The 54th ladies’ bonspiel is set to take place this weekend (Feb. 23-25) at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Twenty-six teams will compete in the three-day event for the right to be crowned the top local women’s rink. The top six teams will advance to the playoff round Sunday and […]
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The “Just Imagine” campaign has less than $100,000 to go to reach its goal of $1.5 million for the purchase of a CT Scanner, it was announced yesterday. More than $100,000 was raised in the past two weeks, bringing the grand total to $1,402,000. “We are ecstatic,” said campaign chair […]
FORT FRANCES—Trying to get the fundraising ball rolling again for itself and other groups in the wake of the Fort Frances Bingo Hall’s closure, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau reported its first bingo Tuesday night was a bonafide success. “We actually made almost as much money last night [Tuesday] as […]
FORT FRANCES—For a fourth year, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is looking for participants for its customer service challenge—and interested businesses only have one more week to sign up. Program co-ordinator Crystal Godbout said Thursday morning that 18 district businesses have signed up so far, but she’s hoping to […]
OTTAWA —Company officials and negotiators representing 2,800 striking CN Rail workers returned to mediated bargaining yesterday with the spectre of a legislated return to work looming over a dispute that government fears could cripple the economy. Labour minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn gave official notice that he would table legislation within 48 […]
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
Muskie centre Kurt Hill stroked a jump shot over this Eagle defender during the NorWOSSA junior boys’ basketball final Thursday in Dryden. The black-and-gold scored early and often en route to a 68-42 victory. —Alex Cruickshank photo
Marah Trivers and her son Jacob Bolzan, a Grade 4 student, worked on percentages during “Family Math Night” at St. Francis School yesterday. The evening was an opportunity to explain to parents what their kids are learning in math class and how they can help them at home. St. Michael’s […]
Workers carefully lifted this cupola—a replica of the original that adorned the museum many years ago—onto the roof of the building yesterday afternoon. The Fort Frances Museum currently is undergoing renovations, but is scheduled to re-open next Tuesday (Feb. 27) with an open house from 2-6 p.m. —Melanie Béchard photo
Charlotte Berg of the Fort Frances Day Care Centre helped toddler Piper Cross try to break the Valentine’s Day piñata there last Wednesday. Several of the classes participated in activities and shared treats to celebrate the special day. —Heather Ogilvie
Tragedy struck in Rainy River on Tuesday, as fire claimed the home of Don and Monique Gall at 412 Government Road. The fire began around 8:30 in the morning. Firefighters were able to rescue some of the family’s photos but the rest of the home was a total loss. They […]
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 […]
