Peggy Revell Teressa Darrah concentrated on drawing a design onto her egg with wax during a pysanka-making workshop Saturday morning at the Fort Frances Museum. Those who turned out had the opportunity to learn about the Ukranian tradition and create their own egg.
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Duane Hicks Canada Safeway employee Vilma Valenzuela, right, drew the second-place winner for the Fort Frances Lions Club “Groceries for A Year” raffle yesterday as Lion Jeannette Roth looked on. Viola Medicine of Rainy River First Nations won $1,000 in groceries, with Deb Westover of Barwick winning the first-place prize […]
Dan Falloon Steve Louma lined up a throw in the mixed doubles final of the Gord Dunville Mixed Darts Classic at the local Legion on Saturday. Louma, along with partner Rochelle Louma, were toppled by John Rutherford and Christine Stark in the championship. Rutherford and Stark, along with Shawn Harris […]
Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ players Chris Bobczynski and Braedon Keast draw names at the team’s meat draw Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre, with some help from Debbie Murray. Bev Strachan of Emo, Chris Trapp of Fort Frances, and Vic Lanoix of Hearst, Ont. were the three winners, with […]
Staff A 68-year-old Minnesota man is missing after his snowmachine went through the ice on Lake of the Woods last night. Kenora OPP reported Fred Bisel, from Eagle Bend, Mn., was riding with another man near Goose Neck Narrows, 13 km north of Morson, when his sled went through an […]
Dan Falloon For all the extra work the Fort Frances Lakers have been putting into their SIJHL semi-final series with the Dryden Ice Dogs, the 2-1 deficit is hard to take. Both Dryden wins have gone beyond regulation time, including Saturday night’s 4-3 double-overtime thriller here. The Lakers had evened […]
Staff With a grand opening for the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre scheduled for June 21, town council will get an update as to how the project is coming along at its regular meeting tonight. Joyce Cunningham, chair of the Fort Frances Library Board, will speak to […]
Staff Construction continues to roll along on schedule for the new Robert Moore School. “It’s moving along,” Raymond Roy, manager of plant operations for the Rainy River District School Board, said about the building progress of the new school. “It’s coming together.” The project remains on schedule to have students […]
Duane Hicks With the Ministry of Natural Resources’ fire season officially starting April 1, the potential for early fires will be higher than normal due to the dry conditions. “The weather specialists in Sault Ste. Marie have been monitoring the snowfall, and pretty much all across Ontario it’s below normal,” […]
Faye Whitbeck By Faye Whitbeck International Falls Daily Journal The Fitzgerald family—Julie, Kerry, Tom, and Pat, plus parents, Pam and Paddy—will bring their family show called “Everything Fitz” to the Backus stage in International Falls this Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Their appearance is the fourth show of the 2009/10 Border […]
Press Release Scurrying through the trees or along the lakeshore, ermine and mink live in and near the forests of Voyageurs National Park. Join park naturalist Matt Holly this Sunday (March 21) for a program that focuses on the characteristics of these and other weasel family members. Participants will learn […]
Peggy Revell In a sign that spring is on its way, seagulls have returned to Borderland. This one was seen on a dock along the La Verendrye Parkway while a flock of dozens has taken up residence on the river ice by Pither’s Point. Local lore has it that once […]
