Duane Hicks Will Richards, left, and Jaykob Ryll were among the Muskie football players who served up appetizers such as tortilla roll-ups, Mexican mini-quiches, and tostaditos to hungry patrons during cocktail hour Saturday evening at the Foundation gala.
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Duane Hicks Irish Mythen kicked off Tour de Fort’s 2018-19 season last Tuesday evening with a concert at the Townshend Theatre. The engaging Irish-Canadian singer-songwriter brought the crowd on an incredible and emotional journey. There still are a few passports left for $135 each, which are available at www.tourdefort.com or […]
Duane Hicks June Caul will be the new mayor of Fort Frances following her landslide victory in the 2018 municipal election. Caul, who is wrapping up her first term as a town councillor, soundly defeated fellow councillor Ken Perry by a margin of 1,808-881. “I’m grateful to have my family […]
Sam Odrowski Attention fright seekers! The Knox United Church basement here is being converted into the ultimate haunted house during the days leading up to Hallowe’en. And the brave souls who dare to walk through can expect to be thoroughly startled from start to finish. “Frightening you is the ultimate […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The 2018 municipal election results are in, with Ken McKinnon being re-elected as reeve for La Vallee on Monday. When speaking with him the Tuesday, he said he}s looking forward to the next four years and continuing to support the residents of our area. The councillors for […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit will offer ‘flu shots beginning in late October. You can plan to get your ‘flu shot from the health unit by booking an appointment at www.nwhu.on.ca or by calling 1-866-468-2240. Local pharmacies and health-care providers also will be providing free ‘flu shots beginning in […]
Sam Odrowski Harold McQuaker is the new mayor of Emo and he says he’s eager to serve the town. In Monday’s municipal election, McQuaker received a total of 340 votes, followed by Michael Loney (137) and Vincent Sheppard (123). Emo’s council saw incumbents Warren Toles (414 votes) and Lori-Ann Shortreed […]
Dear editor: I was deeply concerned about the tone of the Borderland Pride article endorsing certain school board candidates last week and am writing to counsel a note of caution. Urging support for one’s preferred candidate is to be expected, but they went so far as to “strongly discourage” voting […]
Staff Construction at the new consolidated Catholic school here is on track, with footings and foundation walls currently being installed. “So far things are good,” said Ben Carlson, site supervisor at Finnway General Contracting. He noted the project is in its early stages, with the company planning to begin laying […]
Duane Hicks “Party Girl Peggy,” played by Brittany Strachan, took a brief break from whooping it up to address the audience to dispense some words of wisdom.
Dave Ogilvie The Grade 4 girls were off and running at the junior/intermediate cross-country meet held Friday at Crossroads School in Devlin. Many district students from Grades 4-8 enjoyed themselves and put forth their best effort at the annual event.
Sam Odrowski The province recently introduced legislation that, if passed, will repeal the Green Energy Act entirely. Introduced late last month, it is part of the province’s plan to make good on a campaign promise of reducing hydro rates by 12 percent. “It brings to an end a very dark […]
