Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Above are the many happy faces involved in the 2023 Fair Queen contest. Smiling happily are the 2023 contestants, Rilee Armstrong, Isabelle Meeks, Kali Tessier, and Tatum Martin. Also looking happy and content with their last year’s reign is Mickenna Ryll (2022 queen) and first princess Mckenna McTavish. Also enjoying […]
The Queen contestants got up and active, for charity, in the 2K a Day Challenge. Each participant was tasked with engaging in physical activity – whether walking, cycling, jogging, kayaking, farm chores or sports. The activity was up to them, but each kilometre was tracked, with the Fair Board donating […]
The residents of Rainycrest Long Term Care enjoyed a sweet surprise, when the Queen contestants arrived to assemble and serve ice cream sundaes for everyone. The event was enjoyed by all.
Nick Kawulia, left, is congratulated by Fort Frances Power Corporation (FFPC) CEO Joerg Ruppenstein for being selected as the winner of the recent FFPC Customer Survey’s prize of a Camp Chef Woodwind 24 pellet grill. See a rundown of the survey results in tomorrow’s issue of the Fort Frances Times.
Construction on the new Super One Foods in International Falls is coming along, with the grocery store expected to open this fall. Super One will leave its current location next to Cine5 Theater and County Market will also be closing. County Market’s gas station has also been removed.
Work is progressing quickly on the Make a Big Splash Spray Park, as noted by the organizing committee on their Facebook page. Over the past few days many big steps have taken place, including a haul of granular material for the splash pad, as well as assembly of some of […]
Over 20 people depart Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre on Thursday morning, Aug. 3 on a trip to Northwest Angle. The hope is to recreate the journey that the original signers of Treaty #3 would have taken to get to the signing site. Right: Chief Marcel Medicine-Horton and his son Trapper are […]
The annual Soil & Crop Tour took place last Wednesday, as around 30 participants joined in to look at some crops across the district. The tour began from Joe Sletmoen’s farm near Fort Fran- ces at 9 a.m. where he demonstrated his no-till seed drill. The tour continued heading west, […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the July 50/50 jackpot is Amy Nielson of Nestor Falls, ON with the winning ticket number EE-5104611. Amy is the lucky recipient of $12,488 with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Monday, […]
Superheroes, princesses and more turned out to the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) on Friday, August 4, 2023, to enjoy Summerween, an early Halloween party celebrating the spookiest time of the year. FFPLTC staff set up two movies for participants to enjoy, along with snacks, colouring pages, a […]
Andrew and Tanya Mueller, centre, celebrated the grand opening of Fort Frances’ first microbrewery, Hallett Brewing, on Friday, July 28, 2023, with a helping hand from their staff members, mayor Andrew Hallikas and the staff at Rainy River Future Development Corporation. Hallett Brewing will be open for beer on tap, […]
Fort Frances GM held their second annual Show and Shine on Thursday, July 27, 2023, to a fantastic turnout of both visitors and classic cars. The event featured a free barbecue for attendees, as well as a handful of fun activities for kids, including face painting, cotton candy, and giant […]
