Drawing the line at 21 contestants, this year’s Fun in the Sun king and queen pageant will feature 11 girls and 10 guys vying for their respective crowns. “We’ve got a lot of them,” admitted Rachel Thiessen, who is organizing the pageant for a second year in a row with […]
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Grade 1 and 2 students at Mine Centre School kept their grandparents enthralled with jokes, songs, poems, and even a puppet show there last Thursday. “We thought it was great. A great example of what they’re learning, and it helps them gain confidence in front of an audience,” said Connie […]
A business plan contest is open to students in the Kenora-Rainy River District, but the deadline to submit a completed entry is coming up May 24. Although there only have been a few completed business plans submitted from the area, there has been a lot of interest shown by local […]
On the heels of the successful “Shades of Yellow” art show at the Fine Art Gallery, the co-op of artists there already have their sets on a big show for next spring. “The theme is ‘Wild and Woolly.’ I have no idea what that show is going to bring,” said […]
With its agreement with the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association set to expire June 30, and an offer on the table from the City of Dryden to operate recycling services here, the clock is ticking for town council to make up its mind about what do. “We don’t have anything concrete […]
With Robin’s Donuts here having banned smoking at its downtown location for a six-month trial period as of Monday, at least one other local business soon will follow suit. As of June 1, Pizza Hut is going completely smoke-free, said manager Brenda Kellar yesterday. “We think it’s going to help […]
The balloons and streamers are gone, foreign delegates are back in their home countries, and volunteers are taking a much-needed break. But those involved in organizing the World Health Organization’s 11th International and 5th National Conference on Safe Communities here agreed it was an overwhelming success. “It went very well […]
Parents of babies and toddlers are encouraged to drop by the Fort Frances Public Library on Thursday (May 16) for “A Taste of Mother Goose”—a preview of its early literacy program. The event takes place downstairs in the children’s department beginning at 6 p.m., and is open for parents of […]
The Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living is trying to help young adults with disabilities to make the move from school to work with its new “Transitional Planning Project.” Allene Perusse, one of the co-ordinators, said the program has been in the works for some time. “Our contract […]
With the opening of the electricity market May 1, town residents will notice their next utility bill from the Fort Frances Power Corp. will look quite different—and perhaps a little confusing. But FFPC CEO Mark McCaig hoped to shed some light on what customers will be seeing when they open […]
While students and the public may have been wondering what the OPP was doing at the high school last Thursday afternoon with a drug-sniffing K-9 unit, police said it simply was a “pro-active measure.” “No charges were laid and no drugs were found,” Fort Frances OPP Cst. Al MacDonald said […]
Town council will look at a proposal from the City of Dryden regarding its takeover of recycling duties from the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association at Monday night’s regular meeting. Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said Monday morning the issue is one the town has looked at ever since NORA’s […]
