If you haven’t purchased a ticket yet for the benefit dinner being staged by the Fort Frances Lions Club this Friday at La Place Rendez-Vous, you’re out of luck because the event is sold out. Some 250 people are expected to attend the benefit, which is being held for Brett […]
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Problems facing rural youths who need access to accurate, up-to-date information about the labour market will be the focus of two sessions tomorrow afternoon at NCDS Career Works here. Hosted by Ontario Work Info Net (OnWIN), the first session, at noon for youths aged 16-24 , and the second at […]
The district’s palliative care committee, now seeking applicants interested in working with individuals and families facing life-threatening illnesses, hopes to get a 30-hour training program underway for selected volunteers by the end of March. The training, to be led by community professionals, will give volunteers a solid background in situations […]
Heather Mihichuk made her second appearance at “Quest for the Best” pay off, singing her way to first place in the annual event before a crowd of 300 packed into the arena auditorium Friday night. “I’m surprised that I won,” remarked Mihichuk, who performed “From This Moment” by Shania Twain […]
More than 50 parents and grade eight students turned out for last night’s information session on high school reforms in the Fort High cafeteria. The most debated topic was the new “community involvement” policy, in which students must complete 40 hours of volunteer work in order to graduate from high […]
Nicole Wishart probably will spend the next few weeks nurturing the re-growth of the tips of her fingernails after losing them to the cold while sculpting her “South Park” snowman. “I was mixing snow and water together outside to make slush for [my snowman] and every time I dipped my […]
How would you portray what “home” is? The town or city where you grew up might come to mind, or perhaps the familiar dwelling you will head to after work today. No matter what images you drum up, the Heritage Canada Foundation wants us to rethink how closely our “homes” […]
The 20 contenders are set to take to the stage upstairs at Memorial Arena on Friday night to compete in the fifth-annual “Quest for the Best.” Seven singers–Alyson Booth, Heather Mihichuk, Debbie Connon, Garry Matthewson, Graham Matheson, Tara Hakala, and Marc Desforges–will be returning to the contest this year while […]
With tickets for Friday night’s “Quest for the Best” selling out literally within minutes of going on sale Monday morning, complaints started rolling in almost as quickly. In response to the outcry, “Quest” co-ordinator Pearl Pidlubny announced yesterday afternoon that Videon (Channel 9) would be broadcasting the event live from […]
Many people were shocked and saddened by an incident last Tuesday when seven puppies were found abandoned in a dumpster behind the 364 Store here. But the local “Friends of Animals” group sees the act as not only a tragedy but a wake-up call for people to start taking the […]
First-grader Josh Wilson was the guest of the honour at last night’s Rainy River District School Board meeting to show off his much improved reading skills. A student in Charleen Gustafson’s class at Donald Young School in Emo, Wilson was the first graduate from the “Reading Recovery” program started in […]
Construction of the “multi-use” facility at Westfort here is continuing at a steady pace, with Rainy River District superintendent Murray Quinn saying it should be ready to move into before students break for summer vacation. Taking a quick tour of the site last Wednesday, Quinn noted several rooms on the […]
