Lucas Punkari Dale Gill of the Fort Frances Fire Department worked at extinguishing a grass fire near the train tracks off Frenette Avenue that occured shortly after 8 p.m. last night. The exact cause of the fire still was being determined as of press time today.
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Lucas Punkari Piper Cross prepared to make a throw-in yesterday evening as the Fort Frances Youth Soccer season officially got underway at the Struchan Gilson pitches. After being delayed a week due to the late arrival of spring, the league is now on track, with the next set of games […]
Heather Latter Graeme Coats, an Early Learning student at Robert Moore School, read a book that he wrote to his parents, Jen and Dave, during the “Lunch With An Author” event there yesterday. Many parents and grandparents attended to share in the stories and reading strategies the youngsters have been […]
Staff Atikokan High School will be presented with the Rainy River District School Board’s monthly “Recognition of Excellence” at its regular meeting there tonight. The school will be honoured for its “Learning For All” project and Information Technology coaching. “The ‘Learning For All’ K-12 project has built capacity for the […]
Sarah Pruys Frankie Walsh, left, and her friend, Aynsley McKinnon, examined some jewellery up for bid in the silent auction yesterday at the “Mamma Needs to Redecorate” fundraiser. The sold-out luncheon at the Robert Moore School gym—organized by the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s Special Events Committee, raised more than […]
Sarah Pruys Ron Pettigrew of Kenora showed off a gun in his collection Saturday afternoon during the sixth-annual Gun & Hobby Show at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The event, which ran from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., saw 760 people come through its doors—beating last year’s attendance by more than 150.
Lucas Punkari Auctioneer Telford Advent searched the crowd for bids Friday night during the live-auction portion of the annual Ducks Unlimited banquet at La Place Rendez-Vous. Total proceeds from this year’s banquet, which was the 30th edition here in Fort Frances, still were being tabulated as of press time today.
the MNR Four fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region between Friday and late yesterday afternoon. Three of the new fires were reported Saturday in Kenora District. Kenora Fires #2, #3, and #4 all occurred in the First Nation community of Whitedog, and all three were human-caused. These three fires […]
Heather Latter Kennedy Latimer, right, and Taylor Shouldice performed “Some Things are Meant to Be” (from “Little Women”) yesterday afternoon during the annual highlights concert for the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. The performance earned them the Nestor Falls Lions’ Club award for best duet. Shouldice also […]
Staff Muskie Taylor Whitehead came away with an impressive showing in his first trip to the OFSAA badminton championships. The Grade 9 student finished in fourth place, and also earned the antique bronze medal in the ‘C’ flight, as the all-Ontarios wrapped up Saturday in Pain Court and Chatham. Whitehead […]
Staff The Fort Frances Vipers captured the Manitoba U16 Tier 2 provincial championship in Portage La Prairie yesterday, defeating the Grant Park Pirates of Winnipeg in three sets. After finishing second in the round-robin, the Vipers beat the Synergy Volleyball Club (Glenella and McCreary) in a three-set quarter-final showdown. Then […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its annual beautification program, “Project Petunia.” But if the program is to continue, it will need more sponsors. Chamber manager Annely Armstrong said she’s asking individuals and businesses to sponsor the program, which supplies flowers for basket and […]
