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Eleanor Mary Lampi passed peacefully on Friday, Aug. 12, 2005 at her home in the Atikokan Extended Care. Eleanor, the second child and eldest daughter of Milton and Anna (nee Monson) Bragg, was born in Anaheim, Sask. on Aug. 17, 1911. She was five days shy of her 94th birthday […]
The Fort Frances Museum is looking for people to donate arts and crafts materials for a garage sale fundraiser being held this Friday and Saturday (Aug. 19-20), with proceeds going to the museum’s renovation project. Museum curator Pam Hawley said Monday the sale, which will be held upstairs at the […]
The boil-water advisory imposed on the village of Barwick last week was lifted Monday by the Northwestern Health Unit. Chapple clerk Doris Dyson said Tuesday that the order was rescinded after two-consecutive daily samples came back clean. The advisory was imposed after a weekly sample came back positive for fecal […]
The Fort Frances OPP responded to an intrusion alarm at Fort Frances High School around 1:40 a.m. yesterday. Upon arrival, officers apprehended two youths and one adult who were fleeing the area. Further investigation revealed that three females had entered the building and tried to remove a number of electronic […]
This piece, entitled “Dragonfly Window” by Pam Cain-Hawley, is just one of the works by area artists now on display at the Fort Frances Museum. The work is part of the Rainy Lake Impressions’ 2005 exhibit, “The Dragonfly,” which features a variety of art mediums ranging from sculpture and painting […]
African rhythms The African Children’s Choir gave an energetic performance at Bethel Baptist Church on Friday evening. The choir is on a tour of North America to perform and raise money for various projects in Africa including schools and orphanages. The choir is made up of 24 children from Uganda, […]
The OPP is investigating vandalism that occurred early Saturday morning at Rainy River High School. Construction workers, who had arrived at the school that morning to do some work, discovered smoke and found a fire burning in one of the school’s offices, police reported Monday morning. The fire was quickly […]
The overall fire situation in the West Fire Region remains serious but stable, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported this morning. All open burning, including campfires, is banned until further notice in areas including Thunder Bay, Armstrong, Sioux Lookout, Pickle Lake, Nakina, Geraldton, Nipigon, Beardmore, and Marathon. These restrictions apply […]
While most golf enthusiasts were glued to their TV sets yesterday afternoon watching as the world’s best players struggled to break par at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol, Rob Badiuk was putting on a show of his own during the annual Kitchen Creek Classic. With a log-jam of golfers all […]
Local stakeholders are investigating the possibility of building a heliport in Fort Frances for medical transfers. Dan McCormick, health services manager for the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board, noted Friday that a preliminary meeting was held in June to discuss the feasibility of the project. Representatives from the […]
