Town council will hold its first meeting regarding the 2004 budget, and the public is invited to come out and give their input on what should be on the agenda. “The process for tonight’s meeting is to allow the public to come forward and say, ‘I think we should consider […]
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Retired high school teacher Rick Wiedenhoeft is the latest to file his nomination to run for town council in the November election, bringing the number of those in the running to eight. “Fort Frances has always been good to me and my family. I thought this would a good opportunity […]
After months of uncertainty, and more than a month with its front doors chained shut, the future of the Red Dog Inn here appears to be stabilizing with a new owner poised to take possession of the property. The new owner, Don Lee of Sioux Lookout, has not finalized every […]
Walter Airon Werner Hinrichs, 86, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital. He was born April 1, 1917 in Baudette, Mn. Walter came to Canada at the age of one and resided on a farm in Tovell Township, Ont., where he attended […]
Ruby Eliza Roulston, born Dec. 9, 1918 in Emo, Ont. and who resided in Abbotsford, B.C. from 1978 until 2001, then Port Coquitlam for her final years, passed on peacefully at the age of 84 on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003. Ruby always will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Dianne […]
It wasn’t a dazzling debut, but the Muskie ‘B’ football squad left their coaches with a favourable impression on opening day. While at first blush the 22-0 score in favour of the visiting Warroad Warriors yesterday wasn’t overly complimentary to the Muskies, head coach Lou Gauthier wasn’t short on praise […]
For anyone who hasn’t made the trek across the border to take in an event at the Citizens for Backus/ AB facility in International Falls, this weekend is your perfect chance. It was a year ago this week that the group took over ownership of two old schools in an […]
After having to cancel it last year, the local Business Improvement Association is planning to resurrect the “Harvest Festival” on Saturday, Sept. 27—and looking to get as many participants as possible. “It’s in the planning stages right now,” said BIA co-ordinator Harlene Lowey. “It looks like we’re going to have […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department responded to a blaze at the Walleye Trailer Court around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, making for the second trailer fire this week. Fire Chief Steve Richardson said the damage—totalling $25,000— was contained to the middle part of the trailer while the rest of it sustained […]
Eleven local “celebrities” have been lined up to take part in the Canadian Diabetes Association’s annual challenge, which runs Sept. 13-19. This year’s celebrities include Dawn Booth, co-ordinator of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club president Mark Jones (also of Holmlund Financial), Capt. Angel Sandoval of the Fort […]
Plans for tonight’s championship final in the Fort Frances adult slopitch league have landed foul. League co-ordinator Megan Ross said this morning that the scheduled final between the league’s ‘A’ bracket champion Rural Reps and ‘B’ bracket titleists Little Rascals would not go ahead—and that there would be no overall […]
Although most government business has been suspended since the election call Tuesday, the ongoing Rainy River First Nations land claim negotiations are still on track, band officials said. Albert Hunter, the point man for the band’s negotiating team, said yesterday that matters are proceeding as planned and the current election […]
