Heather Latter Tayah Cumming mailed her letter to Santa yesterday at the Fort Frances Times’ office. The Times is looking for children’s letters to Santa, and will have this “mailbox” outside the Fort Frances Museum tomorrow to collect those wish lists. Letters will be published in the annual Christmas Greetings […]
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Staff With tomorrow being the final day of “Movember,” Boston Pizza here will be wrapping up the special month with a “Movember ’Stache Bash” starting at 8 p.m. This year, four local men registered for Boston Pizza’s “Movember” competition—and have been growing soup strainers all month long. Each week, contestants […]
Staff A Shoal Lake #40 First Nation resident has been charged with second-degree murder following a death at a residence there earlier this week. Katelyn Skead, 23, was to appear in court in Kenora today. The Treaty #3 Police Service responded to a call Tuesday around 12:30 p.m. to assist […]
Press Release “Hometown Holiday Weekend” in International Falls, set for today and tomorrow (Nov. 29-30), will include the annual “Parade of Lights,” a pet contest, and Friday afternoon fun, as well as the traditional old-fashioned wagon rides downtown. The festivities are added to a weekend of retail specials that promote […]
Duane Hicks Mayor Roy Avis, centre, was joined by Walmart manager Sheldon Demers, left, and Lt. Dennis Maybury to kick off the local Salvation Army’s Christmas kettle campaign this morning at Walmart. Volunteers will be ringing the bells at Walmart, Safeway, the LCBO, and Canadian Tire from now until Dec. […]
Staff Proving the nay-sayers wrong, the stationary parade for the “Festival of Frost” now is sporting 15 floats—a handful more than last year. Floats range from Knox United Church, which will feature different sets of carollers all day long, to David Loewen’s living nativity scene. The Rainy Lake Nordic Ski […]
Joey Payeur Ethan and Jessica Barker shared some holiday bonding time while participating in the family “Wreath-making Night” hosted by St. Michael’s School on Tuesday. The event was the school’s kick-off to the Advent season, which begins Sunday. About 35 families took part in the inaugural project.
Submitted Gillons’ Insurance president Duane Cridland, left, received a thank-you plaque from RRFDC chair George Emes.
Duane Hicks Fletcher Evans, right, chipped away at dinosaurs frozen in ice as his mom, Dolly, and younger brother, Everett, cheered him on yesterday at J.W. Walker School during a “Play Date” hosted by the Northwestern Health Unit. The event had all sorts of activities for parents and their children, […]
Staff A Seine River First Nation man has been charged in connection with a death last November at the Mid-Town Motel here. The OPP yesterday arrested and charged Peter Deafy, 26, with second-degree murder. The accused is in police custody, and was to appear in court here today. On Nov. […]
Staff One of the local Lions Peace Poster winners has gone on to the next level of competition. The poster created by Maggie LeMesurier of Robert Moore School made it through the district level of judging and has advanced to the multiple district level. If the 13-year-old makes it through […]
Press Release The Canada Border Services Agency is anticipating higher traffic volumes at the Fort Frances port of entry in conjunction with U.S. Thanksgiving/Black Friday, and would like to remind travellers to plan their border crossing to avoid delays. Travellers are advised to plan their border crossing outside of peak […]
