Got a favourite TV show from which you’d like to re-enact a scene? Have people said you’re the spitting image of a TV personality? Then Fort Frances Little Theatre wants you for a Fort Frances Museum fundraiser it’s planning for this fall. “We’ve used the museum for free, to rehearse […]
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Frustrated by the lack of communication from town council and administration, and concerned about not being able to meet new time commitments they’re being asked to make, some volunteer firefighters once again are threatening to turn in their gear. Four volunteers, including Bruce Roth, president of the Fort Frances Volunteer […]
The last two British Open champions were unknown Americans. This time, plenty of big names are positioned for a run at the claret jug. Tiger Woods was at the top of the list, of course, building on his first-round lead. But the world’s top-ranked player was hardly alone. Vijay Singh […]
With a 6-1 win over the Barwick Blue Knights last night at VanJura Stadium here, Sight & Sound now is undefeated in its last six games to give the Fort Frances squad a 9-4-1 mark in the Rainy River District Fastball League. Sight & Sound got things started right in […]
Lance Armstrong retained his overall lead in the Tour de France’s flat, fast Stage 13 today, which was won by Robbie McEwen in a sprint. The win was McEwen’s third of this Tour. Armstrong and his main rivals finished together in the stage across southern France ahead of the upcoming […]
Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls is turning one! Anyone and everyone who is involved with Icebox Radio Theater, past or present, is invited to a barbecue celebrating its first anniversary today (July 15) from 5-8 p.m. at the home of artistic director Jeffrey Adams. If you’d like to attend, […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Jean Mary-Rose Zub announces her peaceful passing on Friday, July 8, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 79. She was born Sept. 22, 1925 in Rainford, England to the late James and Rose […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Charles Edwin (Chuck) Hammond announces his passing on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 92. Charles was born Jan. 28, 1913 in Crozier, Ont. to the late Charles and Eliza […]
Young entrepreneur Kayla Mitchell was raking in cash yesterday, selling cups of Kool-Aid and lemonade to thirsty passerby on Second Street, across from Robert Moore school. Mitchell, 9, is trying to earn a little spending money for a trip to Winnipeg with her dad Dave next week, and was planning […]
Nipigon Fire #33, a 0.5-hectare blaze about 50 km northeast of the town of Nipigon, was the only new fire reported in the West Fire Region over the past 24 hours. FireRangers and waterbombers responded to the blaze. Meanwhile, Ministry of Natural Resources FireRanger crews currently are working to extinguish […]
One of the biggest draws of the summer in Fort Frances, the local Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Quest for the Best” and new “Kiddie Quest” are set to take the stage next Monday evening (July 18). “We’re pretty much ready to go. We’ve got all our sponsors,” said organizer Dawn […]
Back on Aug. 28, 1992, 35-year-old Janice Howe left her parents’ home in Fort Garry, Man., driving her father’s blue-coloured 1985 Oldsmobile Ciera. She has never been seen or heard from since. On the following morning of Aug. 29, 1992, the OPP located the car abandoned on Highway 17, about […]
