Described as “A time for sharing the pain as well as the hope of the holiday season,” the annual “Longest Night” service at Knox United Church will take place this Sunday (Dec. 17) at 7 p.m. Rev. Jill Warner encourages people of all denominations to attend. “It’s a more meditative […]
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More than 3,600 Hydro One customers across the district experienced a power interruption for about two hours last night after a lightning arrestor failed at Hydro One’s Crozier distribution station. Hydro One said 3,652 customers from Crozier to Rainy River lost power at 6:37 p.m. Of those, 3,294 had power […]
The Dryden Eagles continued their NorWOSSA volleyball dominance by beating both the junior and senior Muskie squads yesterday at Fort High. The junior Muskies took to the court first and quickly were dispatched in straight sets by scores of 25-18, 25-4, and 25-11. Afterwards, Muskie head coach Jeff Rajala lauded […]
The Muskie junior and senior boys’ basketball teams took divergent paths but arrived at the same destination in beating the Dryden Eagles yesterday at Fort High. The juniors took to the court first and dominated all facets of the game en route to a 49-22 victory. “Overall, I was quite […]
After holding public ’flu shot clinics for the past month, the Northwestern Health Unit is seeing slightly fewer people coming out to be immunized this year. Cindy McKinnon, the public health nurse heading up this year’s ’flu shot campaign, said Thursday the health unit had administered about 7,500 doses as […]
Just in time for those still shopping for gifts, the Fort Frances Museum is staging a “Christmas Artisans Show” in the cafeteria of Fort Frances High School this Sunday (Dec. 17) from 2-9 p.m. Museum curator Pam Hawley said yesterday numerous local artists have been lined up to either sell […]
Local mill union members tentatively are slated to vote Jan. 9 on an agreement that will see them offer labour stability to the mill in order to get a bio-mass boiler up and running here. While he couldn’t reveal any details of the agreement, Brian Short, Grand Lodge representative for […]
Two-year-old Ashton Barnes’ eyes were all aglow as he received a present from Santa Claus yesterday at the Fort Frances Day Care. The jolly old elf paid a visit to collect the children’s wish lists and give each of them an early gift. —Duane Hicks photo
CPO2 Austin Zin, centre, of the Fort Frances Sea Cadets #144, instructed PO2 George Kemper-Lukasevics, left, and LC Ryan Goertzen on how to build a fire Saturday during the corps’ annual survival training. The 20 cadets spent two nights outdoors in the woods learning such skills as reading compasses, building […]
Sgt. Erik Gustafson, left, and Sgt. Jordan Manty, of the 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadets, rang the bells at the Salvation Army Christmas kettle outside The Bargain Store on Saturday morning. Volunteers will be manning the kettles at local businesses from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday to Saturday until Dec. 23. […]
Older siblings Jade and Jordan Carlson helped 18-month-old Maggie colour a picture during the annual Devlin Community Christmas party on Sunday. In addition to dinner, residents enjoyed crafts, games, and sliding as well as a visit from Santa. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Fort Frances resident Tracy Gibson displayed her original, hand-painted board game, “The Family Tree of Knowledge,” on the right, and her prototype on the left, along with some of the game pieces. Gibson designed the game as a gift for her children, but hopes to market it to the public. […]
