Fort Frances Choraliers Debbie Hallikas, left, and June Caul shared their musical talents while performing “The Love of God at Christmas” on Sunday at St. Mary’s Church. Directed by Diane Maxey, the group of 45 singers offered up an array of beautiful Christmas melodies through the presentation of their annual […]
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Shawn Wyder was all smiles as he received a present from Santa Claus during a Christmas party at the Fort Frances Day Care on Thursday afternoon. With Christmas coming up in mere days now, ol’ St. Nick has made a series of early visits to Rainy River District in recent […]
Only a week after offering a $50 incentive to get more participants in a water testing program, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told council last night the town now has more volunteers than it needs. Brown said 47 residents responded to the call for 40 property owners to agree […]
The Schreiber Diesels have folded from the Superior International Junior Hockey League—leaving the league to scramble to reassemble the rest of the season with the loss of the defending champs. “It’s not something that I have any choice in, and I’m not very happy,” said SIJHL chairman Ron Whitehead. “It […]
Senior kindergarten students from F.H. Huffman School rehearsed their performance for the Christmas concert yesterday at the Townshend Theatre. The actual concert runs there tonight at 7 p.m.
Connor Dent told Santa Claus what he wanted for Christmas this morning during a visit to the Children’s Department at the Fort Frances Public Library. Prior to Santa’s surprise arrival, the youngsters, who were there for “Storytime,” were treated to holiday tales, as well as cookies and juice.
The Rainy River District detachment of the OPP would like to remind the public of the importance of locking their vehicle. Many people feel it is safe to leave their unattended vehicle running, either to warm it up or because they will only be out of it for a minute […]
With a projected increase of up to three percent in some areas, town council will vote to approve the 2008 user fee schedule tonight. “There’s a general consensus of council that there should be up to a three percent increase,” Mayor Roy Avis noted this morning. “We were trying to […]
Although the Northwestern Health Unit’s ’flu shot clinics are soon to wrap up for the season, Cindy McKinnon, program manager for infectious disease, noted there still seems to be a demand for immunizations. As such, the Fort Frances office has opened up two more clinic days—Dec. 19 and 20—to try […]
Fawn Lindberg, 41, of Fort Frances made her first court appearance this morning in relation to missing funds at Fort Frances High School, which was discovered in October. The charge of theft over $5,000 was read aloud. Her next court date is scheduled for Jan. 21.
The Muskie girls’ hockey team coasted to a pair of exhibition victories over the weekend as the first half of their season comes to a close. The squad first iced the Babbitt Knights 5-2 here Friday night before winning 3-1 against the Golden Bears in Eveleth, Mn. on Saturday afternoon. […]
The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team were both hosts and champions, winning all three games of their home tourney over the weekend, including a key pair of victories against NorWOSSA rivals. After opening play Friday with a 41-23 win over the Kenora Broncos and then a 43-31 victory against the […]
