Lucas Punkari Dryden Ice Dogs’ forward Thomas Greene stepped into a shot from the face-off circle during the first period of Game 5 of the SIJHL semi-finals against the Fort Frances Lakers on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena here. Greene, who leads the league in post-season scoring […]
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Peggy Revell Mackenna Henttonen and Macey McMillen, Grade 4 students at Robert Moore School, used popsicle sticks to roll up boiled maple syrup off snow yesterday to create “Les sucettes au sirop d’érable.” The French-Canadian tradition is one of many that students in Nathalie von Niebelschutz’ French classes have learned […]
Heather Latter Eva Thornton of Fort Frances waited while Rev. Jacob Quast, with the Church of the Lutheran Hour here, signed her copy of “Angels: What You Should Know About These Divine Messengers (both the good and the bad”) on Saturday at Safeway. In addition to the book signing, the […]
Lucas Punkari Ignace junior girls’ doubles player Marlee Zappitelli prepared to serve while her partner, Charity Chapman, looked on during a match in an exhibition tournament at Fort High on Thursday. In addition to the high school meet, which saw the Muskies nab three first-place showings, the Fort Frances Badminton […]
Lucas Punkari Dan McFayden watched his final shot of the second end head down the ice while his front end applied the brushes during the ‘B’ final of the annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel on Saturday. McFayden’s rink wound up losing 6-1 to Raymond Roy in only four ends. Adam […]
Heather Latter Gary Gamsby (NCDS board of directors), left, Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, Gerd O’Sullivan (NCDS board of directors), Ken Boshcoff (Community Services Committee), and Gloria Mejia (Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities) cut a ribbon to mark the grand re-opening of Northern Community Development Services here yesterday. NCDS […]
Duane Hicks Up-and-coming artist Emma-Lee charmed the crowd with her beautiful vocals, songwriting, and stories in between songs yesterday evening during the “Tour de Fort” concert at the Townshend Theatre. The entertainment series has booked five of six shows for the 2011-12 season, with passports now for sale at www.tourdefort.com
Heather Latter Alexis Latter, left, and Amelia Tanguay had a blast jumping in the puddles along First Street East on Saturday afternoon. Given the above-zero temperatures of late, the snow has begun to disappear. Unfortunately, day-time highs are expected to hover below the freezing mark again this week.
Heather Latter Rob Tovey, in the role of “Fr. O’Brien,” and Brittany Hayes, playing a very pregnant “Ginger,” ran lines Sunday during a rehearsal for “Father, Oh . . .” a comedy written and directed by local resident Tracy Gibson. The dinner theatre production will run April 7-9 at La […]
Peggy Revell Lori Cress had her copy of “Create Space for Peace” signed by Dorothy Friesen on Sunday afternoon at St. John’s Anglican Church as part of the book’s local launch.
Lucas Punkari Lakers’ forward Dan Smith fired a shot that went just wide of Dryden Ice Dogs’ goalie Ian Perrier during the third period of Sunday night’s semi-final showdown at the Ice For Kids Arena here. The Ice Dogs went on to win 3-2 to grab a 2-0 series lead […]
Heather Latter Sarah Mueller, a dental hygienist with the Northwestern Health Unit, checked out Kayden Bruyere’s teeth this morning at Robert Moore School, then applied a fluoride varnish to help strengthen his teeth and resist cavity-causing bacteria. The dental professionals from the health unit offer screenings and fluoride varnishing in […]
