Bryce Forbes To showcase their own personal work, the Cabin Country Quilt Guild will open their “Swing into Spring” display tonight starting at 6 p.m. at the Fort Frances Museum. Running until May 26, more than 100 quilts will decorate the two floors—ranging from huge quilts to aprons and bags. […]
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Press Release Fort Frances council proclaimed May to be “The Salvation Army Red Shield Month,” and the official campaign for 2010 got underway Monday. The fundraising goal this year is $15,000. In the past, the Salvation Army’s Fort Frances ministries and Rainy River District has been able to raise between […]
Staff Local badminton player Anika Alexander wrapped up her trip to the 2010 Yonex Junior & U23 national badminton championships in Toronto with losses to some tough competition. In the under-14 girls’ singles competition, Alexander fell 21-15/21-19 to Chantel Lui to finish 1-2 in that division. In the girls’ doubles […]
Dan Falloon Muskie Nicole Mueller tried to work her way out of the Kenora Broncos’ defence as the NorWOSSA regular season opened yesterday at the St. Francis Sports Fields. The black-and-gold fell 2-0 to the Broncos after battling the Dryden Eagles to a 0-0 draw in the morning. The Muskie […]
Staff As orientation and training continues for MNR FireRangers and support staff across the region, as well as work on setting up remote fuel caches and making sure all equipment resources are ready, the fire situation remains fairly calm in the West Fire Region. No new fires were reported in […]
Staff Organizers of an open house to celebrate more than 50 years of history and memories of F.H. Huffman School are seeking photos from the school’s past to use for its closing ceremony. “The spirit in which we’re planning the closing [celebration] is to really celebrate the memories,” said Huffman […]
the OPP Shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday, Rainy River District OPP officers, with assistance from the Fort Frances Crime Unit, located and apprehended Matthew Bradley Meyers without incident. Meyers was taken into police custody in the area of Clearwater Lake, about 30 km north of Emo. Police had been looking […]
Peggy Revell Katelyn Shortreed (vocal), Melissa Fletcher (drama), and Ursula Chojko-Bolec (piano) were presented with Rose Bowls for their excellent performances in this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Perfoming Arts. The Rose Bowls, along with many other plaques and awards, were handed out during Sunday evening’s annual “highlights […]
Peggy Revell Courtney McCoy, foreground, along with Olivia Eldridge, Anna Peters, and Rachel McCoy, were just a few of the many children who had a blast in the ball pit set up by Diana’s Daycare at the Home & Leisure Show.
Peggy Revell Emo teen Felicia Schmutz, pictured here at the Home & Leisure Show this past weekend raising money for “Free the Children,” has qualified for the Miss Teen Canada-World competition and will be travelling to Toronto in July to vie for the national crown.
Dan Falloon Andre Valenzuela and Davis Smith raced with a Miles Macdonnell Buckeye on Saturday morning during the annual St. John’s-Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg. Fort High dropped the match 2-0 but rebounded to capture the consolation title with a 5-0 shutout of host SJR on Sunday. Both the Muskie boys’ […]
Press Release In conjunction with the grand opening of Phase II of the Heritage Tourism Project on June 4, as well as “Tourism Week” (June 3-8), the Fort Frances Museum is offering artists an opportunity to exhibit in the downtown core. Museum curator Pam Cain is co-ordinating with the local […]
