Staff With one week left in the Aviva Community Fund national competition, the project to build an elevator at Knox United Church here is making great gains. The “Knox Renewal” fundraising team was busy all weekend encouraging supporters to vote each day at www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf19056 As of this morning, the local […]
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Duane Hicks Jean Richards, left, of the Fine Line Art Gallery, and Samantha Manty of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce showed off the Christmas tree the gallery has decorated and donated to the “Festival of Trees” fundraiser. Organizers would like more people to sign up to to so, with […]
Joey Payeur The dream of bringing a U.S. college title home to Canadian soil is over for Jess Caul. The Fort Frances native and her top-ranked Providence University College Pilots squad from Otterburne, Man. were blanked 4-0 yesterday by fourth-seeded Bob Jones University Bruins (Greenville, S.C.) at the National Christian […]
Duane Hicks Ben Morelli scoped out gift ideas during the “Christmas Extravaganza” open house yesterday evening at the Fine Line Art Gallery on Mowat Avenue. From now until Christmas, the gallery is showcasing a wide variety of unique items made by local artisans—ranging from framed photographs, jewellery, and wood carvings […]
Staff It’s make-or-break time for the Knox Renewal Project, which is in the midst of an online voting contest to qualify for a chance to win funds to install an elevator there. The public is reminded to vote now at www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf19056—and keep voting daily right through Nov. 25. As of […]
Duane Hicks Albert Weir chatted with Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, centre, and local MPP Sarah Campbell yesterday evening during a spaghetti supper hosted by the Kenora-Rainy River NDP Riding Association at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, which was brimming with party supporters. Horwath had met with several district groups […]
the OPP The OPP, along with the Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services, responded to a roll-over mishap involving an all-terrain vehicle Wednesday around 3:35 p.m. The incident occurred on La Vallee Road North about nine km north of Highway 11. When officers initially arrived on scene, they tended to […]
Staff Fort Frances High School’s Travel Club has started some major fundraising for its trip to Italy in May. “We’ve got 39 students coming—almost double what we had for our previous trip,” noted teacher Tracy Rob. She said the fundraising will help to pay for their bus to Minneapolis (where […]
Joey Payeur The boys’ hockey rivalry between the Muskies and Dryden Eagles may be taking an unscheduled year off. Because, as the theory goes, it’s not a rivalry if one team always is beating the other to a pulp. The Muskies shook off a winless weekend to annihilate the host […]
Staff At this rate, there won’t be any more rungs to climb in two more weeks. For the fourth-straight week, the Fort Frances Lakers achieved a new all-time best position in the Canadian Junior ‘A’ Hockey League top 20 rankings, moving up one notch for the third week in a […]
Staff Instead of a nighttime showdown, the Muskies senior girls’ basketball team will count on some matinee magic in its initial test against the best Thunder Bay has to offer. The start time for Game 1 of the best-of-three NWOSSAA showdown between the Muskies and Hammarskjold Vikings, originally scheduled for […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking public assistance in locating a missing teen. Adrianna Copenace, 15, of Fort Frances, was last seen leaving La Verendrye Hospital here on Monday (Nov. 11) around 7:30 p.m. She is described as a First Nation female, 5’2” tall, weighing 110 pounds, […]
