Peggy Revell Heidi Putzer showed off some of the costumes that were brought in for the first ever Hallowe’en costume exchange held Friday and Saturday at the J.W. Walker School gym. Costumes from across the district were collected and found new homes as the spooky holiday season rolls around for […]
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Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is a go for 2011. At an emergency meeting last night at the Memorial Sports Centre, about 15 locals heeded the call to salvage the tournament, opting to take on board positions in order to start planning for the 17th-annual event next […]
Duane Hicks Those who haven’t voted yet in the two local school board elections are reminded they must fill out and return their voting packages to the Civic Centre by 8 p.m. on Monday (Oct. 25). “They should not be mailing them back at this stage, but should be bringing […]
Staff The International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed Task Force has slated four more public consultations as a review of the binational management of regional water basins gets underway. One of these meetings is scheduled for this Tuesday (Oct. 26) starting at 7 p.m. at the Rainy […]
Peggy Revell Marie Saunders, Michelle Grynol, Dr. Jason Shack, and Nina Sokoliuk all were decked out in pink today—along with the entire emergency room and many other departments at La Verendrye Hospital—to celebrate “Pink Out Day” across the district. Organized by the Rainy River District Breast Health Network, residents and […]
Duane Hicks Shirley Kelly, program supervisor at Shooniyaa Wa-Biitong Training and Employment Centre, welcomed attendees to the First Nation Partnership and Information Forum yesterday at La Place Rendez-Vous. The forum, a partnership between Shooniyaa Wa-Biitong and the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry, featured about 15 presenters and 20 […]
The Canadian Press CTV News reports Ottawa will approve the takeover of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan by an Anglo-Australian company, but the federal government will attach conditions to make the deal more palatable. The television network said it has been told the Conservative government is prepared to approve the $38.6-billion […]
Duane Hicks Food banks given boost A hungry lunchtime crowd of about 200 people flocked to the local Legion yesterday for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Great Canadian Chili Cook-off and Cake Roulette,” with first-time participants the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre named as the 2010 champs. […]
Staff They’ve only just started practising, and aren’t even scheduled to play their first game until December, but the Fort Frances Thunderhawks already know they’ll be playing on the national stage at season’s end. T’hawks GM Dean Bruyere confirmed yesterday that Hockey Canada has approved the team’s spot in the […]
Duane Hicks What if an emergency situation arose that required a response from both sides of the Fort Frances/International Falls border? What if the border was closed? Those are just the sort of scenarios a committee, comprised of representatives from both sides of the border, is preparing for. “Through the […]
Barb Everett The local Legion Ladies Auxiliary held a general meeting last Wednesday (Oct. 13) with 42 members present. A delicious potluck supper was enjoyed by all. The charter was draped in memory of long-time members Billie Clarke and Carolyn Murray. In other news, the name of Bonnie Penny was […]
Duane Hicks Penny Shumaker served up some of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre’s “Rescue Me Chile” to John Pohanka yesterday at the “Great Canadian Chili Cook-Off and Cake Roulette.” The library staff’s chili won the “Best Chili Award.”
