Duane Hicks It’s a good thing Fort Frances Public Library CEO Caroline Goulding loves books because she’s got an office full of them. The “Friends of the Library” have seen a generous outpouring of donations for its annual book sale there this Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Drop by, pick […]
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I suffer from a disease that, up to this moment, has been incurable–and in many ways, I’m not sure I would survive should a cure be found. This disorder may have some lengthy Latin derivative for a formal name, but you simply might call it Pollyanna-ism. The symptoms of this […]
In preparation for the marriage of our son, Adam, and his fiancée, Meesun, Marnie and I viewed a YouTube video several times to understand what would take place. It was very informative and had no resemblance to a wedding you might be a guest at in North America or Europe. […]
In preparation for the marriage of our son, Adam, and his fiancée, Meesun, Marnie and I viewed a YouTube video several times to understand what would take place. It was very informative and had no resemblance to a wedding you might be a guest at in North America or Europe. […]
It has been seven weeks since I last emptied my words here. Wow. However, contrary to past excuses for not writing, my latest sabbatical from this column had nothing to do with being unhappy. I am, in fact, in a most content and joyful life space, and moreso in an […]
Pictured above is a close-up of the 1915 penny held by Donald Young student Paige Seguin that she found recently while digging in the playground there during recess. At left, a fellow DYS student tried out the metal detector that teacher Kim Bolen brought in to allow the class to […]
RRFN Chief Jim Leonard had the duty of drawing the next “Catch the Ace” winner while organizer and local abattoir board member Steve Loshaw held the box of tickets during Friday’s fish fry. Connie Sinclair was the lucky winner of $432. She also chose envelope #15, which contained the king […]
Duane Hicks Tbaytel will have a new regional office in north end of town before summer’s end. Ed Kaun & Sons Ltd., which was announced last Wednesday as the project contractor, will begin working on-site at 650 Sixth St. W. next week and aim to be finished by the end […]
Duane Hicks Summer students Alyssa Armstong, left, and Alyssa Chiasson showed off one of the info panels for the new exhibit, “Closing the Distance: 150 Years of ‘Getting from A to B,’” at the Fort Frances Museum. The exhibit, based on research done by museum staff and community volunteers, will […]
Dear Mr. Behan: Did you know that the Fort Frances High School football team is the longest-running school team the high school has ever had? I didn’t know that, either, until just recently–and I’m hoping that long-running history will continue. Spring camp starts Monday, May 29 and runs until Friday, […]
Press Release The discovery of a Canadian one-cent coin dating back to 1915 by a kindergarten student at Donald Young School in Emo launched an inquiry-based learning session in Kim Bolen and Laurel Armstrong’s classroom recently. Paige Seguin found the coin while digging outside on the playground at recess. Once […]
Duane Hicks Greta Fedorak was among the group of six students in Jody Bonner-Vickers’ Grade 8 class who took turns explaining to town council a binational watershed stewardship initiative they will be undertaking next Tuesday along the riverfront here.
