Whether it’s navigating the seemingly ever-changing rules and regulations or getting lost in piles of receipts, tax time can be a nightmare for some. But the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau once again is offering a helping hand, with volunteers donating their time to aid low-income families, the disabled, and elderly […]
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A financial crunch has led the Fort Frances Curling Club to reverse its no-smoking policy, effective immediately. It was decided at Tuesday night’s board of directors meeting that given the Health Appeal and Review Board’s recent extension of a stay of action against district businesses that permit smoking, the club […]
The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s special events committee has been busy doing the “time warp” to find nostalgic treasures of the ’50s for its sixth-annual fundraiser dinner this Saturday at the Red Dog Inn. But Foundation director Teresa Hazel said yesterday it looks like nearly everything’s in place, including […]
Local musicians, singers, and thespians joined together to entertain residents with a presentation of the performing arts to celebrate 100 years of music, dance, song, and theatre here. The concert is part of ongoing celebrations to mark Fort Frances’ centennial this year. “I loved it, it was fantastic,” said Marla […]
While the annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous on Sunday night brought in about $14,100 to provide financial aid to local families who may need help to cover medical costs, it was the spirit of community that truly made it a special event. And perhaps this was […]
While it may not have raised quite as much money as last year, the “Friends of the Library” seventh-annual “Love Your Library” bake sale and trip raffle still brought in about $3,000 last Friday. A significant part of that total (about $2,000) was from ticket sales for a draw to […]
Since the tumultuous events of Sept. 11, the world has been a different place. Now that we seem to be poised to go to war with Iraq, many people are wondering why. How did it come to this? One man seems to have put his finger on the issues—and offers […]
The teachers of St. Michael’s School here will be recognized by the Northwest Catholic District School Board for their quick action to secure student safety during a Jan. 15 gas leak nearby. At the board’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, trustee Harold Huntley proposed the board draft a letter to […]
With raffle tickets expected to be ready for sale at Safeway here by Saturday, fundraising for the Kiwanis Club’s proposed skate park project will get a double boost with a “top up” day featuring familiar faces bagging customers’ groceries. Kiwanis president Mark Jones said finding volunteers to bag groceries has […]
After a successful first run last spring, the “Mother Goose” early literacy program will resume at the Fort Frances Public Library starting this Thursday at 10 a.m. A 10-week session for children up to two years of age and their parents, there’s still some openings for those who want to […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will hold its monthly meeting today at 7 p.m. via videoconference and one of the issues on the agenda is access to ORION. The Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network is a provincial initiative to establish a high-speed research network across the province linking […]
The annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous last night looks like it was another rousing success, bringing in about $14,100. “I think things went extremely well,” said Georges Blanc, who helped organize the dinner as both co-owner of the Rendez-Vous and a member of the local Knights […]
