Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers saw their four-game winning streak snapped Monday night in Dryden but their overall level of play in a pair of home wins over the weekend has shown the progress the team has made since opening the season with four-straight losses. After dispatching the defending […]
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Heather Latter The Business Women’s Network of Rainy River District is planning to re-brand itself, including changing its name, in order to open up the group to more women in the area. “We want people to understand that it’s not just for women in business—it’s for women in general, professional […]
Heather Latter With the colder temperatures of late having signified the end of the growing season, the Fort Frances Community Garden planning committee deemed its second season a success, with more gardeners, flourishing crops, and an increased number of support and volunteers. “I think it went really well,” said Krista […]
Duane Hicks Area businesses got a sneak peek at a way to help more dollars stay local when the “Go Local” program officially was launched here last Thursday. And while its implementation ultimately will rest on whether or not the business community embraces it, those on hand for the launch […]
Duane Hicks With Oct. 31 fast approaching, people have been asking Tess and Robert Coish whether they will be putting on the “Backyard Haunt” again this year. The answer is “Yes.” “We don’t want to disappoint the kids,” Coish said last week. While she warned the weather may affect details […]
Staff District artists and crafters are invited to help raise funds for the Fort Frances Museum by donating artwork to the “Friends of the Museum” fall soirée and fundraiser gala on Nov. 1. Part of the evening’s program will include a silent auction. While several artists and crafters already have […]
Duane Hicks Have you ever found yourself wondering if the best-seller you were looking at in the bookstore also might be available at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre? How about that movie your friend recommended to you over coffee? What if you could find out the answers to […]
Duane Hicks Getting a “Go Local” program going here will help keep more dollars in the local economy, but also will require changes to the habits of consumers and retailers that won’t happen overnight. That was the message relayed by Jessie Radies, founder of Live Local Alberta, who spoke at […]
Duane Hicks A recently-completed Photovoice project focusing on district seniors’ needs now will be made available for presentations and should prove a useful tool in raising awareness. A partnership between the Assisted Living Action Group (A.L.A.G.) and Northwestern Health Unit, the project began in late July and was unveiled Oct. […]
Lucas Punkari Following an 18-9 loss to the Steinbach Sabres here last Friday afternoon, the task at hand is simple for the Muskie football team. If Fort High can defeat the St. Norbert Collegiate Celtics in their WHSFL regular-season finale this Friday at Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg, they will […]
Heather Latter Justin and Julie Taylor got ready to taste their French entrée during the “An Evening in Paris” event hosted by the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s Special Events committee Saturday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium.
Duane Hicks “Friends of the Library” member Laurel Halvorsen, left, and president Cathy Robinson were busy Friday assembling copies of a cookbook the group put together after soliciting recipes from the public. The cookbook, which costs $10, will be launched at a drop-in tea at the Fort Frances Public Library […]
