resumes tonight at 7 p.m. as the Voyageurs take on Taggs’ while […]
Sarah Pruys A new fire hydrant at the corner of Holmes Avenue and Thompson Street was installed earlier this week while the old one laid on the ground waiting for removal. The Town of Fort Frances plans on replacing a total of six hydrants this summer.
Lucas Punkari Brody Joyce powered his way through a footwork drill Tuesday evening as he took part in the Fort Frances Jr. Wolverines’ football camp at Fort High. The three-day camp wraps up today from 6-8 p.m., with registration for the 2013 season tentatively slated for next Friday (July 5) […]
Sarah Pruys Destiny Woolsey held a one-month-old lamb up for Makayla Gibbs, four, and her friend, Jackson Marchant, seven, during the BIA’s annual “Mall Day” festivities earlier today. The 200 and 300 blocks of Scott Street were blocked off to traffic and instead filled with booths, draws, and games for […]
Heather Latter Libby Paleczny, captain of the “Short Line Railroad” team, led her crew around the track in “locomotive” style during the kick-off of this year’s “Relay for Life” held overnight Friday at Fort Frances High School, where 17 teams raised nearly $83,000.
Sarah Pruys Caitlin Hogan, left, and Nicole Horn were all smiles at their Grade 12 graduation ceremony last Thursday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Fort Frances High School handed out 189 Ontario Secondary School diplomas following the 2012-13 school year.
