Staff The work of local artist Vi Plumridge is in the spotlight at the Fine Line Art Gallery here for the month of September. The gallery, located at 529 Mowat Ave., has a full selection of her work depicting local historic buildings, including cards, prints, paintings, magnets, coasters, and more.
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Heather Latter Lauren Hyatt read an excerpt from Barbara Robinson’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” as she auditioned yesterday for a role in the upcoming presentation being staged by Fort Frances Little Theatre. Anyone interested in trying out is welcome to attend a second audition session at Knox United Church […]
Duane Hicks Knitted poppies, along with the names and photos of 10 district soldiers known to be among the 1,975 Canadians who served in Hong Kong during WWII, were placed in the flower gardens at the Fort Frances Museum last week, where “Hong Kong and Beyond—Treatment of Allied PoWs held […]
Duane Hicks Syncor Contracting Ltd. is continuing work on its first five-unit townhome complex being built on its Front Street property. Over the summer, the sewer and water connections were completed and the basements dug, with the next phase being construction of the actual units. The local development is seeing […]
Duane Hicks Museum curator Sherry George set up a 12:1 scale display of a bedroom—complete with tiny quilts and a rug—last week for the “Fibre Arts Festival 2016” exhibit there. The diorama is made by Kerry Harper.
Joey Payeur The Muskies’ kicking game will have a new look to it entering the WHSFL season, which begins tomorrow (Sept. 8) at 3 p.m. when the black-and-gold host the Kildonan East Reivers in a Currie Division (‘A’) clash.
Staff Teacher Angela Gibson sang songs with Beckett Wagner, left, Garrett Ellis, and Laken Cumming this morning as the Fort Frances Nursery School kicked off its 2016-17 year. Located upstairs at Knox United Church, the pre-school program for children aged 18 months to five years provides an enriching environment for […]
Duane Hicks Construction of the Edgewood Townhomes on Front Street continues to move forward. The project has been off to a slower start than developer Syncor Contracting Ltd. hoped for, partially due to an unexpected volume of work it had to do in Thunder Bay, but the pace is picking […]
Duane Hicks Local MP Don Rusnak, accompanied by constituency assistant Jennifer de Bakker, led a town hall-style discussion on electoral reform yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. More than 20 people attended the session to share their thoughts and opinions. The federal government has committed that 2015 […]
Joey Payeur Sight & Sound pitcher John Desaulniers was every bit the ace his team needed him to be last night—pitching a two-hit shutout as the second-ranked Wolves blanked the third-seeded Couchiching Raiders 5-0 in the second-and-deciding game of the Rainy River District Fastball League’s East Division final at the […]
Duane Hicks Caroline Goulding is settling in as the new CEO at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Goulding said she’s impressed by the library and its programming, as well as the friendliness of the community. She replaced Alicia Subnaik Kilgour, who now is CEO of the Niagara Falls […]
Duane Hicks This needlework art by Dixie Calder is among the many unique pieces comprising the brand new “Fibre Arts Festival 2016” exhibit upstairs at the Fort Frances Museum. The juried exhibit was to be judged today, with winners expected in categories such as Best Original Design, Best Pattern Piece, […]
