In the wake of Janis Lesko’s resignation as chair of the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee Monday, it looks like her replacement will be fellow committee member Susan Bodnarchuk. “I have been asked by the committee to be chair,” Bodnarchuk said Tuesday afternoon. “We just have to go through the formalities. […]
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Be prepared to have your taste buds taken south of the border Oct. 4 when the Fort Frances Times holds its annual “Chili Cookoff.” But organizer Susan Martin still is looking for a few more good cooks to join the competition. She said a total of eight teams have signed […]
Fort Frances Little Theatre is searching for a family of truckers—and those brave enough to take to the stage are being asked to jump into the driver’s seat for a test drive. Local writer Wendy Judson has penned a play, “Keep on Truckin,” about the life of a family of […]
Local youths who dream of soaring through the skies in jet planes will have something to look forward to as the Rainy Lake Air Cadet Squadron #908 holds registration for the first time here tomorrow night (Sept. 18). Registration gets underway at 7 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre, and […]
After chairing the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee since its inception last year, Janis Lesko has decided to leave the group and move to Kenora for a job with local MP Robert Nault’s office. “We received her resignation yesterday,” said Fort Frances CAO Bill Naturkach, who also sits on the committee. […]
How stressed is stressed? Clinic Pharmasave is trying to help people find out how high their stress level is during a stress management clinic tomorrow from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Rainycrest auditorium. To register for the clinic, which still has a couple of spaces open, call 274-6204 […]
While the numbers may not have been as high as last year, the annual Terry Fox Run here yesterday was deemed a success, raising about $8,600 with more money yet to come in. “I think it went pretty well,” organizer Vanessa Hebert, executive director of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, […]
Recreation appeared to boom in 1932 when the Amateur Athletic Commission was established in May to promote amateur athletic sports in the town. The commission would have complete charge of the new athletic field donated by the town and on which the baseball club was building a diamond. Officially opened […]
A coalition of animal welfare and environmental groups called on Natural Resources minister Jerry Ouellette on Friday to remove Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon from the nuisance bear panel struck last week. They charge his only interest in sitting on the panel is to lobby for the reinstatement of the […]
Citizenship and Immigration Canada pulled the plug Thursday afternoon on a controversial U.S.-based bass fishing derby that was being held in Ontario waters of Rainy Lake. The Denny’s Super 30 Rainy Lake Invitational, slated to run Thursday through Saturday, ground to a halt just before the first weigh-in was supposed […]
Got furniture, musical instruments, or other items you just didn’t manage to sell at a garage sale this summer, but still want to get rid of? The Riverside Foundation for Health Care is looking for your donations—or even items to sell on consignment—for its inaugural “Giant Used Furniture Sale” slated […]
Whether it’s people trapped in a burning building or a family who has just lost a loved one in an accident, professional firefighters, police officers, and others with “front line” professions can face a lot of stress on the job. In response to that, the Rainy River Critical Incident Stress […]
