“Faber Drive” kept its word and played an exclusive acoustic set for Nikki, Chris, and Callahan Wiedenhoeft, along with their friends, on Friday evening after they won the draw which took place after Thursday night’s main concert at the Townshend Theatre. Everyone had a great time as they got to […]
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At the Rainy Lake Conservancy’s annual general meeting yesterday at La Place Rendez-Vous here, Judy Hamel (left) and Gila Challis looked over a newly-produced map from the Heart of the Continent Partnership that marks out the numerous conservation areas in the border lakes region for both Northwestern Ontario and Minnesota.
Prospective Fort Frances Jr. Sabres battled hard over two days of heated scrimmages at the Ice for Kids Arena during the team’s annual rookie camp this past weekend. Sixteen players made the cut and were asked to attend the Sabres’ main training camp, which gets underway Aug. 21.
Faber belted out a rockin’ melody to screaming fans during last night’s “Faber Drive” concert at the Townshend Theatre, which was an encore performance for new and returning fans. Afterwards, a contest was open to those who attended to win a performance by the band in the privacy of their […]
Friends and neighbours, Chase Badiuk and Kenya Bruyere, drew a 100-block hopscotch down the River Road connecting their two houses this morning to beat the lazy days of summer. They aimed to make the hopscotch up to 200 blocks—or even 300—by day’s end.
Kathy Haukaas admired the lilies this morning while helping set up for the Fort Frances Horticultural Society’s annual Flower and Vegetable Show at the old CN station here. The show runs today from 2-8 p.m.
Kathy James and her granddaughter, Gillian Oster, visting from Stony Plain, Alta., shared a reading moment this morning at the Fort Frances Public Library.
Rose and Rudy French went down to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. Rudy French recently wrote a book about his experiences while serving as a missionary with his wife.
Donna Wasykowski has spent 38 years with the Fort Frances Horticultural Society, including serving as a judge for its annual flower and vegetable show taking place tomorrow (Aug. 7) at the old CN station.
A very popular event with the children was the coin and candy search, where toonies, loonies, and a variety of candies were hidden in a small haystack. The youngsters had a great time tossing the hay and searching for the prizes.
Heather and George Oltsher were one of the couples who competed in the swede saw competiton Saturday. The objective of the event was to cut a small log into four pieces, split the wood, and then deliver it in a wheelbarrow to the woodpile.
On the 52nd day of her 100-day bike tour around Ontario, Dee Miller arrived in town last Thursday and was presented with a Fort Frances sweatshirt by deputy mayor Sharon Tibbs outside the Civic Centre. Miller is spreading the word about her program which aims to help cancer survivors get […]
