Joey Payeur The Grade 5-6 class at Crossroads School in Devlin opted for the unusual musical route as it performed “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” using boomwhackers during “A Crossroads Christmas,” the school’s annual holiday concert held last night. The evening also featured piano songs, spoken-word pieces, dance numbers, […]
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William Steven Kempf (“Willie”), beloved husband, father, and uncle, passed peacefully into eternal rest on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. with his wife, Bernice, and sons, John and Michael, at his side. Willie was born to Martin (Sr.) and Agnes (Melich) Kempf on […]
Press Release The local Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary met Dec. 14, with 45 members braving the cold. Four tickets were purchased for the Alzheimer’s dinner being held Jan. 21. A donation was made to the Voyageur Lions’ Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” on New Year’s Day, with a group of girls to […]
Joey Payeur Annalise (CC) Hayes had one goal two weeks ago against the Dryden Eagles—and had a narrow miss on a second in the final seconds that could have tied things up. She wasn’t leaving anything to chance on Tuesday. Hayes netted a hat trick and added an assist as […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP has completed more than 160 R.I.D.E. checks between Nov. 27 and Dec. 22. Officers have laid four impaired driving charges and issued three three-day driver’s licence suspension. Two people also were arrested on outstanding warrants while several drivers were charged under the […]
Heather Latter Kaylyn Levesque, left, and Avery Sinclair got started decorating their gingerbread houses in the gym at St. Francis School here Tuesday as the whole school came together to take part in the fun Christmas activity.
Heather Latter Members of the local singing group Bel Canto, including Connie Schwartz, left, Lisa Ogden-Latimer, Renee Martin-Brown, Rita Moorhouse, Amy LaFroy, and Kathy Mueller, performed “A Choral Christmas,” along with the Fort Frances Youth Ensemble yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library.
Staff It was the only win of the day for the visitors but it was an emphatic one. The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team swept the host Dryden Eagles 3-0 (25-22, 25-11, and 25-20) in NorWOSSA action yesterday. Fort High (1-1) had dropped its home-opener to Dryden (3-1) eight days […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP located a male from the Fort Frances area safe and sound here late yesterday morning. Thomas Roen Sr., 49, had been last seen Sunday in town. The OPP wishes to thank the public for their assistance.
Heather Latter Matthew Strickland, along with his friends from J.W. Walker School, picked out a toy to purchase for the “Adopt-an-Angel” campaign put on by Kenora-Rainy River Child and Family Services. The Grade 4 students from Brad Hill’s class raised money from popcorn sales to shop for two “angels,” as […]
Staff Hydro One was conducting routine maintenance on the transmission system that serves the Fort Frances area and inadvertently caused a brief power outage yesterday. The supplying Fort Frances went out of service at 11:06 a.m. It was put back into service at 11:13 a.m.—a seven-minute outage.
By Michael Melia The Associated Press ENFIELD, Conn. — The assignment for this year’s White House holiday display came with a tight deadline. A team of Lego master builders, within 2 1/2 weeks, had to create 56 unique gingerbread houses out of the toy bricks, one for each state and […]
