Canadian TV personality Dini Petty kept the audience engrossed in true stories abut her life, such as her early days when she became the first woman pilot in aviation history to fly and broadcast from a helicopter, during her show, “A ‘Broad’ View,” on Friday evening at the Townshend Theatre. […]
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Morgan Redford, a student at Donald Young School in Emo, checked out some of the books at the Emo Ontario Early Years Centre booth yesterday evening during the “Families Learning Together” literacy celebration there. The event featured dinner, a guest speaker, and workshops for parents in the community and surrounding […]
FORT FRANCES—After getting the thumbs up from Chief Building Official Rick Hallam, museum staff will begin the task of moving back into the newly-renovated Fort Frances Museum this weekend. “We’re working through the weekend. We hope to more or less be done by Monday,” said museum curator Pam Hawley. But […]
A Fort Frances woman has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a three-year-old child of the Whitefish Bay First Nation back in July, 2005. Falcon Cameron, 26, was scheduled to make a court appearance today in Kenora, where she presently is in custody, the Treaty […]
FORT FRANCES—With three weeks to go before the Feb. 16 deadline, local groups and service clubs aimed at helping youths and families are reminded to pick up applications for the Moffat Family Fund. Town administrative assistant Lori Pattison said Friday morning that no applications have been turned in yet, but […]
The Fort Frances Canadians began play at the third-annual FASA Invitational Jr. Gold hockey tournament this afternoon in Grand Forks, N.D. against the host squad. The Canadians are part of an eight-team field that includes two other Grand Forks-based teams as well as Duluth, Langdon, Huron, and Fargo. The winner […]
“Just imagine how much money we can raise in one day!” When organizers selected that name for its “radio-a-thon” yesterday morning, they didn’t imagine the total would surpass $180,000. “We didn’t know what to anticipate,” said Deane Cunningham, chairman of the “Just Imagine” fundraising campaign to purchase a CT Scanner […]
“Citizens for Backus” proudly present the U.S. Midwest’s premier Bluegrass and Gospel quintet, “Monroe Crossing,” in concert at Backus Auditorium in International Falls this Sunday (Jan. 28). The 3 p.m. matinee performance marks Monroe Crossing’s first-ever appearance in International Falls. They are touring in support of their new CD release, […]
FORT FRANCES—After being turned down two years in a row for Canada-Ontario Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF) money to reconstruct the Portage Avenue underpass, Fort Frances joined many other regional municipalities in being denied funding again this year—this time for a different project. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said Thursday […]
RICHARD RICARD The family of Richard Ricard sadly announces his sudden passing at his home on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007 at the age of 84. Rick was born in Mariapolis, Man. on Dec. 6, 1922, and came to live in Fort Frances, Ont. with his family in 1930. Rick […]
VICTORIA SOKIL It is with deep sadness that the family of Victoria Sokil announces her passing on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007 at her residence in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 92. Victoria was born Oct. 23, 1914 in Stuartburn, Man. to the late John and Rosie Druzyk. She […]
KARLA ANN MARIE DESROSIERS It is with great sadness that the family of Karla Ann Marie Desrosiers announces her sudden passing on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007 at the age of 45. She was born May 3, 1961 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late Augustine and Isabel (nee Morrisseau) Desrosiers. […]
