Fort Dance Studio’s Katarina dancers performed for people attending a celebration of Ukrainian culture at the Ukrainian Hall here Thursday night. The evening featured speeches from local Ukrainian-Canadians, as well as an award presentation to Walter Andrusco. —Melanie Béchard photo
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Jason Lilley, right, owner of Northridge Funeral Home, officially opened the facility Sunday afternoon by cutting the ribbon with help from Chapple Reeve Bill Clink, centre, and Don Tauer of Pinewood Construction. Tours and refreshments were available all afternoon for the many people who turned up to check out the […]
La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary member Aud-rey Forster served up some tea to Pam Hawley and John Rafferty on Saturday afternoon during the auxiliary’s fall tea at the New Beginnings Fellowship Church. The auxiliary also presented the Riverside Foundation for Health Care a cheque for $30,000. It has pledged $500,000 to […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team was put through their paces during a workout at Energy Fitness Centre yesterday. The Muskies were being whipped into shape by Energy owner Jackie Lampi-Hughes in preparation for the start of their season, which gets underway with a tournament against teams from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will vote on a motion tonight to establish an advance poll for unincorporated areas in the upcoming municipal election. Trustees will vote to run an advance poll “to cover the unorganized areas directly north and east of the Town of Fort Frances, including Watten, […]
The Meals on Wheels handy-transit fundraising committee was surprised by the success of its dinner, entertainment, and auctions Saturday evening at the Emo Legion. After being postponed back in June due to a lack of tickets purchased, and then slow ticket sales earlier this month, the committee ended up selling […]
Fort Frances voters will get a chance to hear from the candidates running for mayor and council in the Nov. 13 municipal election during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s candidates’ forum tonight. Everything is in place for the forum to start at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre, Chamber […]
“Motus O” staged the first “Kids & Company” show of the 2006/07 season last night at the Townshend Theatre. The group performed “East of the Sun, West of the Moon,” which is based on a Norwegian folk tale. Three more shows are scheduled for this season, with the next performance […]
The Muskie football team wrapped up its regular season with a 21-0 shutout over the Oak Park #2 Raiders on Friday afternoon in Winnipeg. The black-and-gold played to their strengths, moving the ball well on the ground and controlling the clock. Tailback Terry Carmody—coming off WHSFL offensive player-of-the-week honours for […]
Area women should be sure to mark this Saturday (Oct. 21) on their calendars as the Business Women’s Network of Rainy River District will be holding its fall tea and fashion show. The event is slated from 2-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (old CN station) and will […]
Mavis Brown, an assistant with Northridge Funeral Home just west of Emo, offered district residents a tour of the casket selection room at the grand opening of the facility yesterday. Continuous tours and refreshments were provided throughout the afternoon. —Heather Ogilvie photo
The four Muskie court teams led in several of their matches against host Kenora yesterday but could not translate those into victories as the Broncos swept them. The junior boys’ volleyball team missed a glorious opportunity to pick up their first win of the season. The black-and-gold came out strong, […]
