Bryce Forbes Jesse Carmody tossed out a “rock on” sign with Carrie Bragg on his arm as the pair was one of more than 80 couples who took part in the annual grand march Saturday prior to Fort High’s prom, which followed at La Place Rendez-Vous with dinner and dancing. […]
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Duane Hicks Brittany Shine, walking “Maggie,” and her sister, Chantel, with “Reece,” tried to stay dry yesterday during the annual “Purina Walk for Dog Guides” at Pither’s Point Park. The event, organized by the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club, brought in about $2,000 in pledges and monetary donations. The top […]
Dan Falloon Paul Jewiss showed off a fish from his haul during the final weigh-in of the annual Emo Walleye Classic on Saturday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena. Jewiss and his partner, Mike Graham, finished 12th overall with a 7.83-pound total. Bill Godin and Ralph Galusha won the tournament for […]
Peggy Revell Talks between government and Couchiching First Nation continue as the one-week mark arrives since the band first erected a toll booth on Highway 11 just west of the Noden Causeway. “Ministry staff met with Chief McPherson [Thursday] to discuss a variety of issues,” Aboriginal Affairs spokesman Greg Flood […]
Staff The local Salvation Army’s “Red Shield” campaign got underway earlier this month, but so far has met limited success. As such, donations are desperately needed as soon as possible. Capt. Angel Sandoval said yesterday that this year’s campaign goal is $15,000, but only $1,200 in monetary donations has come […]
Staff The Sight & Sound Wolves again showed some resiliency, bouncing back after a loss to improve their Rainy River District Fastball League record to 3-2. The Wolves continued their pattern of alternating wins and losses with a 4-1 victory over visiting Stratton at VanJura Park here last night. Bob […]
Dan Falloon Locally-connected fitness athlete Joyce Wiedeman will compete in the Manitoba Amateur Body Building Association’s provincial championships tomorrow. Wiedeman, whose boyfriend is Fort Frances Lakers’ assistant coach Jon Cooper, has been training at Elite Performance in Winnipeg in order to prepare. One of her trainers, former Winnipeg Blue Bomber […]
Staff The fire situation is heating up for the Ministry of Natural Resources, with six new fires reported in the West Fire Region yesterday on top of the eight on Wednesday. Among these new starts, eight have been in the east end of the Fort Frances District. Seven were caused […]
Bryce Forbes Brett Meyers and Nathan Brigham tried their luck near the dam here on the opening day of the ninth-annual Emo Walleye Classic. The fish didn’t seem to be biting too much in the morning, however, with only a few good-sized walleye taking the bait. The weigh-in starts at […]
Dan Falloon Ian Martin performed a headlining set at the Fort Frances Folk Festival’s first coffeehouse fundraiser yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Museum. Jess and Larissa Desrochers also played a set. About 30 people attended the fundraiser, with the second-annual folk festival slated for Sunday, Aug. 22 at the […]
The following is the full text of the Treaty Three Document. TREATY 3 BETWEEN HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN AND THE SAULTEAUX TRIBE OF THE OJIBBEWAY INDIANS AT THE NORTHWEST ANGLE ON THE LAKE OF THE WOODS WITH ADHESIONS (REPRINTED 1966) (REPRINTED 1978) LAYOUT IS NOT EXACTLY LIKE ORIGINAL TRANSCRIBED FROM: ROGER DUHAMEL, […]
Bryce Forbes Conductor John Dutton and members of the Borderland Community Orchestra took a bow last night after an amazing concert entitled “From Russia With Love.” Performed before about 250 people at the Townshend Theatre, the orchestra staged the show to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Its next show is slated […]
