Peggy Revell Sheri DeGagne worked carefully during the Ukrainian egg-decorating workshop Saturday morning at the Fort Frances Museum. Unfortunately, her egg later met a tragic end when it slipped out of her fingers and cracked open on the table.
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Mitch Calvert Jillian Bobczynski (front) and fellow members of the Border Skating Club were busy this past week rehearsing for their 37th-annual ice show being staged tomorrow night and Sunday afternoon at the Ice for Kids Arena.
Staff Get ready to “sing” the praises of the Border Skating Club. The local figure skating club’s annual ice show—which goes tomorrow at 7 p.m. and again Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena—features a “Broadway” theme for its 37th edition, with 87 skaters taking part in […]
Mitch Calvert Fort Frances native Steve Arpin will take aim at the half-mile, high-banked asphalt track of the Salem Speedway this weekend for the 85th running of the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200. With a new Toyota car and engine program in tow, Arpin is heading back to the track where […]
Staff With construction of the new school on the horizon, administration at Robert Moore School is asking the public to steer clear of the site and think safety. “It’s the biggest sandbox ever and the kids can’t play in it,” Robert Moore principal Dianne Thompson said about the large piles […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mabel McCormick, who passed away peacefully at home in Devlin, Ont. on Monday, March 30, 2009. She was born Aug. 17, 1944 in Winnipeg, Man. to the late Steve and Millie Kuchar. Mabel grew up in McMunn, Man., attending […]
Barry Cox, 87, of 960 First St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully Monday, March 30, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Aug. 27, 1921 in Emo, Ont. to the late Walter and Edna Cox. Barry moved to Fort Frances with his family […]
Duane Hicks Gilbert Smith of Naicatchewenin FN said he would like to see the town and four chiefs sit down and come up with a solution to the Pither’s Point Park lease issue during last night’s public forum at the East End Hall. About 50 people from Fort Frances and […]
Duane Hicks Ontario Municipal Board chair Gary O’Connor will deliver a decision before the end of April regarding the appeal of a proposed zoning amendment at 1345 Emo Rd. here. The appeal was the subject of a four-hour hearing yesterday afternoon at the Civic Centre, where O’Connor heard evidence both […]
Duane Hicks With the lease for Pither’s Point Park due to expire at the end the month, at least some local residents are concerned about what will happen to the land, who will be able to use it and for what purpose, whether community leaders are working to come to […]
Staff A total of five tenders were submitted Tuesday afternoon to refurbish and relocate the Hallett and lookout tower as part of the Phase II of the Heritage Tourism Project on the waterfront. Tom Jones Corp. submitted a bid for $1,220,415 while Man-Shield Construction Inc. submitted a bid for $1,808,606.26. […]
