Lucas Punkari Matt Gerstner of the M.E.C. Bulldogs skated away from a member of the Emo Express this morning at the Ice For Kids Arena during an exciting 5-5 tie to kick off this weekend’s FFMHA 12-team Atom ‘A’ tournament. Round-robin play runs all weekend, with the tournament finals set […]
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Heather Latter Spreading the message of “Idle No More,” Turtle Sounds walked down Highway 11 through Couchiching FN yesterday. He stopped in the community, where he was presented with a flag that he’ll take with him to Ottawa. Turtle Sounds, who stayed overnight and continued his trek toward Thunder Bay […]
Submitted Elvis DeBungee, left, welcomed Turtle Sounds, right, along with his partner, Lorraine Clements, to a potluck dinner and drumming at Rainy River First Nations on Tuesday. Turtle Sounds, who started at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, is walking and dancing his way to Ottawa for the […]
Duane Hicks Librarian Janet Bell, left, and computer program trainer Jeremy Hughes prepared to play a quick game of Scrabble Slam! at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre this morning. A games’ day program called “Word at the Library” will begin Saturday, Jan. 26 from 2-4 p.m. and continue […]
Heather Latter Eleanor Barron, the local Alzheimer Society’s “First Link” and public education co-ordinator, along with her husband, Wayne, were among those who enjoyed a delicious meal Saturday night during the group’s annual charitable dinner, entitled “Forget Me Not,” at La Place Rendez-Vous.
Duane Hicks Volunteer firefighter Dan DeGagne had to pull hard to free this tree which was frozen to a spot on the lawn of this Church Street residence Saturday afternoon. The Fort Frances Fire Brigade conducted its annual Christmas tree pick-up, which was made a little more difficult this year […]
Duane Hicks Wendy Derendorf, left, Noris Piccinato, and Aurora Doerksen of the Royal Canadian Legion’s Br. #29 Poppy Fund committee, along with Rainycrest unit co-ordinator Kayla Caul-Chartier, checked out one of the two new hi-lo beds purchased thanks to the fund.
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Jameson Shortreed could only look back as a shot by Duluth Clydesdales’ forward Zachary Newman found the back of the net here Saturday night. Despite Newman’s power-play marker, the Lakers cruised to an 11-6 win to snap a three-game home losing streak.
Heather Latter Children sang songs using actions during “Storytime” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre this morning before program director Andrea Avis read them some books. The winter programs at the library started up again last week and run until March 7. The weekly sessions also include “Tales […]
Heather Latter Mary Lou Beaulieu, left, and Arvilla Degelman got ready to dig into their main course at the local Alzheimer Society’s annual charitable dinner, “Forget Me Not,” at La Place Rendez-Vous here Saturday night. The evening not only featured a tasty meal, but also entertainment, a silent auction, and […]
Lucas Punkari Chandler Medicine of the Emo Express prepared to make a back-handed spin move on Fort Frances Kennedy K9’s goalie Jacob Glowasky in a shootout yesterday afternoon during the ‘B’ final of the FFMHA’s Bantam ‘A’ tournament at the Ice For Kids Arena. Glowasky turned aside Medicine’s attempt to […]
Duane Hicks Volunteer firefighter Doug Wright tossed another Christmas tree onto the trailer Saturday afternoon during the Fort Frances Fire Brigade’s annual tree pick-up. While there were fewer real trees to collect than there used to be, the job wasn’t wasn’t made any easier by the fact many were laden […]
