Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment would like to invite members of the public interested in exploring a career with the OPP to attend the Council Chambers at the Fort Frances Civic Centre (320 Portage Ave.) on Saturday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 […]
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Press Release Voyageurs National Park biologists conducted aerial surveys to determine the number and location of bald eagle nesting pairs present in the park. A second occupancy survey will be conducted in early June to check on the status of occupied breeding territories and search for late incubating pairs. The […]
Submitted Cassandra Armstrong performed “His Star” with accompanist Trevor Barker during the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts’ “Highlights Concert.” The song is an original composition by Armstrong and Barker. Armstrong was also awarded the Joan Miller Award for Best Stage Presence (Grade 4 and under), and a […]
Dear Editor, I would like to take some space in your paper to thank the citizens from Fort Frances and the surrounding area who helped make our 79th Festival of the Performing Arts a wonderful success. I also want to add a Huge thank you to our committee who work […]
Submitted The 12th-annual “Gun & Hobby Show” was a bonafide success on Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. It was a record year for event, with 105 vendor tables drawing a whopping 820 people through the door that day.
Submitted Jonah Homer played “Lightly Row” at the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts’ “Highlights Concert ” last Tuesday evening. Homer was awarded the Rose-Marie DeGagné Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Method Courses, Level I.
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With another talent-packed evening, the 2019 Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts came to its end. The annual “Highlights Concert” ran last Tuesday (April 30), giving arts-lovers in the district one last chance to watch some of this year’s talented performers display their passion on stage. Festival organizer […]
Submitted Jeff Gustafson held up a big Texas largemouth this past week that he caught at Lake Fork in Texas.
Jamie Mountain It was a near perfect two days of soccer for the Rainy River Owl girls’ and boys’ soccer teams last week. The girls’ squad won both of their games while the boys earned a win and a tie in theirs to open the NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular season on […]
Press Release The ALS Fundraising Team will be celebrating their 20th anniversary of “The Make a Difference for ALS Walk/Run” in Roseau, Mn. The event will take place on Saturday, July 20, 2019. For the past 20 years, this event has been a major source of raising funds for patient […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Karen Angus (nee Busch) announces her passing on May 2, 2019. Karen was born on July 25, 1964 to Bev and Denis Busch. She was raised in the North End of Fort Frances and took over the Busch family home to […]
Sadly the family of Annie Caroline Webb announces her passing on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances. Annie was born on Nov. 14, 1931 to James and Madeline Webb on Rainy Lake. She was raised in Fort Frances and worked at La Verendrye Hospital […]
