Heather Latter At just 15 years old, Anna Schwartz is a budding composer, having recently won a student competition at the provincial level. Schwartz was encouraged to enter the competition by her vocal teacher, Renée Martin-Brown, who is a member of the Manitoba Registered Music Teachers’ Association. She subsequently entered […]
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Heather Latter Children and young adults with special needs will have plenty to do this summer thanks to a new business that has started up here. Brooke Hammer, who has been studying business at Trent University in Peterborough, returned home for the summer and developed a company called “Take Flight.” […]
Duane Hicks Recycling depot upgrades are on the way later this month but in the meantime, the town is asking local residents to use common sense when dropping off at the bins at the Sixth Street West site. This past weekend saw four large bins crammed to overflowing with items—some […]
Heather Latter Organizers are expecting the performers to “heat up” the stage during the second-annual “Harmony of Nations” Music Festival, which runs July 17-18 under the tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. “Things are coming together,” enthused organizer Jamie Petrin, noting ticket sales are moving along. “But people should get […]
Lindsay Campbell The Fort Frances Tourism Centre now has a moose in its lobby. The stuffed animal officially was introduced during a “welcoming” reception last Tuesday afternoon. Tannis Drysdale, a consultant with Rainy River Future Development Corp. who spearheaded the project, said she hopes the bull moose will serve as […]
Joey Payeur The tears come easily to Carol Livingston when talking about the light of her life that was extinguished far too soon. But the emotions connected to the Fort Frances resident’s memories of her daughter, Susan, are based not so much in sadness as they are in undeniable pride. […]
Lindsay Campbell Local resident Owen Johnson eyed up the newest attraction at the Fort Frances Tourism Centre’s during its welcoming reception last Tuesday afternoon. At six feet tall and previously weighing about 1,000 pounds, the stuffed moose is here to stay as a tourist attraction.
Lindsay Campbell Students from the “Circus Club” at J.W. Walker School showcased their unicycling skills during the annual Canada Day parade here last Wednesday morning.
Dave Ogilvie Participants in this year’s “Gleek Week,” a local musical theatre camp run by Renée Martin-Brown, rehearsed one of their numbers yesterday at the Emo Legion. The group will move rehearsals to the Townshend Theatre stage here tomorrow, where they’ll present their final performance to the public this Friday […]
Lindsay Campbell Rochelle Bird, left, a summer program instructor at the United Native Friendship Centre, and elder Dorothy Friday showed Ayden Nastiuk how to weave a basket out of tree bark. The activity, held at the “Circle of Life” building on Mowat Avenue, aimed to pass cultural traditions onto youths […]
the MNRF The total number of active fires in the Northwest Region has dropped. The number dipped from 53 to 49, the majority of which are in the Nipigon and Sioux Lookout districts. None are burning in Fort Frances District. Two remain listed as “not under control,” five are “under […]
Joey Payeur Amy Penner of the Fort Frances Her-icanes was judged to be a split-second too late in slapping the tag at second base on Couchiching Lady Raiders’ base runner Jen Singleton (23) in the fourth inning of their Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League game yesterday evening at VanJura. […]
