Lucas Punkari It took a number of people to get it off the trailer and into the water last Thursday evening but the dragon boat for the annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival is now in place at the Sorting Gap Marina. Teams and individuals still can sign up to […]
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Lucas Punkari Christopher Leek (#17) made his way through the middle to get by Tylar Wilson (#55) and Chuck Lambert (#60) on his way to picking up the win in the WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature race Saturday night at the Emo Speedway.
Lucas Punkari Ben Whitburn moved the ball up the field yesterday evening as Team Gold took on Team Red in a Division 5 (U16) playoff game in Fort Frances Youth Soccer action. Divisions 2-5 will be holding their annual wind-up event this Saturday at the Struchan Gilson pitches starting at […]
Duane Hicks Traffic on the Noden Causeway has been slowed down considerably recently. Due to concrete placement on the bridge deck, traffic is restricted to 10 km/h to minimize vibrations. The speed reduction will continue 24 hours a day until Thursday (June 13). Some motorists have reported delays of 45 […]
Sarah Pruys Walmart manager Sheldon Demers accepted many whipped cream pies to the face, including one from his six-month-old daughter, for the store’s last fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network on Friday afternoon. Combined with a barbecue, the store raised $645—bringing its total donation to a combined $5,345.
Sarah Pruys Eight-year-old Kayleigh Walton, left, stood with her sister, Tia, seven, in front of one of the 41 cars that took part in the annual “Scott Street Show ’n Shine” on Saturday. The warm, sunny weather drew lots people to the event, which ran from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and […]
Heather Latter Midge McTaggart was honored by Mayor Roy Avis on Saturday night for her 25 years of service to the children of the Fort Frances Day Care as the cook there. The town’s annual appreciation dinner, held this year at Sunny Cove Camp, also formally recognized Citizen of the […]
Sarah Pruys Siblings Matthew Fuhrer, five, Jennifer, two, and Simon, three, enjoyed hotdogs for lunch at the annual “Fly-in, Drive-in BBQ” yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Airport. More than 200 people showed up to see a Bell 412 Griffon military helicopter, along with various other planes, cars, and motorcycles […]
Sarah Pruys These colourful birdhouses, painted by the Early Learning students at Robert Moore School here, are part of a BIA initiative to brighten up the downtown core this summer. The houses should be going up in the trees along the 100-300 blocks of Scott Street this weekend, along with […]
Lucas Punkari Kym Whalen, foreground, Cindy Gauthier, Mandy Lahti, and Sarah Marusyk paddled towards the dock at the Sorting Gap Marina yesterday evening as they brought the dragon boat into place in preparation for the second-annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Canada Day. Teams and individuals still can sign […]
Sarah Pruys Six-year-old Jordyn Oster, left, and Jade Belluz, seven, held up their coloured popsicle sticks listing what types of vegetables they had chosen to grow at the first-ever meeting of the Kids Garden Club at the community garden here yesterday afternoon. Led by the Northwestern Health Unit and meeting […]
Heather Latter Laurel Basaraba placed a Fort Frances Nursery School bucket hat—instead of the typical graduation cap—on Lorelai Lake’s head during the school’s annual graduation ceremony at the Legion Park yesterday. The wind-up picnic featured activities, barrel train rides, and delicious food. The pre-school program, for children aged two-five, will […]
