What was billed simply as a barn dance last Friday turned into one of the truly great musical events in the district this year. At least that was the unanimous opinion garnered from an informal exit poll taken after the annual barn dance held at the Cornell farm in Devlin. […]
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Yesterday was the first day of a new bus schedule in Fort Frances after Greyhound Canada announced in July it would be cutting service. The cuts amount to a 40 percent reduction in service. The previous seven weekly arrivals and departures between Fort Frances and Thunder Bay have been reduced […]
Local artists are encouraged to contribute their artwork to an exhibition and sale supporting the Fort Frances Museum renovation campaign, and the development of exhibition galleries, coming up Oct. 21-22. “The last time we did this was during the centennial, and that went well,” said museum curator Pam Hawley, adding […]
For Louella Hoskins of Kingsford Township, north of Emo, September brings sweet rewards. Hoskins is a apiarist, and a busy one. A wet spring followed by hot summer sun doubled the clover in area fields and her honeybees made good use of it. Of the hives she and her son […]
Their names are Bonnie and Clyde, but rather than rob a bank, this dynamic duo is more likely to steal your heart. Bonnie and Clyde are a pair of young cats who are looking for a home. There are, in fact, many cats and dogs in the district who need […]
It was more than just a ceremony to thank a generous benefactor; it was a reunion of old friends. Doctor Gerald Niznick, his wife Reesa, brother Joel, and sister Sharon Niznick-Glass were all on hand Friday for the unveiling of a plaque dedicating a new department at La Verendrye Hospital […]
Student safety was the primary concern at the Rainy River District School Board meeting last Wednesday night, the first meeting of the 2005/06 school year. Trustees discussed the construction at Highway 11 and Keating Avenue and how it affects students walking to and from J.W. Walker School. “We recognize there […]
According to the ageless Homer Simpson, the two greatest words in the English language are “de-fault.” That’s what Simpson said after beating his friend, Barney Gumble, for the opportunity to head into space after Gumble went back on the booze and disqualified himself from the competition. But when Rainy River […]
Four local residents were the holders of the winning tickets in the Beta Sigma Phi fundraising raffle held on Friday. Alpha Upsilon Chapter members Barb Eldridge, Helena Guertin, and Cristol Bailey drew the four tickets at noon in Lion’s Millennium Park at the site of the new wheelchair-accessible glider swing […]
The Voyageur Lions Club of Fort Frances would like to invite you to join them for their second-annual “Drive-Thru Breakfast” to be held on Thursday, Sept. 8. This unique fundraising event will take place in the Tim Horton’s parking lot from 7-9 a.m. or until our limited breakfast bags sell […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is planning on making its 10th-annual business awards banquet, which will take place Oct. 22 at the Rendez-Vous, the best-ever. But what would a business awards gala be without winners, and now it is up to people of the district to nominate those deserving […]
After a successful forestry summit was held in Dryden some weeks ago in response to the crisis in the forest industry, a similar summit has been scheduled for Fort Frances. Coun. Tannis Drysdale said the meeting has been slated for Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. upstairs in the auditorium at […]
