Prescription for fun
Pharmasave staff got into the Hallowe’en spirit this morning with these clever costumes. Pictured are Donna Hyatt, Michelle Beck, and Chelsey Ogden (front row from left), along with Nancy Kehler, Morgan Albisser, Robin Dennis, Amy Sieders, Dawn Martin, and Janice Carpenter (back row from left). The Fort Frances Clinic Dispensary staff also dressed up as pill bottles today.
Kenora mill adds shift
After re-starting the sawmill in early 2016, Kenora Forest Products ramped up to full production today (Oct. 31) with the addition of a second shift in the planer and sawmill.
“There are now about 110 Unifor members working at the mill,” noted Stephen Boon, Unifor national representative.
Witches’ brew
Spooky fun awaits at Fort Frances Little Theatre’s “Haunted House,” which wraps this evening (Oct. 31) from 6-9 p.m. at the Fine Line Art Gallery on Mowat Avenue. Fright-seekers have flocked to the event each evening since it opened Friday. Admission is $5/person.
Lakers’ troubles continue
The Fort Frances Lakers are playing better hockey as of late—just not winning hockey.
Just one point out of a possible four went the way of the Lakers on the weekend, starting with a 4-3 shootout loss against the host Thunder Bay North Stars on Friday night.
Then they were doubled 4-2 by the Dryden GM Ice Dogs on Saturday at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Hallowe’en crafts
Violet Kaun, dressed as a mermaid, worked on a pumpkin craft at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday afternoon. The “Hallowe’en Haunt” event, led by Lauren Hyatt, also featured games and snacks.
Painting pumpkins
Nickolas Wood, left, along with his older brothers, Christopher and Aaron, enjoyed decorating pumpkins at the Fort Frances Public Library on Friday afternoon. Two sessions were offered during the day off from school, with many of the pumpkins being entered into a contest to be voted on during today’s “Trunk or Treat” event there.
Sagard, Fairfax lead bidding for Performance Sports in court-supervised auction
EXETER, N.H. — A pair of big Canadian investors are proposing to buy Performance Sports Group Ltd. (TSX:PSG), the maker of Bauer hockey skates and other sports equipment, for US$575 million through a court-supervised restructuring.
Chapman, Cubs stop Indians, cut World Series deficit to 3-2
CHICAGO — They’ve waited 108 years for a championship. So with this World Series on the verge of slipping away, the Chicago Cubs could not wait any longer.
Manager Joe Maddon summoned closer Aroldis Chapman from the bullpen in the seventh inning for the first eight-out save of his big league career, needing to hold off the Cleveland Indians in Game 5.
The 2016 presidential campaign put the “ugh” in ugly
WASHINGTON — Good riddance to Campaign 2016, the election that put the “ugh” in ugly.
Headed for history books a week from Tuesday, the duel between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump became a battle of “nasty women” and “bad hombres” vs. “deplorables” and voters who are “irredeemable.”
Don’t forget pecan pie
Leaves are changing, the weather is cooling, and the smell of fall lingers in the air. Pumpkins are appearing on doorsteps and families are beginning to plan their Thanksgiving menus. Pecan pie should always be on the list.
Cook the apples, lose the gap! Mastering a better apple pie
Any number of tasks may strike you as easy as pie, but anyone who’s ever actually made a pie can tell you that it actually requires some care if you want it to turn out well.