The Fort Frances Museum will be hosting Marilyn McIntosh, Northwestern consultant with the Ontario Arts Council, this Wednesday and Thursday (Dec. 5-6). She will be meeting with artists and arts organizations to discuss draft OAC applications and/or questions about grant eligibility, the grant application process, deadlines, support material, how to […]
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The Fort Frances Canadians settled for bronze as hosts of the Gus Lindberg Memorial Midget ‘AA’ tournament after falling to the eventual champion Current River Comets on Saturday night. The loss tied them with Current River in the standings, but kept the Canadians out of the final on Sunday. Instead, […]
Kiwanian Alan Zucchiatti, left, looked on as 2007 “Citizen of the Year” and Kiwanis secretary Dr. Robert Lidkea drew the winning ticket for the December “Trip of the Month” draw this morning at International Travel Services. Monique Gagné of St. Pierre, Man. won a Hawaiian cruise, valued at $5,500. Tickets […]
Robbie Tuesday, working for Daryl’s Custom Landscaping, plowed mounds of snow in the alleyway between Third and Fourth Street West yesterday afternoon. If they hadn’t already done it last week, people around town broke out the shovels and snowblowers yesterday morning after several inches of the white stuff fell here […]
Alex Higginbothan of the Wayzata Trojans battled with Fort Frances Canadians Jordan Sinclair (#8) and Ryan Shortreed (#7) to get the puck out of the netting behind the Wayzata goal here Sunday afternoon. The puck spent more time tangled on the other side of the twine, though, as the Canadians […]
Jenny Moorman of Baudette, Mn. checked out some tree ornaments made by local artists as she enjoyed a cup of cider Friday during a Christmas open house at the Fine Line Art Gallery. Located at 529 Mowat Ave., the gallery offers a variety of gift ideas made by district atists.
Santa Claus took time from his busy schedule at the North Pole to make a guest appearance during the Christmas parade in Emo on Friday evening that attracted a cold but excited crowd in conjunction with “Holly Daze” festivities there.
Three-year-old Ayiana Gagne, left, and her sister, Jacy, five, visited with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday. Children had their pictures taken with the jolly couple, enjoyed cookies and cocoa, and also were invited to join in some games and activities.
Capts. Angel and Marlene Sandoval, left, and Mayor Roy Avis officially kicked off the Salvation Army’s Christmas kettle campaign here yesterday at Canada Safeway. The kettles will be out Monday through Saturday until Dec. 24. Volunteers to man the kettles are still needed. To volunteer ringing the bells for a […]
Todd Jang, who along with Frederik Robert and Philip Grant comprise the tenor trio “Romanza,” kept the audience spellbound with his vocal range at the Townshend Theatre last night. Performing a variety of opera, show tunes, and ballads from around the world, “Romanza” was here as part of the 2007-08 […]
MONTREAL—The fears of AbitibiBowater Inc. employees have come true after the newly-merged company announced yesterday it will embark on a sweeping restructuring of its pulp and paper operations affecting 2,600 jobs in Canada and the United States. In addition to closing or idling more than half-a-dozen mills in Quebec, New […]
Canada Safeway staff chose Fort Frances youth William Moody Jr. as the focus of their 2007-08 “We Care” campaign. Moody suffers from spina bifida and uses a wheelchair to get around, and fundraising efforts will go towards buying a lift for Moody’s home to better allow him to go up […]
