They come from as far away as Australia and New Zealand, and they only stay for a few months, but there’s something about Rainy River District that keeps them coming back. No, these aren’t tourists. They’re exchange students and whatever is causing so many young people to leave the area […]
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With the deadline for filing nomination papers for the November municipal election coming up Friday, district candidates are lining up quickly. In Chapple, all the incumbents are seeking re-election, including Bill Clink as reeve. Couns. Mark Hyatt (Ward 1), Rilla Race (Ward 2), Peter Van Heyst (Ward 3), and Rick […]
Erin Rencher recently made her chocolate dreams come true. Rencher has been making homemade chocolates for more than 20 years. It all began when, as a 12-year-old, she saw an ad in the paper for a free chocolate-making demonstration—and she hasn’t looked back. Last week, Rencher opened her own business—Erin’s […]
The brassiere can be a woman’s best friend—and her worst enemy. It can lift, enhance, and flatter, or it can pinch, slip, and sag. Some women’s magazines say anywhere from 65-80 percent of women wear the wrong size bra. It’s no wonder. Even if you manage to take your measurements […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board held its first meeting of the 2003-04 school year in Stratton last weekend and had to deal with the loss of one of their own in the process. “The trustee is Bev Kondra from Sioux Lookout,” said Education Director John Madigan. He explained Kondra […]
Things are going to get spicy in town when the Fort Frances Times holds its eighth-annual Great Chili Cook-off this Friday (Sept. 26). The event will bring together 13 teams of chefs—many coming out for the first time—vying for the Best Chili and People’s Choice awards. “We just loved it […]
After spending a week competing in the local Canadian Diabetes Association’s “Celebrity Challenge,” 10 local men and women got a good dose of what it’s like to live as a diabetic. And all the participants will get a chance to talk about their experiences—as well as find out who this […]
The local Business Women’s Network has decided to postpone indefinitely a trade show planned next month which aimed to give women in business a chance to promote their talents, products, and services this fall. Bev Sisco, chairperson of the “Women’s Expo” committee, said last week that the numbers just weren’t […]
Admissions remain suspended at Rainycrest Home for the Aged here, but the facility continues to make progress in meeting provincial government standards and hopes to have the suspension lifted in the near future. “Ministry [of Health and Long-term Care] supervisors are in the facility on a weekly basis,” Rainycrest administrator […]
While the numbers appear to have fallen short of last year’s total of $11,000, those who helped raise the preliminary sum of $7,500 for this year’s Terry Fox “Marathon of Hope” here Sunday afternoon clearly showed they support the ongoing fight against cancer. The top pledge-getter once again was Marj […]
It was their first call to duty with the Canadian Armed Forces reserves and they already know what it’s like to receive a hero’s welcome. Gunner Geoff Gerley and Bombardier Colin LeBlanc, of Unit #166 of the Independent Field Battery based out of Kenora, returned to Fort Frances last Thursday […]
After 35 years of working with the Town of Fort Frances, Chief Administrative Officer Bill Naturkach is retiring, it was officially announced in a letter from Mayor Glenn Witherspoon yesterday afternoon. As first reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, Naturkach’s last day of work will be Sept. 30. Despite recent news […]
