Ken Kellar Christine Denby, left, Danielle Gray and Wendy Judson prepare some scenes at the auditions for Fort Frances Little Theatre’s upcoming production of Tom Smith’s comedy “Drinking Habits.” Gray will be directing the play, which is set in a convent where nuns have turned to secretly making wine, prompting […]
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of Ryan Stelter/Kenora Miner and News Peyton Avis looked to set teammate Declan Webb up for a spike during the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team’s 2-1 loss to the Broncos in the NorWOSSA season-opener for both teams on Tuesday in Kenora. All four Muskie court sport teams next will be […]
Sam Odrowski A group of youth learned how to play “You Are My Sunshine” and “Jingle Bells” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre yesterday evening during “Tween Ukulele Lessons” delivered by Jim Curtis. Curtis has conducted the throughout the summer and will continue each Wednesday until Oct. 9. […]
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The Fort Frances Legion Ladies Auxiliary to Br. #29 met on Sept 11, 2019 with 32 members in attendance. The meeting was brought to order by president Alfreda Easton. There were no new membership applications presented for approval. The August birthday draw was won by Carolyn Olive, with cards to […]
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Yesterday at 3:42 a.m., members of the Greenstone detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Greenstone Fire Department received a report of a fire at a commercial property on Queen Street in the Town of Longlac. The police and fire department arrived on scene to find several vehicles […]
The Associated Press TIWANAKU, Bolivia — Pre-Hispanic vessels over 400 years old have been found in the centre of Bolivia’s Tiwanaku ruins, archaeologists said Wednesday. The finding was made at the Kalasasaya temple during a research, conservation and restoration project undertaken with the support of UNESCO on the grounds of […]
By Camille Bains The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Marijuana and alcohol were the most common substances leading to hospitalization of youth aged 10 to 24 across the country, says a report that highlights the prevalence of mental-health conditions as contributing factors. About 23,500 people in that age group were hospitalized […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Here’s a sentence that might come as a surprise: Cabbage is cool. That taken-for-granted vegetable, that sturdy, dense staple of many a poor, ancestral homeland, is finally getting respect. “It’s all about how it is prepared, how it’s elevated,” says Paul Kahan, a James […]
By Dan Healing The Canadian Press Apparently, Beyond Meat burgers don’t go that well with Tim Hortons coffee, as the chain says it’s dropping the alternative protein products at thousands of Canadian locations, just three months after introducing them. The vegetable-based Beyond Burgers are being taken off menus nationally, while […]
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO — A Japanese court on Thursday ruled that three former executives for Tokyo Electric Power Company were not guilty of professional negligence in the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. The ruling by the Tokyo District Court ended the only criminal trial in the nuclear disaster […]
Sam Odrowski Seine River First Nation chief Tom Johnson cut the ribbon outside of the community’s newly built, 8,000 square ft. multi-use cultural centre on Thursday, where he was joined with councillors, community members, and those who helped build the facility. Attendees of the ribbon cutting ceremony toured the two-story […]
