Duane Hicks Tickets are moving for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s annual spring ladies’ luncheon. The fundraiser, set for Sunday, May 7 in the Robert Moore School gym, once again is expected to be a sold-out event. “Usually what I see is they sell a little slow at first […]
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Giselle CalderSubmitted by The Br. #29 Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary met April 12, with 30 members in attendance. The charter was draped in memory of Nancy Shaw, who had an incredible 76 years as an auxiliary member. We also draped the charter in memory of Carol Affleck, who was taken from […]
Duane Hicks Whether you donate your dollars or your time, the local Fun in the Sun (FITS) committee needs your help to make this July 1 celebration bigger and better than ever in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday. The committee has come up with several ways for people to support […]
Press Release Donors across Northwestern Ontario continue to provide hope and exceptional cancer care services thanks to donations to the Northern Cancer Fund of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation. La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances is the recipient of two grants–totalling $14,677.41–for a new vital signs monitor and […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter Since she was small, Joanne Ogden’s grandmother always said she would be a nurse, no matter how hard Ogden rejected the idea of it. Now, with almost 32 years of experience in the field, Ogden, a community health nurse here in Rainy River District, will travel to […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Press Release When adoptive parents open their hearts and homes to children not born to them, they’re sometimes faced with unexpected challenges. An excellent new adoptive parent training program called “Pathways to Permanence 2: Parenting Children who have Experienced Trauma & Loss,” hopes to make these challenges easier to understand […]
Duane Hicks With the Riverside Foundation for Health Care celebrating its 20th year, its annual “Canada Day Cash Lottery” will feature more chances than ever to win. “For our 20th anniversary, we are doing a bigger ‘Canada Day Cash’ than we ever have,” said Foundation director Samantha Manty. “We’re doing […]
Submitted byBrittany Bowman The Rainy River “Best Start” Hub teamed up with the recreation centre and local volunteer Kristine Brown to host its annual Easter egg hunt. The morning began with a pancake breakfast, which you could enjoy while also participating in crafts and face-painting. Everyone then moved outside to […]
