Savannah Hughes, left, Elyssa Hughes and Kayla Stang were in the summer spirit portraying hula girls in the Barwick Canada Day parade on Saturday. The trio kept the crowds cool by tossing water balloons. —Heather Ogilvie photo
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Five-year-old cousins Spencer Murphy and Ava-Mae Gardiman showed off their teddy bear friends during the Teddy Bear Picnic on Friday at the Legion Park. Organized by the “Friends of the Library,” the annual event saw hundreds of kids, parents, and teddies eat lunch in the park and take part in […]
Ontario NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton, left, and Volker Kromm were two of 50 local residents who participated in the tug of war over the Rainy River on Friday as part of the “Meet Me at the Border” festivities. Their muscles helped Team Canada beat their American counterparts. […]
Connie Cuthbertson, left, and Doug Anderson, stood proudly by the new “The Great Canadian Main Street” sign, which was erected Thursday on the 100 block of Scott Street. The sign, designed by Cuthbertson and made by Burton Penner of Vermilion Bay, was an initiative of the Downtown Core Committee and […]
Shortly after midnight on July 1, officers from the Ear Falls OPP stopped an ATV on Ash Street in Ear Falls after it was spotted driving without headlights. During the ensuing events, the ATV collided with a door of the police vehicle and also struck an officer standing outside it. […]
Eight new fires were reported in West Fire Region over the Canada Day weekend, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported this morning. Two fires were reported Saturday, with another six blazes starting Sunday. No new fires were reported yesterday. All the weekend fires were contained by fire response personnel and […]
One of the more popular night-time events during the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, tickets for “Quest for the Best” and “Kiddie Quest” went on sale today at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce office on Scott Street. And given the annual talent showcase often is a sold-out event drawing […]
Highway 17 was closed for about six hours yesterday after a semi caught fire near Parker Road in Eton Township, west of Dryden. At 4:18 p.m., members of the Dryden OPP and Oxdrift and Dryden Fire Services responded to a vehicle fire on the highway. Upon arrival, a large semi […]
Allyssa Holliday spoke to the crowd after being crowned the 2006 Fun in the Sun Queen on Saturday afternoon as Jenna Cousineau, First Princess from last year’s pageant, looked on. This year’s First Princess was Liz Black while Shanna Ewald was the Second Princess. Chelsea Bragg was named Miss Congeniality. […]
FORT FRANCES—A sign designating downtown Fort Frances as “The Great Canadian Main Street” was erected Thursday—marking an important first step in forming a new common identity for businesses in the Scott Street area. A Fort Frances Power Corp. crew and sign maker Burton Penner put up the round, 12-ft. diameter […]
The Sight & Sound Wolves (10-3) will have to wait to face Sabaskong (2-8). The two Rainy River District Fastball League teams were scheduled to face each other last night at VanJura Stadium but the game was postponed. The squads will make up the game later in the season. In […]
The 14 finalists for the 2006 “Meet Me at the Border” poster contest were announced yesterday. They were chosen from the more than 70 entries by students in Fort Frances and International Falls. One winner from each age division will be chosen during the community barbecue today at 4:30 p.m. […]
