JoAnne Formanek-Gustafson, left, and Maureen Gustafson finished off a plate of pancakes Tuesday evening during the Knox United Church’s Shrove Tuesday pancake supper. St. John’s Anglican Church Guild also offered up an array of pancakes and sausages that evening. Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of Lent yesterday. – Heather Ogilvie
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FORT FRANCES—With far below average snowfall this winter, and a dry summer and fall before that, the stage is set for a possibly early and very busy fire season for the local Ministry of Natural Resources. “Right now, we’re probably at 30 percent of our normal range with snowfall. We’re […]
“Okay, Patsy—let’s go!” That’s what local singer/songwriter Sandra Allan says to herself backstage each time she performs as her musical idol, Patsy Cline. “Patsy Cline is the ultimate legend of all time,” Allan stressed in an interview yesterday. “She’s been my favourite since I’ve been a kid. “I love the […]
Championship teams find ways to win when the game is on the line. After going 8-0 during the regular season, the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team survived a huge scare in the NorWOSSA final last Thursday in Dryden against the third-place Eagles (1-7) before eventually earning a 48-44 victory and […]
FORT FRANCES—Having just received word last week that they’ve received a lottery licence, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is now hosting bingos, with the first one taking place there Tuesday night. Bev Kotnik, past president of the Fort Frances Bingo Association and a director on the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau […]
FORT FRANCES—Global warming, so hotly-discussed in the news and political circles of late, will have direct consequences on Northwestern Ontario, though not all of those impacts are fully understood yet. That was the message delivered by Terry Marshall, an aquatic specialist with Northwest Science and Technology of the Ontario Ministry […]
FORT FRANCES—Members of the Catholic community are invited to participate in public discussions on the present and future of Catholic education at a series of forums being hosted by the Northwest Catholic District School Board. “We’re very pleased to be offering a Catholicity discussion forum in all of our school […]
FORT FRANCES—Town council agreed Monday night to utilize a voter database to keep the municipal voters’ list in order between now and the 2010 election. In a report to council, clerk Glenn Treftlin noted the service called Data Fix Municipal Voter View (MVV), which was used during the 2003 and […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board passed its draft budget for 2007 last week, which included a 2.93 percent increase in the levy to municipalities. The jump is attributed largely to the “Ontario Works” program, which has seen a large increase in demand in the last year. […]
FORT FRANCES—The frigid wind generated by the helicopter whipped around workers last week as they loaded up and prepared for their first day surveying in remote locations near Sphene Lake, Pipestone Lake (Gates Ajar), and the Lake of the Woods/Morson area. The three crews—made up of workers from both Rainy […]
FORT FRANCES—Wanda Barker, manager of the local Super 8 Motel, was honoured with the company’s Manager of the Year award at the company’s international convention in Las Vegas last week. “It’s a great honour,” Barker said. The award was presented at the gala dinner at the end of the weekend […]
Emo council seemed interested in being selected as one of just a few northern municipalities to participate in a pilot study on water source protection planning after hearing from Cambium Environmental at last week’s regular meeting. Jim Bailey, senior project manager, and John Desbiens, environmental engineer, met with Emo council […]
