Staff Those driving along Frog Creek Road already may have noticed a change in the landscape of the Fort Frances Airport. “Basically, we’re having all the wood logged off the airport,” said airport superintendent Bill Caul. “It was a safety issue, so we had to address it,” he noted, adding […]
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Loren Hiebert grew up in rural Saskatchewan, Kansas, and Manitoba. His early musical influences were hymn-singing and southern Gospel music. His piano teachers have included Glenn Loewen, Donald Henry, Jenny Regehr, and Joan Passey. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music, and A.R.C.T. diplomas in piano performance and […]
Karen Madsen grew up in Hopkins, Mn. (a Minneapolis suburb) and began teaching at the young age of 12 when a violin-playing friend had an accident and couldn’t attend school for six weeks. The teaching bug caught, and she later graduated from Moorhead State University (now Minnesota State University–Moorhead) in […]
Press Release The local Right Relations Circle is sponsoring a presentation on the history and the future of Pither’s Point Park tomorrow (April 16) at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Spirit (824 Victoria Ave.) Attorney Clint Calder will provide an historical legal overview, and there will be […]
Staff They may just be piles of dirt, but the truckloads of earth brought to the site of the new Robert Moore School are an important step in its construction. “It’s called a site pre-load,” Raymond Roy, manager for Plant Operations and Maintenance, told trustees at the Rainy River District […]
Duane Hicks In a further effort to promote property development and revitalization in Fort Frances, the town and Rainy River Future Development Corp. have worked together in recent months to re-tool the Community Improvement Plan and now are ready to offer financial incentives. In a report to council Monday night, […]
Staff It’s that time of year again for district residents to give the “gift of life” as Canadian Blood Services is holding its annual spring donor clinic April 22-23 at Fort Frances High School. Interested donors can make an appointment prior to the two-day clinic by calling 1-888-2DONATE (1-888-236-6283) or […]
Mitch Calvert Time to dust off the runners and stretch out those “hammies.” The second-ever “5K in May” run, hosted by Energy Fitness Centre, is set for Saturday, May 2 starting at 8:30 a.m. from the Sorting Gap Marina. Along with the five-km walk/run (open to all age groups and […]
Duane Hicks A Ministry of Environment inspection of the town’s water system back on Feb. 4-5 found no health risks or non-compliance issues, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told council Monday night. No orders were issued as a result of the inspection, but one recommended action/best practice from the […]
Staff Sunset Country was well-represented at the provincial “Open” bowling roll-offs in Dryden last week. The Sunset Country men’s team, which included Fort Frances native Andrew Stamarski, took the gold medal for the first time in more than 30 years. The five-member squad now will represent Northern Ontario at the […]
Mitch Calvert Rainy River District was well represented in the SIJHL final despite the fact the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres were ousted in the semi-finals. Devlin’s Jordan Davis tallied four assists over the final two games, and was named second star in Sunday’s Game 5 win, to help the Fort […]
Staff Less than a dozen tickets remain for the 26th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet—set for May 1 at La Place Rendez-Vous—so the time to buy one is now if you’re hoping to attend this year. The local banquet has become one of the leading DU fundraisers in Ontario, raising money in […]
