Linus Van Pelt (Jackson Marschalk) balked at his sister Lucy’s request that he memorize lines for the play they are putting on for Christmas in a scene from “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
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Ken Kellar Fort Frances councillor John McTaggart, left, Fort Frances BIA president Doug Cuthbertson, Coun. Doug Judson, “Citizen of the Year” Joy Lockman, deputy mayor Andrew Hallikas, and Couns. Rick Wiedenhoeft and Mike Behan posed together for a photo following the official lighting ceremony for the Christmas tree in front […]
“Loaves and Fishes” volunteers Mary Tank, left, Joy Lockman, Helen Preston, and Brenda Dolph shared some smiles in the kitchen at New Beginnings Fellowship before cooking up lunch for those in need. Lockman has helped to co-ordinate the soup kitchen since 2012. -Sam Odrowski photo
Family Centre volunteers and patrons gathered in front of the centre’s new sign at the Volunteer Bureau on Fourth St. West. The centre provides hot meals and a friendly environment to those in need. They operate seven days a week and are looking to extend their hours to fill in […]
Ken Kellar 93.1 The Border station manager Darell Plummer, left, Salvation Army corps officer Arthur Heathcote, Redrum Motorcycle Club Treaty #3 chapter president James Eastman, Sue Pelepetz, Paul Nicholson and Camie Grey, front, showed off some of the toys collected during the radio station’s annual “Burst the Bus” drive in […]
Ken Kellar Lucy Van Pelt (Alexis Latter) doled out some psychiatric advice to Charlie Brown (Cohen Ossachuk) as he struggled to make sense of Christmas, its overcommercialization and what it means to him.
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St. Francis School (SFS) is working to support those who are homeless in the community. This week the school kicked off its “There’s Room in the Inn” outreach project that runs until Dec. 13, where students donate supplies for the local warming centre that’s set to open soon at the […]
Sam Odrowski
Being able to escape the outdoors during a winter in Fort Frances is essential to survive. To help get homeless individuals out of the cold, a warming centre is set to open around mid-December in the basement of the Apostolic Way Church (324 Victoria Ave.). The “Out of the Cold” […]
Ken Kellar
Several local organizations joined forces this week to help to educate seniors and hopefully prevent them from falling victim to a scam. The Fort Frances Senior Centre held an information session about common scams and cons on Monday afternoon, with speakers from the OPP, Rainy River District Victim Services Program […]
Sam Odrowski
The Family Centre, which opened 24 hours a day last winter to ensure homeless people could escape 40-below weather, is looking to fill in the gaps and stay open on the nights the warming centre can’t operate, as it gets colder. “Because they’re only open four nights a week, if […]
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The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation held a one-day strike today to place more pressure on the provincial government. The Rainy River District School Board had closed all high schools to secondary school students.There also was no busing for students in Grades 9-12 for today only. The one-day protest didn’t […]
Sam Odrowski
While volunteering may feel like a burden to some, a local woman is strongly motivated to be of service to the community in any way she can. The town’s “2020 Citizen of the Year,” Joy Lockman, has volunteered regularly from a young age and has been able to contribute even […]
