Although the Fort Frances Gymnastics Club has not been running for the past year, it doesn’t look like there is any hope to be able to bring the sport back and keep it alive. “We’ve pretty much exhausted all of our options that we can think of,” board president Diane […]
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More than 100 volunteers from Fort Frances and area were honoured by the province yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre here. “Everyone here tonight is a hero. Everyone has given of their time freely, and everyone has a story to tell about something they’ve learned or gained from volunteering,” said […]
The third-annual Women’s Health Symposium went off without a hitch Saturday at Fort Frances High School and organizers said they couldn’t be more pleased with the results. “I thought the 2008 Women’s Health Symposium was phenomenal,” enthused committee member Dianne Faragher, noting the event drew more than 450 people. “It […]
Saturday, May 3 was an exciting day for local teens Joe Basaraba and Mitch Cain as they were drafted by OHL teams. Basaraba, who just turned 16, was drafted 22nd overall (out of 301 players taken)—chosen as the second player in the second round by the Erie Otters. “I was […]
It has taken a long time, but Contact North is now firmly established in its new location in Emo. Conference assistants Christy Crans and Jen Vanzwol have taken up residence in a room offered to them by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in the old OPP building […]
Next month, he will don his purple cap and gown and, like his peers, proudly walk across the stage to receive his high school diploma. While this might not seem like a difficult feat for most students, for 19-year-old Veryan Erwin, who struggles with autism, finishing his high school education […]
The slump in tourism here over the past few years has gotten local tourist camp owners worried about the future. According to the North Western Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA), tourism provided jobs for more than 9,900 people in the area and brought some $306 million into the economy in 2001. […]
Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce president Christine Denby got a good look at the new Town of Fort Frances tapestries the Chamber officially launched Saturday at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here. The tapestries, which are similar to the ones the Chamber sold in 2003 to commemorate the town’s centennial, […]
Jo-Ann Waytowich, playing “Ivanka,” got some help from two male audience members at the Women’s Health Symposium on Saturday as she tried to fit into a pair of “one size fits all” panty hose.
Trevor Barker, centre, captured the Rose Bowls in both the Piano and Vocal divisions of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts during the annual highlights concert Saturday night at the Townshend Theatre. Barker’s younger brother, Scott, took home the Instrumental Rose Bowl while Melissa Friesen earned the […]
Players practised proper form while stepping up to their pretend line of scrimmage when the Muskie spring football camp opened in the rain Monday afternoon. Despite the wet weather, there was a good turnout of players already in high school, as well as Muskie hopefuls for the upcoming season this […]
Mary Kearney, Janet Wolanicki, and Lucia Salvador got into the spirit of the Mother’s Day Victorian tea held Friday night and Saturday afternoon at Knox United Church in Emo.
