Duane Hicks Piper Lidkea, left, helped her older brother, Cameron, and his fellow FFHS “Chem-Free” Grad committee members Taylor McQuaker, Mackenzie Wright, and Averi King sell festive Easter cupcakes during “Egg-Stravangza” on Saturday.
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Duane Hicks Laurie Woodgate gave an Easter treat to Skylar Mansbridge outside of Professional Hair & Body Care on Saturday during the fourth-annual “Egg-Stravaganza” hosted by the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club and The Shops on Scott. About 20 businesses participated, along with some 30 other businesses and groups which donated […]
Nicholas Donaldson Bonnie Penney, Paul Patterson, Patty Stefanick, and Roy Taylor (sitting) were ready to run the Lions TV Bingo last Thursday night in the Shaw studio here. The Fort Frances Lions Club recently got an equipment upgrade from Shaw, including new cameras, lights, and a new system to remotely […]
Duane Hicks Scott Street certainly was hopping Saturday. An estimated 400 children flocked downtown for the fourth-annual “Egg-Stravaganza” hosted by the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club and The Shops on Scott. “It was an awesome day,” enthused Kiwanian Diane Maxey, who was lead organizer for this year’s event. “The weather was […]
Duane Hicks An appeal last month for donations to the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope’s “From Our Home To Yours” program has been answered. Now the shelter is seeking out local woman in need who might require the items. “We’ve had a phenomenal response,” outreach worker Laura Bailey […]
Duane Hicks Thatcher Jenkinson eyed up the bike, donated by Flint House, which was a draw prize during “Egg-stravaganza” festivities Saturday. However, Frederick Taylor ended up being the lucky winner. Rudi-Lyn Bruyere won the girl’s bike donated by T-Bone Consulting.
Duane Hicks The Easter season isn’t over just yet. The Fort Frances Choraliers will perform their Easter cantata, this year entitled “Champion of Love,” this Sunday (April 23) at 3 p.m. at the New Beginnings Fellowship. Choir director Diane Maxey said she has a solid group of 55 women and […]
Duane Hicks Easter basket in hand and bunny ears on her head, Elana Storey was excited to start collecting treats Saturday during “Egg-stravaganza” in downtown Fort Frances.
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter After six years of writing, local author Sara Kellar recently published her second book: a collection of short stories and poems entitled “Full of Words.” The anthology is composed of Biblical re-tellings and allegories, each with a devotional thought following it, she said. Her goal with the […]
International Falls firefighter Mike Larson dragged a hose across the yard of a County Road 116 residence that went up in flames just after 1 p.m. on Good Friday. Flames fully engulfed a garage and nearby residence. An explosion was heard, and huge smoke clouds were visible on the Canadian […]
Submitted Josh Henry, “Canada’s Greatest Explorer,” shared his stories and photos last Wednesday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre as part of “The Human Experience Series.” Refreshments were provided by the “Friends of the Library.”
Nicholas Donaldson Mika Kooistra performed her “quick study” examination last Tuesday (April 11) at the Townshend Theatre during the annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. The piece was chosen by the adjudicator and had to be learned in 48 hours before the performance. This year’s Festival wraps […]
