Full Plate
Wednesday, Sep 12, 2007
Amy Norris, two, chowed down on a delicious pancake breakfast cooked up by local Air Cadets and their parents as her dad, Brian, looked on Saturday morning at the Fort Frances Airport.
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Always remembered
Wednesday, Sep 12, 2007
A memorial to Bryce Devoe, a local youth killed by lightning in late May, was unveiled Friday afternoon outside the Memorial Sports Centre during a ceremony attended by the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres hockey team, its owners, and Devoe’s family. A tree was planted there, with a plaque commemorating the teen in the ground in front of it.
In memory
Wednesday, Sep 12, 2007
Luis Valenzuela tended to a makeshift memorial dedicated to the late Ben Klyne, a starting linebacker with the Muskie football team who was killed in a car accident last month, during the team’s season-opener here Friday. Klyne was memorialized in a short ceremony before the game, and the team will wear his #27 on their helmets for the season.
Load shift
Tuesday, Sep 11, 2007A truckload of OSB from Ainsworth-Barwick shifted as it was eastbound on King’s Highway just before Keating Avenue here around 11 a.m. today, forcing the wood against the cab. Traffic was reduced to one lane for a short period of time before noon. The cause of the accident has yet to be determined but no injuries were reported, police on the scene said.
Arthritis run
Monday, Sep 10, 2007Bill Michl made his way down the La Verendrye Parkway on Saturday morning during a 5K fun run/walk in support of his upcoming “Joints in Motion” marathon on the Great Wall of China. Ten others also participated, raising a total of $443. Michl, who needs to raise $6,300 to go to China, has around $2,500 so far.
Who’s open?
Monday, Sep 10, 2007
Muskie quarterback Blake Wepruk looked upfield for an open receiver while being pressured by the Sturgeon Heights Huskies defence in the second half of a 20-6 loss here Friday afternoon to open the WHSFL season. Wepruk eventually tossed the ball out of bounds, but earlier scored the Muskies’ only touchdown on a quarterback sneak.
Memorial dedication
Monday, Sep 10, 2007Jay and Lori Flinders and Rachel Devoe looked on as Fort Frances Jr. Sabres vice-president Nancy Gardiman shared a few words during a memorial to Bryce Devoe, a local youth killed by lightning in late May, on Friday afternoon outside the Memorial Sports Centre. A plaque was unveiled in front of a tree planted there in Devoe’s memory.
Facing off
Monday, Sep 10, 2007Mitch Cain (#71) faced off against Ryan Sambray of the Fort William North Stars during the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres’ final pre-season game here yesterday afternoon. The North Stars won 5-1, keeping the hosts off the scoreboard before a goal with three minutes to play gave local fans something to cheer about.
Warm welcome
Friday, Sep 7, 2007Dr. Jason Shack, right, introduced Northern Ontario School of Medicine students Lana Potts, left, and David Janhunen (not pictured) during a reception last night at La Place Rendez-Vous.
Morning stroll
Friday, Sep 7, 2007
Natahsa King, left, and Beth Brown walked down the River Road this morning as part of Tom Bruyere’s eighth-annual “Walk for Dialysis.” The contingent of walkers was expected to end their 20-mile trek between 1:30-2 p.m. today at North American Lumber here. Pledges raised by walkers will go to the local renal dialysis program at La Verendrye Hospital.