Dear sir: A while back, there was some concern about how many of our young people were leaving our community for better paying jobs. We know of this first-hand as our two sons have left Fort Frances for jobs and school. We also are the parents of a developmentally-challenged young […]
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Cecelia Frances Larocque, 94, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Friday, March 2, 2001. She was born Dec. 28, 1906 in Bechard, Sask. to the late Englebert and Rosanna Baker. Mrs. Larocque moved to Fort Frances in 1937 and […]
Residents were digging out Sunday after about 15 cm (6.1 inches) of snow blanketed the area over the weekend. Fort Frances OPP said there were few incidents to report. “It was busy but just a lot of minor accidents,” OPP Cst. Al MacDonald noted Monday morning. The Fort Frances Fire […]
The contract between the Rainy River Future Development Corp. and Town of Fort Frances is now signed, sealed, and delivered. Council passed a bylaw at Monday night’s regular meeting authorizing approval of an agreement with the RRFDC to deliver economic development services for the town. The town also has renewed […]
Budding scientists took centre stage at Crossroads School in Devlin last week as students in grades four-eight took part in the second-annual science fair there. Projects ranged from “Do bones need calcium” and “What floor cleaners work best?” to “Who can balance better on one foot–boys or girls.” Seventh-grader Mackenzie […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce still has not set a date for the popular “Quest for the Best” singing contest. “We’ve had a couple meetings now. Unfortunately, it still looks as if the Townshend Theatre is booked in April, May, and well into June,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth noted […]
The new Sturgeon Creek bridge just north of Barwick was christened with lots of snowmobile traffic during its grand opening. The Emo Borderland Snowmobile Club held a poker derby last weekend and sold about 160 poker hands for the event as more than 50 sleds joined the run. “This is […]
“Building bridges.” That’s the message the local OPP is sending out to Fort Frances High School students–and their parents–as it steps up staffing at its liaison office there. “We’re trying to break down the walls between the officers and the students,” said Cst. Al MacDonald, who’s in charge of the […]
The local Sunset Country Ford Mustangs attended the 32-team Fargo Flyers International Squirt Tournament last weekend and lost out in the ‘C’ final. “It was a great tournament — the kids played okay,” coach Joe Bobczynski noted. The Mustangs faced off against Lakeville in the ‘C’ final on Sunday and […]
The Muskies are a step closer to an all-Ontario berth after trouncing the Sioux Lookout Warriors 12-2 there Monday night to sweep their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series. The black-and-gold now will host the Dryden Eagles in the best-of-three NorWOSSA final, which gets underway here Friday night. Game two is slated […]
The Muskies will be working on their checking as they gear up to face the Dryden Eagles in the best-of-three NorWOSSA final, which gets underway here Friday night. “Defence wins championships,” Muskie head coach Glen Edwards stressed after the black-and-gold swept the Sioux Lookout Warriors in the best-of-three semi-finals with […]
The karate provincial meet was held in Virden, Man. and eight members of the local club attended the competition. In the men’s white/yellow division, John Sutton placed third in Kata. Angela Brown, who competed in the ladies’ white/yellow, finished second in Kumite and Kata. In the ladies’ orange/green event, Cheryl […]
