In many ways, last Thursday’s graduation ceremony for Fort Frances High School was a night of “lasts.” The class of ’99 was the last to graduate out of old Fort High on First Street East. And, with the year 2000 right around the corner, it was the last class to […]
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Six missing buoys were discovered by Craig Coughlin, a navigable waters protection officer for the coast guard, during a patrol of Rainy Lake last week. He described the situation as “not bad.” “There were a few buoys that were damaged that we replaced, and maybe half a dozen that were […]
Katie Pierroz got the Miss Fun in the Sun pageant off on the right foot by taking top honours in the talent portion Sunday night at Robert Moore School. Dressed in a rainbow of colours, Pierroz, 17, pirouetted her way to the top of the judges’ scoresheets–something she was surprised […]
There seems to be no end to the number of talented folk in the area and next month’s inaugural “Summer Quest,” being held July 21 in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, has 20 contestants signed up to prove it. “We have a lot of new faces this […]
The 90-year-old landmark residence at 335 Nelson St., which had been known as St. Jude’s Convent since 1919, will head into the new millennium with an updated mission–and name. New owners Nancy and Gord Witherspoon are slated to open “St. Jude’s Gourmet Coffee” in early August, offering up a wide […]
For Clint Perreault of Couchiching, it is a day to be proud. Perreault was one of the hundreds of people who took part in the “Treaty Days Celebration” yesterday, which also continues again today. Hosted by the Naicatchewenin, Nicickousemenecaning, Couchiching, and Stanjikoming bands, the celebration honours the signing of Treaty […]
The task of raising $2 million could very well be in the cards for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care after it was announced at last night’s annual meeting that the district-wide feasibility study that was completed more than a month ago could point them in the right direction. “The […]
A local family is getting a greater appreciation for the ways of the wild after becoming surrogate parents to a pair of goslings. Jo and Ken Olson of Third Street West took in the orphaned geese more than five weeks ago after a friend found the birds abandoned near Flanders […]
They’re prayers have been answered! When members of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Morson broke ground for a new church last summer, they did not have all the money needed to complete the project. Fortunately, the “pay as they went” motto worked itself out and the official […]
Although the district didn’t get near as much rain Kenora did over the weekend, local farmers are getting tired of the wet and cool weather conditions and hoping for things to heat up. Gary Sliworsky, the ag and rural rep with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs office […]
Dana Earl Albright, 73, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, June 29, 1999 at La Verendrye hospital. He was born July 31, 1925 in Neepawa, Man. He was predeceased by his wife, Doreen, on Oct. 26, 1987. He is survived by his children, Bev […]
Suddenly at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. on Monday, June 28, 1999, Margaret Jean Lafoy (nee McNaughton) passed away in the presence of her two daughters, Marnie and Bonnie. She was predeceased by her husband of 45 years, Vaughan, on April 22, 1995. She is survived by her […]
