Their plates full of delectable food, Dick and Wanda Botsford got ready to treat their taste buds during the local Alzheimer Society’s “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” Sunday night at the Adventure Inn here. Some 73 people came out for the third-annual event, which featured a variety of food prepared […]
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Josie Patrick, left, and Debbie Bazylewski, with the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, looked over details of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s annual crocus campaign. The volunteer bureau will be selling crocus bulbs Feb. 4-9 at the Sister Kennedy Centre, Wal-Mart, and the old CN station. People also can […]
Juno Award-winning singer Connie Kaldor commanded the stage last Thursday night at the Townshend Theatre during the first “tour de Fort” concert of 2008. Embracing elements of gospel, rock, country and western, folk, bluegrass, and adult contemporary, Kaldor not only entertained the crowd with her original songs, but her insightful […]
Eighth-grader David Martin focused on his brushwork yesterday at the Fort Frances Museum. SCAP students in Grades 6-8 took a tour of the exhibition of the works of local artist Millie Eide Gladu and, inspired by her artwork, tried their hands at painting with watercolours. The museum will be holding […]
Kenora Thistles’ goalie Brandon Beaulieu was all over Fort Frances KC Knights’ forward Jordan Larson during the first period of the PeeWee ‘AA’ tournament final here Sunday. Beaulieu couldn’t hold off Larson for long, though, as he scored three goals and added a pair of assists to help the Knights […]
Eighth-graders Susanne Gerber, left, and Jessica Cole shared painting tips this morning at the Fort Frances Museum. SCAP students in Grades 6-8 took a tour of the exhibition of the works of local artist Millie Eide Gladu and, inspired by her artwork, did a little watercolour painting of their own.
Youngsters enjoyed wading in the pool during the Fort Frances Nursery School’s annual “beach party” there this morning.
After being asked several times over the past couple years, the town finally may end up helping the Lions Club of Fort Frances install at least part of its walkway project at the Millennium Park here. Lions Luke Schill and John Pohanka, along with engineer David Beach, appeared before councillors […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres showed their mettle—making a tough weekend showdown against the third-place Thunder Bay Bearcats look all too easy as they swept the visitors by scores of 6-2 and 4-3. “All week we just talked about what it would take to beat this team,” Sabres’ head coach […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team is going into the exam break on a winning note after a 5-1 exhibition win Saturday afternoon against the host Eveleth Golden Bears. “All in all, the boys got a win under their belt, which is a good thing,” head coach Shane Bliss said. “We’re […]
Canada Safeway staff chose Fort Frances youth William Moody Jr. as the focus of their 2007-08 “We Care” campaign, and will start raising funds this week. From today until Saturday, customers will be asked to participate in the “Air Miles Bring Smiles” promotion. When going through the check-out or at […]
Getting in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Beta Sigma Phi (Alpha Upsilon chapter) will be holding its annual “Sweetheart Baby Contest” to showcase cute youngsters from across the district. “It’s a really good fundraiser and we usually get a lot of participation,” sorority member Michelle Cain noted. To enter the […]
