The Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River is asking district residents to take a coffee break for a good cause on Thursday, Sept. 23. Executive director Margaret Schonewille noted the annual nation-wide event, which sees numerous locations serve up coffee and dainties for the cost of a donation to the Alzheimer […]
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An ad hoc committee being formed to review compensation for elected officials, as well as town boards and committees, also will have a mandate to explore whether Fort Frances town council really needs six members and a mayor. This detail came up during Monday night’s regular meeting as Clerk Glenn […]
Get your containers ready. This Saturday (Sept. 4) is Bulk Honey Day at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market Rick and Linda Neilson of Seven Bends Honey Farm will fill your pail straight from the barrel with freshly-extracted honey for $3 per pound. Rick Neilson always has been fascinated with bees […]
Winners from the 2004 fall fair in Emo Here is the list of high-point winners at the Open Light Horse Show •High-Point Performance and Gymkana Youth 13 and under—Kiyshia Shoguchi (Wild Diamond Gypsy) of Oxdrift, Ont. •High-Point Performance Youth 14-18—Michelle Beck (Kat Dancing Lady) of Devlin, Ont. •High-Point Gymkana Youth […]
The following is taken from “The Farmer’s Manual,” inherited by Gene Carlson from his grandfather: 1. Indifferent or careless methods of business produces trouble between relatives, neighbours, and friends; creates dissatisfaction with those with whom business is transacted; produces controversy, often blows, and even murder. 2. Be sure you are […]
The new school season began today (Sept. 1) for district students. As such, the Fort Frances OPP would like to remind motorists that with the start of the new school year, school buses also will be running. It is an offence to pass a school bus when it is stopped […]
Delegates from Fort Frances got a chance to discuss common issues, and give their input to the provincial government, at the annual general meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario in Ottawa on Aug. 22-25. Following the theme, “Renewing Our Communities: From the Municipal Front Door to Parliament Hill,” […]
Citing its status as a non-profit community service, the local soup kitchen known as David’s Deli requested an exemption from the use of “bag tags” at Monday night’s council meeting. “We have so much garbage we create. At a dollar a bag, it really adds up,” Pastor Sandy McEvoy of […]
After more than 120 years of Presbyterian worship in Fort Frances, St. Andrew’s Church will be closing its doors permanently Sept. 15. The decision was made by the church Session—made up of members of the local congregation—in conjunction with the Presbytery of Superior. “It was a very painful, tearful decision. […]
An ad hoc committee being formed to review compensation for elected officials, as well as town boards and committees, also will have a mandate to explore whether Fort Frances town council really needs six members and a mayor. This detail came up during Monday night’s regular meeting as Clerk Glenn […]
The Fort Frances Curling Club is requesting the town rebate the club’s taxes for this year, saying the organization is struggling under its current financial burden. “We have had some relief from taxes in the past, but simply can’t see how we can continue to operate and pay taxes in […]
Fort Frances tot Alicia Delbridge is showing more signs of improvement as she battles a rare, life-threatening heart ailment in a Calgary hospital, her father reported Thursday. Cory Delbridge, assistant manager at the Canada Safeway store here, wrote in an e-mail that the results of an echo-cardiogram taken Thursday showed […]
