Tuesday evening the Fort Frances Times celebrated the creation of their brand new website with a launch party and open house. Originally created in 1996, the online edition was in need of some major changes according to Web Development Manager, Lincoln Dunn. “We had the chance to look at some […]
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Two of the five gas stations in Fort Frances–Witherspoon’s One Stop and Sunset Shell–are up for sale. Citing retirement as the reason, both Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, owner of Witherspoon’s One Stop, and the Gustafson family, who own Sunset Shell, hope to get out of the business altogether. “You hit a […]
The Friends of the Fort Frances Public Library held its monthly meeting May 17. Special thanks was given by chairperson Jean Boileau to Ruth Caldwell, Wendy Agar, Barbara Marr, and everyone who helped to make the Fort Frances Public Library’s “open house” a great success. The Friends of the Library […]
The Muskie spring football camp, which wrapped up last week, doesn’t carry the same glitz as homecoming weekend but the coaches were pleased with the results and now are ready to begin the slow evaluation process towards tryouts later this summer. Almost 70 players turned out for the seven-day camp […]
Chapple is preparing to hold a flea market on Saturday, June 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Barwick Hall. To book a table(s), call Jackie (487-1222) or the municipal office (487-2354). The cost is $10 for the first table and $5 for additional ones. In other news, […]
Story Hour, Playgroup, and the Kids’ Craft Club soon will be wrapping up activities for another year at the Emo Toy Lending and Resource Centre. The Story Hour windup party is slated for Tuesday, June 19 from 10 a.m. until noon at Lions Park. Parents are welcome join in the […]
Emo Legion Br. #99 hosted the district Decoration Day banquet last Saturday (May 26). Branches from Zone 7 were on hand, including host Emo, Fort Frances, Rainy River, Keewatin, Oxdrift, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake, Hudson, Igance, and Ear Falls. The parade fell in at the Legion, then marched to […]
The countdown to the centennial of Fort Frances in 2003 is on! May 27 marked 100 weeks until the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the community on April 11, 1903. The Fort Frances centennial planning committee has launched a contest for a logo and slogan to use in promoting […]
After wondering if the “chem-free” grad would be held at all earlier this month, there’s no question now that Fort High teens can party in a safe, sober setting here June 20. “It’s definitely a ‘go,’” said Diane Noonan, one of the organizers. “Service clubs and the business community have […]
Jeraldine Bjornson and Patrick Playfair have been a part of our town for the past eight years and on June 18 at La Place Rendezvous the community will have the chance to bid the couple a fond farewell. “We are planning on having a very casual get together to wish […]
As employees head into day 19 of their strike, there still are no talks slated between Association of Community Living workers here and their employer. “It’s status quo, there are no talks scheduled,” said Alanna Barr, executive director of the Fort Frances and District Association of Community Living. While administration […]
The Fort Frances Museum will be holding a cemetery transcribing inventory project here Saturday under the direction of Art Gunnell of the Ontario Genealogical Society. The survey was organized in an effort to preserve Fort Frances history and collect information that will help in the writing of the 2003 Centennial […]
