Emo native Jessie Baker was among the 20 bachelorettes who vied for the heart of former major-league baseball player Chris Leroux on “The Bachelor Canada,” which aired on W Network starting in early October. Jessie ended up just missing out on making the final three.
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Local historian Merv Ahrens pored over a selection of photos by pioneer photographer William Tener for his book that officially was launched Nov. 30.
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Lion John Pohanka, Safeway staffer Kairsti Fraser, and Lions Helen Pohanka and Paul Patterson were on hand for the club’s final food draw Saturday at Safeway. Melanie French of Fort Frances won the grand prize of $100 in grocery certificates for a year while Drew Kaliska […]
Submitted Jigging spoons work great for catching walleyes under the ice.
Submitted byEd Haglund The Sister Kennedy Centre, soon to be known as the Fort Frances Seniors Centre, held its monthly board meeting on Dec. 11. The board has come to the conclusion that more room is needed–the coffee crowd talk is too loud! The yoga and Tai Chi groups, when […]
Duane Hicks The Riverside Foundation for Health Care will be looking for a new director in the new year. Former director Samantha Manty has accepted a new position with the Northwestern Health Unit here in Fort Frances, Foundation board chair Bill Gushulak noted. “Samantha had been employed with the Foundation […]
Staff A new program will be offered here in the new year to help adults finish high school, as well as work towards a post-secondary certificate or diploma all at the same time. The Confederation College campus in Fort Frances will be offering the Adult Dual Credit program beginning Jan. […]
Duane Hicks The local Alzheimer Society’s annual charitable dinner, “Forget Me Not,” will be held Saturday, Feb. 3 at La Place Rendez-Vous here. The evening will include fine dining, live entertainment by local duo “Entyrely Mac,” and a prize auction. The guest speaker will be Dr. Barry Campbell, medical director […]
Staff Four new child-care centres will be built in Rainy River District thanks to provincial funding. The Rainy River District School Board and Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board received $6,453,382 from the Ontario government to construct three new child-care centres. They will be located at Robert Moore School […]
Bob TkachukSubmitted by The past two years, the Sunset Country Squash Club’s Boxing Day ‘A’ champion has been Steve Boileau, with wins over Anniss Seid in 2015 and then Jason Kabel last year. But the tables were turned this time around with Seid ousting Boileau 3-1 in the best-of-five final […]
Staff Local curling fans are in for a treat over the next few days. The Fort Frances Curling Club is hosting the U21 men’s and women’s provincial playdowns tonight through Saturday–and club president Ron Silver is expecting some top-notch play. The Tanner Horgan rink (Sudbury), which won silver at the […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-27 C (16 below zero F). Tomorrow will see occasional light snow, with a possible accumulation of one-two cm (up to an inch). Look for a high of minus-16 (three) and low around minus-24 (11 below). Cloudy skies are forecast […]
