Heather Latter Caren Fagerdahl, left, and Norma Jean Calder enjoyed a cup of tea together at the spring tea and bake sale Saturday afternoon at the Church of the Holy Spirit here. A spring tea also was held at the Knox United Church that same afternoon, with several ladies stopping […]
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Press Release The quest for strong hearts and healthy lifestyles is something we all want to be a part of. This month, Community Living Fort Frances and District is doing just that. CLFFD is assisting the Heart and Stroke Foundation in its ongoing search for healthy hearts. This Thursday (May […]
Staff For those looking to bring a “log cabin” look to their home furnishings, Lowes Furniture & Appliances on Highway 11/71 just west of Fort Frances recently began selling a line of “Best Craft” furnishings, such as those seen here. From upholstery to the type of wood used, customers can […]
Staff The Northwest Catholic District School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. at St. Patrick’s School in Atikokan. This meeting will include a presentation on the budget by Superintendent of Business Chris Howarth. That will be followed by presentations from various board committees. With the […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP is reminding residents to lock up their property and vehicles to help reduce crime. Overnight Thursday, officers policing Fort Frances responded to the 1300 block of Elizabeth Street East and 1300 block of Fifth Street East. A concerned citizen called police to report some […]
Lucas Punkari Both Muskie soccer squads are heading into the final NorWOSSA regular-season action in Dryden this Wednesday with momentum on their side following successful performances in tournaments over the weekend. The boys’ squad captured the ‘B’-side title at the Beaver Brae Invitational tournament in Kenora yesterday with a 3-0 […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP officers were kept busy over the weekend as they investigated three incidents involving impaired drivers. On Saturday at 10:13 p.m., officers responded to the report of a vehicle in a ditch near Pither’s Point Park. When officers arrived, they located an uninjured male driver […]
Heather Latter Tanna Audette, left, and Mya Hamilton enjoyed lunch on Saturday outside M&M Meat Shops here during its annual charity barbecue for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada. Nation-wide, the event raised $1,550,000 for the foundation, bringing its 23-year grand total to $21.56 million.
Peggy Revell Sandy Bruyere and Gary Smith guided Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal Head Start youngsters Grady Holden, Connor Sandelovich, and Ashton Piekarski in a bit of a “beginners” lesson on drumming during a visit to the program here yesterday. The children learned about drumming and the traditions surrounding it, saw demonstrations of […]
Staff Fort Frances District saw its first fire of the season Wednesday evening. Local MNR fire operations supervisor Marnie Brown said this morning that a crew responded to a 0.1-hectare, human-caused blaze just east of town. It primarily was a grass fire, but it did spread into mixed wood fields. […]
Peggy Revell Calving season this year came with a big surprise for Emo farmer Wayne Flatt as one of his cows gave birth to identical male triplets on Monday. While twins are fairly common, triplets are an extremely rare event, with a one-in-105,000 chance of occurring—a number that doesn’t even […]
Staff The quest for OFSAA gold by the Muskie senior boys’ badminton duo of Robert Stevens and Spencer Pearce came to an end this morning in Aurora. The NWOSSAA champs lost in straight sets (21-19/21-16) to the Toronto tandem of Wayne Fu and Calvin Sy in ‘B’ draw competition, which […]
