While the motion was defeated on a tie vote, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon thinks council’s decision Monday not to agree to repair Front Street in time for the July 1 opening of Phase II of the La Verendrye Parkway was misdirected. “It’s too bad,” the mayor said yesterday morning. “What it […]
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The Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association gave kudos to players in both serious and light-hearted categories during its annual “Fun Day” recently. The fastest shot trophy in each division went to Patrick Mills (Initiation), Robbie Rea (Novice), Carlee Bosma (Atom), Jared Baker (PeeWee), Terry Carmody (Bantam), and Scott Galusha (Midget). Other […]
The annual spring dance hosted by the Devlin slo-pitch association is coming up this Saturday (April 26) at the Devlin Hall. Doors open at 7:30, with the dance starting at 8. “Thinking of Pinky,” a live band from Fort Frances, will be performing. Admission is $8 per person, and a […]
Christ the Lord is Risen today was echoed throughout community churches on Easter Sunday. On Good Friday at the Christian Reformed Church, the sermon topic was “Our Father Clothed in Majesty.” During the offertory, a flute duet, “We are the Reason,” was played by Christine Bethune and Reta Dykstra. Organist […]
Although the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market doesn’t open for the season until this Saturday (April 26), shoppers had a chance to get a feel for what will be in store there during the annual Easter Market last Thursday and Saturday. The cold, wet weather also didn’t appear to put much […]
The Ice for Kids wasn’t built on a downhill slant—it just seemed that way yesterday afternoon. The Wellington Dukes and Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs took turns dominating periods, with the Dukes getting the last laugh in a 7-4 victory to open the Dudley Hewitt Cup Central Canada Junior ‘A’ hockey […]
One team will welcome back one of its stars while the other will join a constellation of “Starz.” The Fort Frances Aquanauts and Fort Frances Cyclones will be part of the field making waves at the Division II swimming championships this weekend in Thunder Bay. For the Aquanauts, it will […]
A proposal by Stratton Equipment to tear down and renovate sections of the old Fort Frances High School on First Street East answers the needs of both the Rainy River District School Board and the Town of Fort Frances. As the derelict school falls into greater disrepair, the cost of […]
You’ve probably seen them in gift shops or photos. And, in fact, eggs exquisitely painted in intricate patterns seem to pop up around this time of year like, well, rabbits. If you were at the Easter Market here last Thursday and Saturday, you also would have seem them there—thanks to […]
Earth Day may mean many things to many people, but for the Grade 3 class from St. Michael’s School in Fort Frances, this one undoubtedly will be remembered as a day in the country. April 22 has come to be recognized as Earth Day in Canada—an opportunity to reflect on […]
Another season of Border Concert Association shows ended April 10 with the appearance of singer Kathy Wagner and pianist Rich Ridenour on stage at Backus Auditorium in International Falls. In a show appropriately titled “Everything Under the Sun,” Wagner and Ridenour kept the audience buzzing with an eclectic performance that […]
Citing the $1.3-million price tag to repair Front Street much too high in the face of increasing debt payments to be made this year, in 2004, and beyond, town council decided Monday the work will have to wait. But the decision wasn’t an easy one, as it came down to […]
