Author: Augustus Schmitt

Local Radio

Medallion: Week 3 Clue 2

A quick announcement! It’s been found but let’s see if you can figure it out anyway with this clue!


April 23, 2024 0

Voyageurs National Park Ranked 51st

With it being National Parks week, Augie had the opportunity to talk to Mark Miller from Voyageurs National Park. Mr Miller was asked about his role at the Park which he explained couldn’t be narrowed down to just one job. So how many parks in America are there? Well there’s a broad answer and a…
Read more


April 23, 2024 0

School Matters w/ Tim Ringhoffer (Summer Ball, Flag Football, & Holiday Hockey)

In the last School Matters segment, hosted by Dawn Wilcox, it was Tim Ringhoffer who came on as the special guest. He began the talk with a recap of the Hall of Fame Banquet and of all the inductees, and then moves on to talk about Summer Ball and the upcoming coaches mneeting for it.…
Read more


April 22, 2024 0

Medallion: Week 3 Clue 1

It’s Dawn turn to stump you!


April 22, 2024 0

Inclusion Learning Workshop Recaps and Up and Coming

On April 18th Dawn had talked to Amber Lewis, the Welcoming Community program Manager at Northspan, about their last meeting and what they had talked about. Amber was asked about the length of the meeting as well as the message of these meetings. A lot of the time with those workshops one may think of…
Read more


April 21, 2024 0

Coming this May: Women’s Foundation of Minnesota Launches Inaugural Giving Day

When it was founded in 1983, the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (WFM) was the first community foundation in the nation dedicated to gender equity. As they celebrate 40 years of organizing on behalf of Minnesota’s women and girls, they’re about to mark another first as well—the first statewide giving day to support causes that center women, girls,…
Read more


April 21, 2024 0

FFHS presents We Will Rock You

Fort Frances High School is celebrating 40 years of FFHS theatre with a rock musical that celebrates the past, present, and future of music. We Will Rock You, also known as WWRY, is a jukebox musical based on the song by the always iconic band Queen. Telling the story of a renegade group known as…
Read more


April 19, 2024 0

Oh Canada: Lincoln Dunn from Rejuvenate Fitness

Lincoln Dunn, a very special guest that Ed had invited on the Oh Canada Show is the owner of Rejuvenate Fitness who talked about his business and tells a little about himself. So what does Rejuvenate have planned for Spring Fever Days? This will be a big fundraiser with proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer…
Read more


April 18, 2024 0

Canada Preparing for Chance of Record-Breaking Wildfire Year

Credit to Branda Sawatzky for this report: https://fftimes.com/news/district-news/canada-prepares-for-potentially-record-breaking-wildfire-year/ 2023 marked an unprecedented year for wildfires. Experts say it wasn’t the number of fires burning that made it historic, but rather the size of the fires. Thanks to unrelenting heat waves throughout the spring and summer, Canada lost about 15 million hectares of vegetation to fire,…
Read more


April 18, 2024 0

Free Presentation on Understanding Alzheimer’s

All are welcome to a free presentation on Tuesday April 23 by Jenna Pogorels of the Alzheimer’s Association on understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. in Room 101, Backus Community Center, 900 Fifth Street. Call Koochiching Aging Options with questions at 218-283-7030.


April 18, 2024 0