Heather Latter Fort Frances High School students belted out the lyrics to Bill Withers’ 1972 hit, “Lean on Me,” yesterday during a rehearsal for the upcoming musical revue entitled “Saving Lives.” The show—offering up both serious and light-hearted performances—runs Thursday through Saturday (Nov. 3-5) beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the […]
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Duane Hicks Peyton Cousineau, left, Jennifer Horton, and her son, David Morrison, played Bingo during the Hallowe’en party Friday at the Fort Frances Daycare program at Robert Moore School. Costumed kids also enjoyed bashing a pinata full of candy and having snacks.
Heather Latter Emitt McCrory, left, and Emma Bodnarchuk worked on making decorations for the haunted house at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday afternoon. Children enjoyed crawling through the haunted house, constructed from a variety of large boxes, as well as playing games and eating goodies.
Lucas Punkari Muskies Cassandra Moffitt (#15) and Hannah McLeod stopped a shooting attempt by Emily Whetzel of the Rainy River Owls in a 31-8 victory for the visitors at a junior girls’ basketball tournament here Friday evening. Fort High finished the tournament with a 1-2 record, with their lone win […]
Lucas Punkari The charred remains of a car was part of the severe damage caused by a garage fire on the 800 block of Victoria Street on Friday. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
It is with extreme sadness and love that the family of Katherine (Kay) Duchnicki, 95, recently of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., announces her peaceful passing on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. in Fort Frances. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Walter, […]
God Brought an Angel Home. Laura Marie Donaldson (nee Shaw), 94, a long-time resident of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances. She was born in Barnhart, Ont. on Jan. 2, 1917. She moved to Fort William, Ont. as […]
Press Release 2011 marks the 10th year for “Project Safe Hallowe’en!” Family and Children’s Services once again has partnered with Safe Communities Rainy River District, previously known as Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, in the preparation and delivery of the project. A total of 4,000 glow sticks were ordered this […]
Staff It was a successful day in Kenora yesterday afternoon as three of the four Muskie court team came away with victories in their final regular-season contests against the Broncos before the NorWOSSA playoffs. The junior girls’ basketball squad extended their winning streak to six thanks to a 30-20 victory […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis and other regional leaders voiced their opinions on airports and other issues to federal Transport minister Denis Lebel yesterday during the grand-opening of the new Red Lake Airport terminal building. Mayor Avis said this morning that he and mayors from across the Kenora […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service and Union Gas responded to a natural gas relief valve going off early yesterday evening at the Union Gas town border station (TBS) on Mowat Avenue. A member of the public had reported the smell of natural gas in the vicinity […]
Lucas Punkari For the first time since the days of the old NorWOSSA league, the Muskie football team has won a playoff game. The black-and-gold, who finished in fifth place in the Currie Division during the regular season, upset the fourth-place St. Norbert Celtics 15-8 yesterday afternoon at Canad Inns […]
