Duane Hicks “Lumiere,” played by Alex Kabel, far right, relayed information to “Chip” (Alexis Latter), far left, “Belle” (Emma Bone), and “Mrs. Potts” (Olivia Eldridge) during a scene from “Beauty and the Beast” at Saturday afternoon’s rehearsal at Robert Moore School. The musical will be performed on Feb. 28-March 1.
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Jamie Mountain The Kemira Paper Dragons of International Falls, left, and the First City Paddling Club of Bemidji, Mn. battled to a close finish in the first preliminary race in the mixed division Saturday afternoon at the International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club’s inaugural FMG Ice Dragon Challenge held on […]
Barb Busch of Hometown Treasures happily showed off her display as part of the “Vendor Blender” held upstairs in the meeting room at La Place Rendez-Vous on Saturday afternoon.
Marlee Woods, left, Claudia Ellis, Luc Gagne, and Joelle McKinnon, students in Michelle Cain’s Grade 5 class at Robert Moore School, got ready for their Valentine’s Day bake sale to raise funds for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care. –Photo courtesy of the Rainy River District School Board
London Less and his mom, Sherie, were among the youngsters and parents who enjoyed the Fort Frances Nursery School’s Valentine’s Day sliding party last week. Everyone went to the Lions’ Park in Emo for sliding, then headed to the Emo Legion for a pizza and dance party. –Submitted by Angela […]
Jamie Mountain They never had experienced a Canadian winter before but that did little to quash the enjoyment the “Paddlers Without Borders” teams had at Saturday’s inaugural FMG Ice Dragons Challenge hosted by the local International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club on the ice by La Place Rendez-Vous here. Hailing […]
Duane Hicks The fairy tale, “Beauty and the Beast,” has delighted readers, theatre-goers, and movie fans for many years. And next week, the enchanting story of a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love will come alive on the stage at Robert Moore School here. The popular […]
Press Release The Town of Fort Frances and the Rainy River Future Development Corp. received the following awards at the Economic Developers Council of Ontario Awards of Excellence on Feb. 7 in Toronto: •Branding: Promotional Awards for “Fort Frances Boundless” (recipient Town of Fort Frances); •Physical Infrastructure and Redevelopment Initiatives: […]
Press Release It is unacceptable that in 2018, there are children living on reserve in Canada who cannot safely drink, bathe, or even play in the water that comes out of their taps. Our government has been working with First Nations’ communities across the country to fix this, including investing […]
The responsibility to protect, or R2P, is (on paper) a very logical and thorough approach to protecting vulnerable populations from the most heinous atrocities of the world. It places on each country the responsibility to do everything possible to prevent and peacefully end such atrocity crimes, within and beyond national […]
Duane Hicks J.W. Walker students have been working hard since early January to get ready for their one-night only performance of “A Year with Frog and Toad,” which is slated for Thursday, March 1 at the Townshend Theatre. The play is a Tony Award-nominated musical written by brothers Robert and […]
Duane Hicks The outlook for the Town of Fort Frances’ 2018 budget is looking much more rosier than at this time last year. While the budget process is not done yet, the current 2018 operating budget indicates a deficit of just $8,578 due to a decrease in education tax this […]
