Jessica George After the unveiling ceremony was completed Friday morning, many in the large crowd stood under the pavilion to get a closer look at the long-awaited monument commemorating the 17 lives lost to the Dance Fire, which occured on Thanksgiving Day back in 1938. The unveiling was held 70 […]
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Duane Hicks “Building for the Future” chairman Mark Kowalchuk, left, deputy mayor Sharon Tibbs, Mayor Roy Avis, library board chair Joyce Cunningham, and chief librarian Margaret Sedgwick are hoping to break this shovel out of its case for a ground-breaking ceremony in April.
Jessica George Wal-Mart manager Darryl Skinner, Bonnie Allan (administration manager), and Rosanne DeGagne and Lill Medwechuk (department managers) took aim to make some baskets on the brand new court at Nestor Falls Public School that the Fort Frances store had built through its “Adopt-a-School” program.
Peggy Revell Students in Solange Busch’s Grade 5 class at St. Francis School have been busy learning about politics during this federal election. Cameron Turriff (upper left), Alyssa Chiasson, Jordan Bruyere, Maddie Sanders, Ian Jodoin (lower left), and Maggie Jean showed off the posters they made about the different parties […]
Mitch Calvert Kayla Windigo, far left, fed the ball into the paint during the Muskie senior girls’ 31-30 win over the visiting Dryden Eagles last week. The two teams squared off again here yesterday (the outcome was not known before press time).
Duane Hicks As the country votes to elect its federal leaders today, Fort Frances council will continue to focus on local issues during its regular meeting tonight at the Civic Centre. The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will present council with a copy of the final report on its Business […]
Staff After a five-week campaign, voters finally will have a chance to make their voices heard with the arrival of election day today. Polls in Rainy River District are open from 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m., which coincides with the polls located in the riding’s Eastern time zone that are open from […]
Mitch Calvert The St. Paul’s Crusaders invaded Muskie Field on Friday afternoon—and certainly left their mark with a 44-0 victory. The Crusaders racked up big yardage on the ground in the first half and led 21-0 at the break, then went to the air in the second half in adding […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Irene Tkachyk (nee Badiuk) announces she passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. Irene was born Jan. 24, 1937 to John and Mary Badiuk of Fort Frances, Ont. Irene was predeceased by her mother, […]
Duane Hicks Looking forward to a partnership that will see construction of a new library and technology centre start in April, “Building for the Future” campaign chair Mark Kowalchuk, middle, shared a few words at the site of the future facility on Friday before presenting Mayor Roy Avis, second from […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie Josh Stevens (#51) and Justin Perreault (#43) tried to get at St. Paul’s Crusaders’ quarterback Rhys Hansen during their Winnipeg High School Football League tilt here Friday. The visiting Crusaders dominated the game right until the final buzzer, winning 44-0.
