Look up and you’ll be seeing flowers above you this summer. Or rather, you’ll see what the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will be doing for its part of the town beautification project. “We got permission from the town last week to have hanging flowerpots from the telephone poles on […]
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Families with pre- and grade school children are invited to join in the fun, games, prizes, and food at the annual Family Fun Fair at Rainy River Community College in International Falls tomorrow. This event is sponsored by the Alpha Rho Alpha chapter of Phi Theta Kappa international honor society […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with a 50 percent chance of rain mixed with snow. Look for an overnight low around minus-one (30 F) and southeast winds at 10-15 mph. Tomorrow will see periods of rain all day, with a 90 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Expect a […]
Town council will continue to look at the cost of increasing the width and depth of the Portage Avenue subway to allow trucks to pass through it. The subway–which passes beneath the CN rail lines located between Third Street East and Fifth Street East–has begun to deteriorate and council agreed […]
The Northern Action Group (NAG) appears to be stepping back onto the stage. During Monday night’s regular meeting, town council will receive three items from the group of residents who formed NAG to act as advocates on local issues. One of the items NAG has questioned is traffic flow and […]
“Thank you for choosing Shaw.” Starting Monday, that’s what you’ll hear if you call the reception desk at the local Videon office. Shaw Communications had taken over Videon’s parent company, Moffatt Communications, late last month. But customers can still expect everything they’re used to getting from Videon. “From what I […]
As crews install studding in the room that will house the hemodialysis unit at La Verendrye hospital here, Dr. Bill McCready revealed Tuesday that it won’t not be operational until September. “The renovations could be done by June. But there’s no need to start up until then,” said Dr. McCready, […]
With Pharmasave celebrating its grand opening this week at its new location at the corner of Scott Street and Mowat Avenue, it’s fitting to look back and see how the business first made its way to Fort Frances. In 1948, local businessman Peter Jensen opened the original “Clinic Pharmacy” at […]
A new, 18-hole golf course at Couchiching could be open as early as next summer. “The architect has said that if all goes well, we could be done by next year,” Couchiching Chief Chuck McPherson noted this morning. Plans have been drawn, funds allocated, and land cleared for the project, […]
Nestor Falls local Kelly Moulik is fast on her way to making a name for herself as an up-and-coming musical talent. The 19-year-old singer, under the guidance of her uncle, Jim Peterik, has been working on a brand new CD that will showcase her vocal talents. “Even if she wasn’t […]
Safeway manager Mike Scott so far is very pleased with the sale of tickets for the two four-wheelers that will be raffled on the May and September long weekends respectively to raise money for “Friends of the Animals.” “Badiuk Equipment was very generous to give us these four-wheelers,” Scott said […]
A cruise on the Rhine. Gazing at the Alps. An outdoor concert in Austria. Whether the moments were planned or not, the Fort High senior band’s trip to Austria and Germany over the March Break turned out to be “a great experience for all,” said band president Brendan Cumming. Some […]
