Preparations are underway for Fort High’s annual musical production, whic is “Anything Goes,” a show staged once before in 1988. “Anything Goes” is a comedy about a stowaway, Billy, on a ship going to London. Billy tries to win back a lost love who is on her way to be […]
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Fort High students soon will have the chance to be a member of a community-based service club at the school–and rack up some required volunteer hours needed to graduate–when the Fort Frances Lions Club starts up a LEO club there next month. Students who join the LEO Club (which stands […]
With the FFHS Millennium Reunion bringing hundreds of former residents back to Rainy River District, more and more families are taking advantage of the opportunity by making plans to hold family reunions next summer. Already, the organizing committee has heard of at least five family reunions being planned around the […]
With Fort High students in the final week of the first semester, a number of them are preparing to leave their co-op placements and return to the regular classroom for the rest of the year. The co-op program, offered to students in grade 11 and older, allows students to gain […]
The Rainy River Community Choir is hoping to become the Rainy River District Community Choir, with efforts now underway to double its numbers in order to perform Vivaldi’s “Gloria” next Christmas. Presently having more than 30 members, director Stephanie Hawkins said the current choir will begin working on the 30-minute […]
Canadian pairs swept Thursday night’s play in the annual Ice Box Days bridge tournament at the Holiday Inn in International Falls. Gladys Martin and Jane Sus teamed up for first place, with second place being a tie between Faye Gasparini/Lois Fawcett and Tatjana/Henry Kemper. Gasparini and Fawcett returned Friday night […]
Barring a winter storm that would hamper their arrival, more than 50 elk will be spending their first night at the Cameron Lake release site near Nestor Falls by the middle of next week. Mike Solomon, co-chair of the Northwestern Ontario Elk Restoration Coalition, said 10 members will leave for […]
I must confess that convening a community Christmas dinner which provides 200-plus meals, and relies totally and completely on the generosity of volunteers, gave me a few sleepless nights last month! After all, and it really is quite amazing, the annual community Christmas dinner depends on several kinds of contributions […]
Jim Martindale’s “chilly dip” into a lake near Terrace, B.C. won’t soon to forgotten by the Fort Frances resident, who was among about 20 hardy souls to take the plunge New Year’s Day. The annual “Kermodei Bear Swim” was organized by the Kinsmen Club of Terrace, of which Martindale’s son, […]
Project manager Brian Avis was expecting some “strong advances” this week on the new arena, with all construction material now on site or on order. Crews will be focusing on exterior cladding, interior work, and mechanical work, Avis said in his regular report to council Monday night. The staircases leading […]
The Northwestern Ontario Recycling Association board will meet in Kenora next Wednesday to discuss what impact the Harris government’s decision to break a commitment to fund half the program this year may have on its future. “We had hoped the government would handle half the operating cost this year but […]
When Darrel Scott decided to quit smoking last September, he knew motivation was the key to his success. So the 26-year-old Fort Frances resident took up power lifting–and he hasn’t looked back since. In fact, his new-found passion for the intense fitness routine, which he’s learning from local weightlifter Rev. […]
