The sun finally is shining again, and the early forecast for the Victoria Day long weekend is calling for fair skies and gradually warming temperatures. In other words, ideal conditions to kick off the “summer” season. Unfortunately, the picture is much more gloomy for area tourist operators, who must be […]
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Dear editor: The Legion Ladies Auxiliary Br. #29 held a tea and bake sale on May 13. As special guests, they invited the area war brides. It was very nice to see the other ladies who endured the war times. On behalf of the “war brides,” a thank you goes […]
With the annual Emo Walleye Classic set to go next week, organizers still are seeking contestants for the “Walleyedol” singing competition, which is scheduled to take place May 26 and again May 27 for the three finalists. With just half-a-dozen entries as of Monday, Angler Services director Colleen Vennechenko is […]
Car-lovers get ready! The International Early Iron Car Club and local Business Improvement Association will be holding its annual “Scott Street Show ’n Shine” this Saturday (May 20). “Weather permitting, we’re expecting up to 100 cars this year,” said car club member Wayne Woods, adding the turnout was around 65 […]
The new Pre-Apprenticeship Electrical program at Confederation College campus in Fort Frances is going well since starting May 1. In fact, local campus manager Mike Cameron said the students are very excited about it. “The purpose of the program is to help students gain the academic preparedness for the Electrical […]
In the early-morning hours of Sunday, Fort Frances OPP officers responded to a residential break-and-enter on the 900 block of Cornwall Avenue. As a result of that investigation, police charged two 18-year-old Fort Frances males with break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence. The pair were released […]
Parents at a public meeting Monday night to discuss strategies to bring back French Immersion in Fort Frances considered several options to make the program a success here. Immersion programs can be run with an early, middle, or late entry, and with multiple entry points. The program offered here by […]
FORT FRANCES—Young parents may be the key to bringing back French Immersion to Fort Frances. That was one of the strategies discussed at a town hall-style meeting of some 35 parents, students, and educators at La Place Rendez-Vous on Monday night. “We really need the people with younger children to […]
One of the most popular television shows of the mid-1950s was a sit com called “Father Knows Best.” In the case of Kevin Bobczynski of Fort Frances, it’s a title that certainly rings true. Bobczynski realized a dream recently when he was selected 110th overall by the St. Michael’s Majors […]
The Muskie girls’ soccer team suffered a heart-breaking 1-0 loss in overtime to the Dryden Eagles in the NWOSSAA ‘AA’ final here yesterday afternoon—costing the squad a trip to the all-Ontarios in Peterborough next month. Head coach Adam Craig said despite the loss, he was very proud of the way […]
Emo Reeve Russ Fortier, chair of the 2005-06 board of directors for the Rainy River Future Development Corp., and Angela Halvorsen, a business investment officer there, last Wednesday thanked Alberton council for its recent decision to support the RRFDC. While the township had not provided any funding to the RRFDC […]
OGDEN–Born to Jeff and Jessica, nee DeGagne, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Nicholas Allan, weighing 6 lbs. 6 oz. on April 30, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
