Whether singing, giving a speech, reciting a poem, paying the piano or violin, or performing a scene from a play, the best of the best from this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts were in the spotlight Saturday evening during the annual highlights concert. Following the concert, […]
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An initiative to develop a community calendar highlighting major district events so far has been met with little response, noted calendar co-ordinator Diane Maxey. “I’m still encouraging people to get a hold of me. But I haven’t heard from anybody, actually,” she said late Monday. “It can still happen. But […]
Residents should take note that the traffic flow between the north and south ends of town will change starting next Tuesday (May 22) once the Portage Avenue underpass repair work begins. Details of the $2.1-million project, which is expected to be completed in October, were explained to the public yesterday […]
Two former Fort Frances Mayors lead the lineup as the “Library Celebrity Car Wash” takes shape here. Dick Lyons and Glenn Witherspoon will be active in the event starting 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 26 in the parking lot at Canadian Tire. The event, which will feature more than two […]
John Bayless has been acclaimed “a pianistic genius” and “a brilliant improviser” by his critics, and Border Concert members experienced firsthand why he has been lauded worldwide as a truly unique performer. Bayless appeared on the Backus Auditorium stage last Thursday in the final show of this year’s Border Concert […]
Each year since 1992, Voyageurs National Park has temporarily closed the land and water areas around active bald eagle nests to visitor use during their critical nesting periods. The closures have been based on recommendations of bald eagle researchers from across the U.S. to land management agencies. After the young […]
In 2006, Voyageurs National Park confirmed the presence of spiny waterfleas in Rainy and Namakan lakes. The Minnesota DNR has confirmed the presence of spiny waterfleas in Crane Lake, too. The DNR and park expect to find the spiny waterflea in Kabetogama and Sand Point lakes since these lakes are […]
The orange ribbon is a symbol of supervised visitation. When parents separate, visits or exchanges can be difficult for the whole family. Problems sometimes arise between parents or other family members at the time children are exchanged. At other times, there may be concern about the visits themselves. The Supervised […]
Two-time Olympic gold-medalist Cheryl Pounder, a member of the Canadian women’s hockey team, addressed students at St. Michael’s and St. Francis schools here Friday afternoon. Pounder, in town for the Women’s Health Symposium the following day, dropped by the schools to let the students get a firsthand look at her […]
Shackled in chains, Brittany Hayes acted out a scene from George Bernard Shaw’s play “Saint Joan” at Saturday’s highlights concert. Hayes was honoured with the Katy VanDrunen Memorial Award for Best Monologue by a High School Student. —Duane Hicks photo
Betty Esselink, left, and Rylee Nixon offered up French fries and breaded walleye to about 135 hungry residents at the Devlin Hall on Sunday during the Crossroads rink committee’s Mother’s Day fish fry. Unfortunately, attendance was down from last year and the amount of funds raised was not available as […]
Annelise Hawrylak, left, and Melissa Friesen were honoured as the 2007 Rose Bowl winners for vocal and drama performances, respectively, at the Rainy River District Festival for the Performing Arts’ highlights concert Saturday night at the Townshend Theatre. —Duane Hicks photo
