Friday, March 19, 2010
  • Spirit of St. Paddy
    Spirit of St. Paddy

    Decked out in green, Wilma Chapman served up Irish stew to the crowd that came out last night for the St. Patrick’s Supper at St. John’s Anglican Church here. Along with a spread of traditional Irish fare, those on hand also were treated to entertainment by the “Rainy Lake Ringers.”

    Spirit of St. Paddy
  • Paper bag princess
    Paper bag princess

    With the help of librarian Evelyn Norris, Hailey Joyce was transformed into a paper bag princess yesterday morning during the Fort Frances Public Library’s “Bunch of Munsch” Storytime. The crowd of children who came out for the March Break activity heard their favourite Robert Munsch stories, ate cupcakes, and decorated their own costume to become a paper bag princess or prince.

    Paper bag princess
  • Artistic input
    Artistic input

    Savannah Hyatt drew a fish yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Museum during March Break activities there.

    Artistic input
  • Scene it?
    Scene it?

    Ashton Brenna, Alex Dvorak, and Aiden Tullio watched how the dice fell during a game of Harry Potter “Scene It?” yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library. The game was one of many activities slated there for youths during March Break.

    Scene it?
  • Wrestling action
    Wrestling action

    The “Canadian Crazyhorse” (Michael Elgin), above, let out a yell to make sure the entire Couchiching Recreation Centre knew he had put former WWF wrestler “Bad Ass” Billy Gunn in a headlock during Canadian Wrestling’s Elite action there last Tuesday night (March 9).

    Wrestling action

Latest news

’Dogs edge Lakers in OT

A second-straight overtime game didn’t end up in quite the same elation for the Fort Frances Lakers.
In their first game since eliminating the K&A Wolverines 3-2 in overtime in Game 7 of their first-round series on Sunday, the Lakers were on the losing end last night—falling 4-3 to the host Dryden Ice Dogs in the opener of their semi-final series.

Deadline tomorrow to sign up for customer service challenge

Tomorrow is the deadline to sign for the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s seventh-annual customer service challenge.
RRFDC officer manager Cynde Milette said the response has been good so far, with more than 15 businesses signed up, but organizers are hoping at least 30 will take part.

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