A tug of war between Fort Frances and its sister city, International Falls, originally slated for tomorrow (July 3), has been postponed until next month. At the request of Falls mayor Shawn Mason, the third-annual contest will be held in late August to coincide with events being planned for that […]
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The Junior Miss “Fun in the Sun” pageant came to a close yesterday under the big tent in the midst of all of the July 1st festivities when Hailey Clendenning (Energy Fitness Centre) was crowned as its first-ever queen. The titles of First Princess and Miss Congeniality both were bestowed […]
Brother and sister Christian and Callahan Wiedenhoeft were crowned “Mini-King” and “Mini-Queen” respectively Friday during the annual Downtown BIA’s “Mall Days,” in conjunction with “Fun in the Sun” activities. For the “Mini-King” contest, six boys, ages four to seven, stood up on the “stage” in front of the museum with […]
As far as the public library board is concerned, any new library and technology centre built in Fort Frances will be a stand-alone facility next to the Memorial Sports Centre, on the corner of Reid Avenue and Second Street East. The library board cemented its stance on the matter once […]
It’s likely you once had an idea of what your “dream home” would look like if you were given all the ideal allowances of money, time, location, builders, and a perfect design team to make your ideas come to life. Unfortunately, for most of us, we either settle for what […]
The Grade 5 class at J.W. Walker School is hoping to have a voluntary plastic bag ban in all commercial stores across Rainy River District. Students from Mrs. Sharla MacKinnon’s class put together a Power Point presentation and invited managers from grocery stores in town and Emo to attend. “We […]
To the relief of many stir-crazy Grade 12 students, the Fort Frances High School graduation ceremony was finally held on Wednesday, June 25 at the Memorial Sports Centre. The night was witnessed by a full crowd of family and friends, while the graduates, all decked out in their purple caps […]
The Rainy River District Palliative Care Volunteers are pleased to inform you that we will be holding our second annual Butterfly Release Service with two separate releases—the first on Saturday, July 18 at 10 a.m. at the Hannam Park as part of “Railroad Daze,” and the second on Sunday, July […]
A group of 160 paddlers made their way into Fort Frances on Friday after traveling across the country, beginning in Alberta. The David Thompson Brigade was welcomed with a warm reception from the crowd despite the rain that persisted throughout Friday evening. A community dinner was also held to welcome […]
Skeet shooting has a long-standing history at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club range at Frog Creek, and still has a dedicated group of shooters who hit the range on Tuesday nights to aim at targets flying at 60 miles per hour. Skeet shooting requires quick reflexes and a steady aim. […]
One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region yesterday. The fire is located in the far north of the Sioux Lookout district and was reported at a size of 0.3 hectares. The fire is in a very remote area and as such, presents no threat to people or […]
The Fort Frances High School graduating class of 2008 stood with pride in front of a packed crowd at the graduation ceremony held yesterday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre. Some 205 grads walked across the stage to gather their diploma, and for some, to receive prestigious awards or Ontario […]
