Staff The Fort Frances Highlanders Pipes and Drums is hosting a Highland dance workshop next Saturday and Sunday (May 10-11), featuring acclaimed instructor George Hamilton. This workshop, which will be held at the Masonic Hall (302 Scott St.), is open to beginners and those who have been taking Highland dance […]
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Duane Hicks Jean Richards and the rest of the artists at the Fine Line Art Gallery are urging art-lovers to drop by to check its spring art show, “The Alphabet,” which started there yesterday with an open house. The exhibit runs through the end of the month.
Duane Hicks Members of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care special events committee showed off some of the silent auction items donated for the “Old Bags Lunch” fundraiser luncheon, which will be held this Sunday (May 4) starting at noon at the Robert Moore School gym. Pictured are Samantha Manty, […]
It was a Happy Easter for Jordie Rheault of Fort Frances, who won the $500 up for grabs Easter Sunday (April 20) in the Rainy River Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $100 for April 30 and May 1, respectively, were Samuel-James Fraser (Regina) and Robert Meyers (Emo). […]
Press Release Negotiations to renew 19 collective agreements between Resolute Forest Products and Unifor began last Tuesday (April 22), covering close to 2,000 members in Quebec and Ontario. The result of these negotiations will serve as the pattern for negotiations involving another 8,000 members in the Eastern Canadian pulp and […]
Haley Anderson Hailey Wirtz, 17, was excited to demonstrate the tricks of the trade on friend Talyssa Kellar, 15, yesterday after spending this semester working at Shear Serenity here. Fort High’s co-op program hosted 35 displays, which highlighted work done by students at their placements throughout the community.
Valarie Marie Lizotte, 61, of Couchiching First Nation passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014 at home with her family by her side. She was born on Sept. 13, 1952 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Wallace (Swede) and Shirley Bruyere. She grew up in Couchiching First Nation. Valarie loved being […]
Sadie Kowalchuk, 92, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born Sept. 13, 1921 in Buchanan, Sask. to William and Mary Ossachuk. The family moved to Fort Frances when she was a young girl. She […]
Press Release Kevin Kling and Dan Chouinard are bringing their “Walkin’ Shoes Tour” to the Backus Community Center in International Falls tomorrow night (May 2). Full of humour, music, and surprises, “Walkin’ Shoes” brings together Kling (one of Minnesota’s most significant storytellers) and Chouinard (accordionist, pianist, and writer) for tales […]
Heather Latter Andrew Eldridge (Captain von Trapp) performed “The Sound of Music” while Alyssa VanDrunen (Elsa Schraeder) and cast members playing the von Trapp children looked on during opening night of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic. Presented by Fort Frances High School, the beloved musical continues tonight through Saturday at […]
Duane Hicks “Project Petunia” is in danger of being scrapped this year if the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce can’t get more sponsors by May 9. The annual beautification program sees flowers placed in planters and hanging baskets in parts of town. Chamber manager Annely Armstrong-Thorstad said the problem is […]
Jason Parks WELLINGTON— In 120 minutes of play at the Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Fort Frances Lakers are a converted breakaway and missed call from having a completely different outlook. But the harsh reality for Lakers’ coach Wayne Strachan is that his team faces a must-win game this afternoon to […]
