The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce held its sixth-annual banquet and business awards Saturday night at the Red Dog Inn here and it was a humbling experience for most of the recipients. “I was very surprised and humbled by the whole thing,” said Tana Langtry, who was named Employee of […]
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With just two performances left in the current “tour de Fort” concert series (Motus O tonight and Tyler Yarema next Tuesday), organizers already are planning the lineup for next season. “Current ‘tour de Fort’ passport holders will be able to purchase next year’s passports at the Tyler Yarema show,” said […]
An intensified partnership between police and Fort Frances High School was made official last night during the opening of the OPP’s liaison office there. The new office, located off the entrance of the school library, will serve as a place where students can drop by to talk to an on-duty […]
This is the third in a series of articles to share information on issues of importance to parents and other members of the Fort High community. Today’s topic is course selections, and is intended to provide some important information and dates regarding completion of option sheets for the 2001-2002 year. […]
The 19th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet is coming up here April 27 and local DU chair Barney Maher already is confident it will be a success. “People should get their tickets now,” he stressed. “The last two years, the event has been sold out two weeks prior to the banquet.” In […]
“The last-minute [worries] have hit,” John Jankiewicz admitted yesterday when discussing the upcoming Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. The Rainy River Music Festival Association, of which Jankiewicz is president, has been working hard to get the last-minute details ironed out before the April 16-29 competition. “This whole […]
Tyler Yarema is a high-energy “boogie-woogie” player who will be coming to the Townshend Theatre next Tuesday (March 27) at 7:30 p.m. to play his own style of jazz–mixed with a touch of blues and swing. One of the latest to join the recent crop of young, talented musicians sweeping […]
While “Spring Fling” was the theme of last year’s annual fundraising banquet staged by the local Business Women’s Network, the group has something else in mind for its third-annual dinner slated May 5. “This year, the Business Women’s Network is holding ‘A Touch of Italy,’ with a completely Italian menu,” […]
Jen AmOrdé came up just five pins short of the gold medal–and a berth to the national finals in Calgary in May–at the provincial round of the YBC “4 Steps to Stardom” in North Bay last weekend. Competing in the senior girls’ singles division, AmOrdé, who bowls out of Plaza […]
Motus O, known for their exuberant and accessible style of dance theatre, brings to their audience a blend of theatrics, ballet, and improvisational movement. They combine stunning visuals, gracefulness, and physical feats to create a show people never forget. And the dynamic trio will be making their way to the […]
The Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce is staging a conference here next month to help local entrepreneurs take advantage of electronic business. Called the Northern Ontario Online Outreach Initiative (NOI), the conference will feature two days of seminars and workshops April 10-11 at the Red Dog Inn. “There is […]
The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded to a blaze at a trailer at Canada Customs around 7:55 p.m. yesterday. The first units arrived to discover a fire in the rear of an office trailer which was being used Canada Customs. Under the direction of Capt. Paul Radbourne, the […]
