Ann Guba, left, joined her mother, Adelia Guba, for sandwiches and tea at the annual Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary fall tea, bazaar and bake sale at the Emo Legion on Friday. -Sam Odrowski photos
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Morgan Hildebrand, left, Gordon Woollard, and Neil Grant enjoyed hot beverages along with dainties and sandwiches at the Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary fall tea, bazaar and bake sale on Friday. The popular event featured draws, baking, the “white elephant” table, and crafts. -Sam Odrowski photo
Ken Kellar Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s special events committee members Natalie DeGagne, left, Grace Cridland, McKenna Begin, Livia Lundon, Allison Cox, Lynne Savage and Jan Abbot displayed a few of the collected items that will be put up for silent auction at the foundation’s “Black & White Gala” this […]
Sam Odrowski Fort Frances Public Library board chair Robin Dennis gave a speech to kick off Ontario Public Library Week at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre yesterday evening during a party to mark the annual event. Around 30 people attended and had the opportunity to meet the library’s […]
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The Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary to Br. #29 met on Oct. 9. Evening started with a delicious pot luck supper at 6 p.m. So many good cooks and bakers. Meeting was brought to order at 7:05 p.m. by president Alfreda Easton Minutes of the Sept. 11 general meeting and the Oct. […]
Donald Young School students were brought out to the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung grounds Friday for Rainy River First Nation’s reparation and reburial of sacred objects and ancestors. Students from Our Lady of the Way and a handful from Fort High also attended. Chief Robin McGinnis said it was very important for the […]
Ken Kellar Construction at the new St. Mary School in Fort Frances continues, though some rooms like this one in the part of the school that will be used for daycare space are closer to completion. The school won’t be at substantial completion until Oct. 31 at the earliest, and […]
Morgan Hildebrand, left, Gordon Woollard, and Neil Grant enjoyed hot beverages along with dainties and sandwiches at the fall tea, bazaar and bake sale on Friday. The popular event featured draws, baking, the “white elephant” table, and crafts. -Sam Odrowski photo
Sam Odrowski
A slight change is coming for those who pay their electricity bill at the Civic Centre. The customer care services provided by the Fort Frances Power Corp. (FFPC) are moving to the downstairs area of the building (320B Portage Ave.) for Nov. 4 “All of your customer care will be […]
Sam Odrowski
The Friends of the Museum are hoping to display an important piece of Fort Frances history along the waterfront, next to the Hallett. The Owandem, a small tugboat with strong ties to the town’s logging history, has been restored following the group’s fundraising of $12,000, in conjunction with the Fort […]
From the Ontario Dental Association
It’s that time of year again! Kids are counting down the moments until they get dressed up and roam their neighbourhoods in search of free candy. And you know adults have already started sneaking mini-sized treats at home or the office. Dentists are well aware of all the Halloween candy […]
Sam Odrowski
Excavations at ancient burial mounds from the 1950s to 1970s have caused anxiety and a sense of disrespect in a local Ojibwe community. The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) dug up artifacts and the remains of ancestors who were in burial mounds dating back roughly 1,000 years at Rainy River First […]
