FORT FRANCES—Despite the beautiful weather on Saturday, plenty of parents and children stopped by the Fort Frances Children’s Complex to celebrate the opening of the local “Best Start” hub. The Rainy River District “Best Start” Network hosted the event to acknowledge the facility’s name change from the Family Resource Program/Ontario […]
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With the 25th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet coming up here in less than two weeks, there’s still time to get your tickets. DU banquet committee member Tyler Cousineau said about 30 tickets are left. Seating for the nearly always sold-out event is limited to 200. The dinner and auction is slated […]
Three days of beautiful weather were extremely welcomed by the Emo Chamber of Commerce as the village celebrated the 40th anniversary of its annual “Spring Fever Days.” Although officially a three-day celebration, Spring Fever Days did not get into full gear this year until the weekend. Saturday began with another […]
FORT FRANCES—With town council set to make a final decision next Monday whether or not to pass a bylaw to rezone the Nelson Street Park for residential development, area residents aren’t giving up the fight to keep it as “open space.” Those on hand for a committee of adjustment meeting […]
Results certainly outpaced expectations for the two young athletes from the local Sunset Country Squash Club at the Canadian Junior Nationals in Victoria, B.C. on April 17-20. Anniss Seid, 14, and 11-year-old Anika Alexander, coached by Bob and Mary-Beth Tkachuk, set goals of maybe winning points, then games, and possibly […]
Valdy autographed one of Alex Marusyk’s new red canvas shoes after Saturday night’s concert at the Townshend Theatre here. Valdy’s own large red canvas shoes—his signature on-stage attire—continuously were skipping and dancing during the singer/songwriter’s highly-energetic performance as he entertained the audience with “songs about freedom and joy.” The concert […]
Emma and Isaac Dykstra enjoyed the pancake and sausage breakfast at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo on Saturday morning. It was a perfect start to the final day at Spring Fever Days.
Andrew Morrish scooped a bunch of cigarette butts into fellow YAA member Tiffany Whalen’s garbage bag yesterday afternoon during a clean-up outside Fort Frances High School.
A father from the audience got some instruction from Lawrence Larouche of “Majinx,” right, as he used a hula-hoop to show that fellow volunteer Brenda Tullio was indeed suspended in the air during a magic show at the Townshend Theatre on Monday night. The show was the final concert of […]
< *c>Friday, April 18 < *c>Instrumental •Class B300A Beginner Band 1. Our Lady of the Way School (director Brendan Hyatt) •Class B300B Beginner Band 1. J. W. Walker School (director John Faith) •Class B300C Beginner Band 1. Fort Frances High School, Grade 9 Class (director John Dutton) •Class B301 Junior […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board invites community members to visit its Catholic schools during Catholic Education Week (April 27-May 2). On May 1, Catholics across the globe will give thanks for the gift that is Catholic education through the celebration of World Catholic Education Day. This year’s theme is […]
