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, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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,” […]
