“I’m so excited–this is amazing.” Those were the words of Angela Barron shortly after being crowned Miss Fun in the Sun ’99 in front of a Canada Day crowd at La Place Rendez-Vous. “I had no idea I could win,” she added. “We had so much to do we didn’t […]
Local News
The International Rainy Lake Board of Control will face some opposition when it makes its rule curve recommendations for Namakan and Rainy Lakes at a meeting here tonight with the International Joint Commission. The meeting gets underway at La Place Rendez-Vous at 7 p.m. Foremost among the IRLBC’s opposition will […]
B.C. resident Stephanie McClellan, who is travelling to the nation’s capital on a three-wheeled, hand-propelled bike as part of her mission to promote accessibility for the disabled, will stop in Fort Frances next week. McClellan, 26, disabled six years ago by rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia, began the trek–dubbed “On Wings […]
Lions Park was teeming last Thursday afternoon as people from across the district–and beyond–turned out en masse to celebrate Emo’s centennial. Reeve Brian Reid and the rest of Emo council were piped down to the waterfront by Fort Frances Highlander Dr. Bruce Lidkea, where council officially greeted their “pioneer family”–Tim […]
The North Western Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA) held an “emergency meeting” Monday in Emo to discuss the border water issue with the States. The U.S. opposes Ontario’s decision to pass a law which restricts non-resident anglers from retaining any walleye or sauger caught on the Ontario side of Rainy River […]
Some area students will have to forsake the luxury of sleeping in starting Monday in favour of sharpening their minds as summer school gets underway here, in Emo, and Atikokan. Warren Hoshizaki, director of education for the Rainy River District School Board, noted how glad he was to see everything […]
Despite tired muscles, aching backs, and sun and wind-burned faces, the 27 participants in the “Canoe for Cancer” reunion sported big grins as they were welcomed home by bagpipe music and cheers Sunday afternoon. The canoeists, ranging in age from 22 to 63, had paddled 53 miles over four days […]
In many ways, last Thursday’s graduation ceremony for Fort Frances High School was a night of “lasts.” The class of ’99 was the last to graduate out of old Fort High on First Street East. And, with the year 2000 right around the corner, it was the last class to […]
Six missing buoys were discovered by Craig Coughlin, a navigable waters protection officer for the coast guard, during a patrol of Rainy Lake last week. He described the situation as “not bad.” “There were a few buoys that were damaged that we replaced, and maybe half a dozen that were […]
Katie Pierroz got the Miss Fun in the Sun pageant off on the right foot by taking top honours in the talent portion Sunday night at Robert Moore School. Dressed in a rainbow of colours, Pierroz, 17, pirouetted her way to the top of the judges’ scoresheets–something she was surprised […]
There seems to be no end to the number of talented folk in the area and next month’s inaugural “Summer Quest,” being held July 21 in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, has 20 contestants signed up to prove it. “We have a lot of new faces this […]
The 90-year-old landmark residence at 335 Nelson St., which had been known as St. Jude’s Convent since 1919, will head into the new millennium with an updated mission–and name. New owners Nancy and Gord Witherspoon are slated to open “St. Jude’s Gourmet Coffee” in early August, offering up a wide […]
