At least a dozen local residents are expected to take an icy dip for a good cause New Year’s Day as part of the inaugural “Polar Plunge” being staged by the Fort Frances Lions Club. “We’re quite pleased with how it’s going,” said organizer Jim Martindale, who also serves as […]
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Despite some doubt it could carry on after losing provincial funding, the Sunset Country Tourism Association has shown little sign of slowing down. When the province announced it no longer would fund grassroots tourism associations, the local SCTA had to scramble to come up with the more than $100,000 shortfall. […]
The annual Community Christmas Dinner fed more than 200 people this year–well up from the number who had turned out last December.
Steve Arpin travelled to Minnesota on Dec. 8-9 for his first snocross race of the year and the 16-year-old Fort Frances native picked up right where he had left off last winter. Arpin placed first in all four of his events, including the Stock 440 L–Pro X 440, Stock 500 […]
Efforts are in the works to bring Junior ‘A’ hockey to Fort Frances. Shawn Jourdain, recreation director at Couchiching First Nation, recently was approached by Brent Tookenay with the idea to land a team here in the inaugural season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (Tier II). “We put […]
A two-year dream for Branda Avis was dashed earlier this month when, while browsing on the Internet, she learned “Up With People” was shutting down due to financial problems after 35 years of operation. The Fort High student was looking forward to joining the troupe in July since she first […]
Their name may not be familiar to many around here but the “Rainycrest Rascals” have been entertaining hundreds of people for the past three decades. Originally founded in 1970 by Art DeBenedet, Joey Ossachuk, Arnie Lahti, Angelo Dittaro, and Cliff Peterson, the group has been playing a wide range of […]
The local “Friends of Animals” has begun its annual holiday appeal to raise money to help care for neglected and abused animals in the community–and organizers are hoping people will open their wallets to help. Mary Pasechko, secretary/treasurer for “Friends of Animals,” is hoping the money raised this year will […]
By being a designated driver, local residents not only avoid putting lives at risk but they get a free pizza and soft drinks/coffee to boot The new program–sponsored by the Fort Frances O.P.P., the Substance Abuse Prevention Team, Pizza Hut, and local bars–kicked off last week with the aim to […]
Diane Maxey, director of the Choraliers Community Choir, was very pleased with the performance her singers gave Sunday afternoon in the Christmas cantata at St. Mary’s Church here. The performance, which was entitled “Meet Him at the Manger,” was a celebration of the holiday season through song from the 46 […]
Co-operation unanimously was chosen as the number-one priority for economic development in Rainy River District during a public forum Saturday in Emo. The private sector, education, municipalities, First Nations, Chambers of Commerce, and the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines were all represented at the information session and workshop hosted […]
