Duane Hicks The community snow sculpture contest has returned for a second year. All that’s needed now is people to carve the white stuff. The contest is set to take place in the field between the East End Hall and former Huffman School, with the sculpting to begin Tuesday, March […]
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Heather Latter The deadline to enter the 73rd-annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts has been extended until March 1. Originally set for Feb. 25, Festival committee chair Joleen Beninger noted there was a slight delay in posting the syllabus and resources manual on the website (www.ff-festival.com), as […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances has seen some interest from individuals seeking appointment to council, with one application having been returned so far. Several application form also have been picked up but not yet returned. With the application deadline coming up next Thursday (Feb. 28), Mayor Roy Avis […]
Duane Hicks The reassessment of the mill property here loomed over budget talks last week as town council decided, among other things, to hold off on demolishing the old Rainy Lake Hotel and developing a market square on the site. “I don’t think we can do anything with the Rainy […]
Staff Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty presented the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal to three Fort Frances residents at a ceremony Saturday morning at the Volunteer Bureau here, marking the final presentation to be made locally. June Keddie, Henry Miller, and Randy Thoms received the commemorative medal created […]
Duane Hicks With the town facing an operating shortfall of more than $2 million in the draft version of its budget, council will have to make some hard decisions in the near future. In a verbal report to council last night, town treasurer Laurie Witherspoon said the draft version of […]
Heather Latter Following its final meeting Feb. 12, it was determined the Sturgeon Creek School Accommodation Review Committee will recommend to the Rainy River District School Board that the school remain open and continue to be maintained. “The decision was reached based on all of the public input we received,” […]
Lucas Punkari As the SIJHL regular season winds down, now is the time for the four teams battling for the second seed in the playoffs to try and separate themselves. And with a pair of wins over the Minnesota Iron Rangers, the Fort Frances Lakers have done just that—opening a […]
Heather Latter Khloe Morrison, left, and Emily Bouvier, JK students at St. Michael’s School here, gave their pink teddies a big hug on Valentine’s Day last Thursday as the class paraded through the school during their Teddy Bear March. A Teddy Bear Picnic and other activities followed.
Heather Latter Cassidy Bruyere participated in the candlelight memorial vigil at Couchiching last Thursday evening, as others did across Canada. Armed with signs and candles, about 30 people lined Highway 11 near the band office to support the call for a national inquiry into some 600 missing and murdered women […]
Duane Hicks Makenzie Kilgour, left, and her mom, Alicia, worked together to assemble a “spiral galaxy” made of interlocking pieces of paper Monday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The exercise was led by a representative from Science North, which also brought its “Indoor Planetarium” there for Family […]
Lucas Punkari Tirzah Keffer gave orders to front end Carley Busch and Taylor Hartlin as she watched Samantha Mueller’s rock travel down the ice Saturday night during the ‘A’ final of the annual ladies’ bonspiel at the Fort Frances Curling Club.
