Peggy Revell Lindsey Roehrig, left, and Jesse Ranville modelled some of the latest fashions yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre during the annual show staged by the marketing class at Fort Frances High School. An earlier show was held yesterday afternoon.
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Peggy Revell It was a tear-filled and emotional evening as retiring Fort High music teacher John Dutton led the senior band for one last concert at a packed Townshend Theatre yesterday evening. Dutton, who received a standing ovation from the audience, will be honoured for his years of dedication by […]
Elisabeth Heslop Liz Cousineau posed with Laurel Basaraba, supervisor of the Fort Frances Nursery School, after she received her diploma at the school’s graduation ceremony yesterday. Basaraba said about 50 youngsters graduated this year in the ceremony held at the Legion Park. A picnic lunch, bubble-blowing and lawnmower-train rides were […]
Duane Hicks The sixth-annual “Scott Street Show & Shine,” presented by the Business Improvement Association and International Early Iron Car Club, is planned for this Saturday (June 13). From 9 a.m.-2 p.m., the public is welcome to check out the classic cars—or bring down one of their own “hot rods” […]
Staff FORT FRANCES—For the second year in a row, the Miss Fun in the Sun queen pageant won’t be running due to a lack of contestants. While nine girls had expressed interest in participating in the pageant, only four had committed themselves by Monday night’s deadline, Jackie Lampi-Hughes of Energy […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—Compliance testing on the biomass boiler at the AbitibiBowater mill here is underway this week, and will continue next week. “We’re testing the boiler at 50 percent of it rating capacity, and 100 percent of its rating capacity to make sure we pass all our testing,” mill […]
Duane Hicks A request from local resident Lindsey Oster that the town build a sun shelter at McIrvine Park has been deferred until next year’s budget. Council received a recommendation from the Operations and Facilities executive committee at Monday night’s regular meeting to reconsider the item during 2010 budget deliberations […]
the OPP Fort Frances OPP officers have been noticing an increase in the number of unlocked vehicles throughout town. In May, officers checked almost 190 vehicles during their patrols and found 114 were unlocked. Incredibly, eight unattended vehicles had their keys inside. In addition to the unlocked vehicles, officers want […]
Marilyn Erwin, Stroke Clinic R.N What we really mean when we use the words “stroke clinic” is secondary stroke prevention clinic. It has been known for a number of years now that people who have had a mild stroke, or even what’s often called a “mini stroke,” or T.I.A., are […]
Press Release U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the International Falls, Mn. port of entry apprehended a Liberty, Miss. man, wanted there for the possession of dangerous drugs, when he tried to enter the United States on Friday (June 5). Officers arrested Michael Hills, 20, when a name check […]
Lori Russell Due to changes in the brain, people with Alzheimer’s disease may become very confused, lose their ability to recognize familiar places, and possibly forget their way home. They may leave home, but forget the steps to get back. This can be very dangerous for the person suffering from […]
Staff Passing through Fort Frances with the “Drive to Work” caravan, Ontario Federation of Labour president Wayne Samuelson spoke to town council Monday night to advocate a “Buy Ontario” policy to help protect jobs in the province. “In the early ’80s when we went through the recession, many of the […]
