Duane Hicks Nicole LePine served up wild rice soup yesterday at St. Mary’s Youth Group’s annual “Development and Peace” soup-and-bun fundraiser. The youth group made bread and buns, with advice from from Helen and Ray Cousineau, as well as served up hot soup donated by parishioners. They held a dinner […]
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Peggy Revell Ann Sandmoen counted points while Chuck Hanson moved his peg along the board during a cribbage tournament Saturday held in conjunction with the 28th-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival. The mild weather drew many participants out for the fun-filled weekend, which also included a hypnotist show, snow golf, fishing […]
Peggy Revell A handful of local residents turned out Friday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous for the open house on the just-released federal budget hosted by Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty. He also held similar sessions in Atikokan and Thunder Bay over the weekend, with plans to address Parliament […]
Peggy Revell Parishioners from various local churches gathered together Friday afternoon at the Fort Frances Covenant Church to celebrate the annual “World Day of Prayer.” Organized in Canada by the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada, the day sees Christians in more than 170 countries around the world gather at the […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Penguins’ forward Nathan Smith took off with the puck at the Timbits jamboree held here Saturday. A total of nine teams from here, Emo, International Falls, and Baudette each played four games as part of the season-ending tournament.
Staff Seventy-five shots. One goal. Fortunately for the Fort Frances Lakers, they were the team that bulged the twine last night to earn a 1-0 win over the host K&A Wolverines and even their best-of-seven first-round playoff series at 1-1. The Wolverines had taken Wednesday’s opener 5-3. The game remained […]
Staff Calling all local artists! Organizers of the Fort Frances Folk Festival are holding a contest for members of the public to design its official logo. “We want a small, to the point image that represents the folk festival, music, small town, tall grasses, collective love, any and everything you […]
Staff With Good Friday coming up April 2, those who plan to attend the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s annual breakfast that morning can get their tickets now. Kiwanian Dr. Robert Lidkea said this year’s breakfast will start at 8 a.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. Tickets, which cost $8 each, are […]
Staff Isaac Keffer was given a rude welcome at the Ontario Winter Games. The local skip and his rink of third Cody Ossachuk, second Cody Heyens, and lead Ian Grant fell 12-3 to Jack Lindsay (St. George’s Golf and Country Club). The curling competition continues through to tomorrow, with the […]
Duane Hicks Museum assistant Sherry George put up one of the 30 images that comprise the new exhibit, “Who We Are, How We Relate,” that just opened today at the Fort Frances Museum. The exhibit is a Photovoice project that began in the fall of 2008 by local First Nations, […]
Duane Hicks Dorese Harrison helped organize the boxes upon boxes of books in preparation for the “March Madness” book sale that will be held tomorrow and Saturday (March 5-6) at the Fort Frances Public Library. Everyone is welcome to buy a bag of books for $5.
Press Release Have you ever wondered how to identify the constellations in the night sky, or where or when to best view the northern lights? Come spend a family-friendly afternoon with Voyageurs National Park naturalist Kim Reich learning about the night sky this Sunday (March 7) from 2-4 p.m. at […]
