Melissa Friesen sang “Christmas Lullaby” during the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts’ highlights concert Saturday evening at the Townshend Theatre. Friesen was awarded the Rose Bowl for vocals this year while Annelise Hawrylak was honoured with the Rose Bowl for drama. —Duane Hicks photo
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With the final “tour de Fort” concert of the 2006/07 season coming up this Friday (April 13), passports for the 2007/08 season will go on sale that evening as part of “Passport Holder Appreciation Night.” Concert-goers are encouraged to show up at the FFHS cafeteria starting at 6:30 p.m. to […]
It is one of the more storied names in Muskie hockey history. For a decade beginning in the early 1970s, fans packed the stands at the old Memorial Arena on Friday nights and cheered as three brothers—Billy “Pic” Roach, Don Roach, and Randy Roach—starred on their respective Muskie teams. During […]
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) invites artists and arts organizations to attend an information session on the new Northern Arts Program, and all OAC granting programs, next Wednesday (May 16) at the Fort Frances Museum. It will run from 7-8:30 p.m. Northern Arts consultant Marilyn McIntosh and OAC information officer […]
CFOB-FM (B•93), as well as its sister stations in Dryden and Kenora (CKDR-FM and CJRL-FM), have been acquired by Acadia Broadcasting Ltd., a company owned by East Coast magnate John E. Irving. The acquisition of the stations—owned for decades by Fawcett Broadcasting Ltd.—was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications […]
With the deadline to enter elapsing Thursday, the Miss “Fun in the Sun” pageant will take place once again this summer. Organizer Melissa Gushulak reported Thursday evening that she has four confirmed contestants to vie for the crown, as well as a possible fifth who still needs a sponsor. “They’re […]
Jean-Marc Blanc, left, and Greg Mattson enjoyed breakfast brought to them by Joyce McCormick during Fort Frances Theatre’s opening performance of “The Foreigner” at La Place Rendez-Vous last night. The dinner theatre runs again tonight and tomorrow, with tickets available at the Vous for $35. Cocktails are at 5:30 p.m., […]
Volunteers Mae Swartman and Ev Goldamer showed off some of the beautiful flower baskets available at the Community Living Fort Frances & District’s Mother’s Day plant sale. The sale continues continues today until 6 p.m. and again tomorrow May 12 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Community Activity Centre (former […]
If you’ve waited this long to get tickets for The Scott Woods Show this Sunday at Knox United Church here, you’re out of luck. “As of yesterday, we’re sold out,” said Bill Gushulak, who was looking after ticket sales for the fiddling concert. “We actually have a waiting list of […]
The Muskie golfers headed over to International Falls for a tournament yesterday, finishing in sixth place out of the 11 teams competing. The black-and-gold posted a 349 total—well behind Virginia’s tournament-winning of 304 score. “Conditions were perfect for scoring,” admitted Muskie coach Greg Ste. Croix. “I don’t think they underachieved […]
Community Living Fort Frances and District kicked off a new campaign this week to encourage kids to keep an open mind when it comes to people with developmental disabilities. The “Let’s Grow Together” project has the CLFFD distributing 1,600 seedlings to students in Grades 1-8 throughout Rainy River District. The […]
A fire that burned about one hectare of brush along Idylwild Drive here Wednesday evening likely was caused by human activity, the local Ministry of Natural Resources said Thursday morning. “We’re pretty confident it was human causes,” said Gary Harland, fire operations supervisor with the MNR. “We know there was […]
