With all the sponsors now in place for this year’s “Quest for the Best” singing competition, contestants now can pick up entry forms for the popular event. “I’ve already had a number of people come in,” Dawn Booth, co-ordinator of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, said this morning. Contestants […]
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Canada Safeway and union reps from its Fort Frances, Dryden, and Kenora stores, helped by a Ministry of Labour-appointed mediator, reached a tentative agreement around 11 p.m. yesterday after about nine hours of bargaining in Kenora. Details of the agreement won’t be revealed until union members vote to ratify it. […]
With more teams than last year, organizers of the second-annual “Relay for Life” here are getting ready for what they hope will be a record-breaking year. The 12-hour relay, held in support of the Canadian Cancer Society, will be held at Pither’s Point on June 21-22. Last year’s inaugural event […]
With the school year ending soon, the United Native Friendship Centre youth council here is working to make sure teens don’t get bored during their summer break. “We’re basically out to change the community’s perception of the youth. We’re not all bad,” Sally Lee, president of the youth council, said […]
As one door closes, another opens. That was the case here when “Trudy’s Alterations” closed this week and an employee opened “Stitch Em Up” to take its place. “I’ve been working for my mother for three years doing this, [but] she’s moving to Thunder Bay and I knew our clientele […]
Backed by a vote of 90 percent overall in favour of going on strike, the union negotiating team for Safeway employees in Fort Frances, Dryden, and Kenora returned to talks with the company Thursday in Kenora. Now with a Ministry of Labour mediator as part of the equation, representatives from […]
Atikokan painter Alanna Marohnic has hung the paintings with care—some are in the bathroom, living room, and even the kitchen. She’s displaying 60 paintings in Kim Gardiman’s home at 900 Kaitlyn Dr. here starting Thursday from 6-9 p.m. “It’s a great place to hang work,” Marohnic enthused. “This is my […]
A new swimming club got a feel for what it needs to gain recognition at its first meeting here Wednesday night. Calling themselves the “Cyclone Swim Club,” the group sent an application to Swim Ontario for official club approval on Thursday, head coach Debbie Murray said. Wednesday night’s meeting, held […]
Team #28 may have finished 32nd out of the 45 teams competing in the inaugural Emo Walleye Classic last weekend, but they certainly were at the top of the list for memorability. With their fun hats, sweatshirts, and boat all proudly proclaiming them as the “Walleye Queens,” Lil Pihulak and […]
This week’s District 1A Senior Games here isn’t just about beating opponents on the lanes, links, or card tables. “I just love the way everyone gets together,” said local participant Clara Medhurst, 89, while watching the opening rounds of the table shuffleboard tournament yesterday morning at the Sister Kennedy Centre. […]
Another solid season by the Muskie girls’ soccer team ended with yet another tough loss. The black-and-gold lost 4-0 to the St. Ignatius Falcons to settle for a 1-1 record and the silver medal at the three-team NWOSSAA showdown Saturday in Manitouwadge. They had opened play earlier in the day […]
Rain postponed three of the four scheduled games last Tuesday in Rainy River District Fastball League action. After three weeks of play, a total of five games already have been postponed. The set of make-up games will be played next Thursday (June 13). The only game played last Tuesday was […]
