Kiera Kowalski Pamela Murray of Reiki White Rose Holistic Healing offered free 10-minute sessions at “Market Thursdays” here yesterday. Reiki is a Japanese form of touch therapy that is beneficial for those suffering from headaches and body pain. The weekly market, which sets up by the Fort Frances Museum courtyard, […]
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Duane Hicks While the gulls have been back in Borderland for a couple of months now, American white pelicans returned in full force over the past few weeks, including this colony (the pelican-specific term for a flock during breeding season) spotted offshore at Seven Oaks on Wednesday afternoon.
Nicholas Donaldson Members of the organizing committee were recognized for their hard work at the fifth-annual banquet of the Mill Alumni (formerly the Old-timers’ Club). About 100 former mill workers attended the social hour and dinner, which took place last night at the local Legion.
Duane Hicks Local MP Don Rusnak announced infrastructure funding for Fort Frances, Emo, and Chapple yesterday morning at the Civic Centre. Fort Frances got a total of $957,000 to replace pipes under Second Street East from Mowat Avenue to Portage Avenue while the Township of Emo got $164,000 for upgrades […]
Kiera Kowalski Work has begun at the future site of the Rainy Lake Square on the 200 block of Scott Street. RML Contracting of Thunder Bay has been prepping the site in preparation for work to begin in earnest next week, which is scheduled to be completed by mid-August. The […]
Nicholas Donaldson Erica Lemelin (Crossroads) captured first place for “The Hill” at the annual Rainy River District speech contest held last night at the Robert Moore School gym. Maya Davis (Robert Moore) took second with “The ‘R’ Word” while Steven Dueck (Donald Young School) claimed third place with his speech, […]
Joey Payeur Heather Johnson of the Fort Frances Mud Dogs wasn’t about to let this grounder get by her at first base during her team’s 16-7 win over the Fort Frances Angels yesterday evening in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action at the St. Francis Sports Field.
Joey Payeur Muskie Cole Magill, left, and Connor Nelson, right, were giving a good case of claustrophobia to Aiden Bibeau of the Dryden Eagles during Fort High’s 4-0 shutout of the Eagles in the NorWOSSA boys’ soccer final yesteday in Kenora.
Duane Hicks It’s a good thing Fort Frances Public Library CEO Caroline Goulding loves books because she’s got an office full of them. The “Friends of the Library” have seen a generous outpouring of donations for its annual book sale there this Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Drop by, pick […]
Pictured above is a close-up of the 1915 penny held by Donald Young student Paige Seguin that she found recently while digging in the playground there during recess. At left, a fellow DYS student tried out the metal detector that teacher Kim Bolen brought in to allow the class to […]
RRFN Chief Jim Leonard had the duty of drawing the next “Catch the Ace” winner while organizer and local abattoir board member Steve Loshaw held the box of tickets during Friday’s fish fry. Connie Sinclair was the lucky winner of $432. She also chose envelope #15, which contained the king […]
Duane Hicks Summer students Alyssa Armstong, left, and Alyssa Chiasson showed off one of the info panels for the new exhibit, “Closing the Distance: 150 Years of ‘Getting from A to B,’” at the Fort Frances Museum. The exhibit, based on research done by museum staff and community volunteers, will […]
