Haley Anderson Volunteers helped pack food boxes at the Métis Hall for the “Healthy Living” food box program yesterday morning. Each of the 234 boxes packaged were filled to the brim with fresh produce, much of it grown locally. Each food box costs $20 and can be paid for on […]
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Haley Anderson Nine-year-old Elizabeth Cousineau enjoyed her complimentary sand bucket during the “Do One Thing” campaign event hosted at Lions Park on Tuesday. The campaign, which aims to promote healthy lifestyles and community involvement, encouraged families to partake in a number of activities including blowing bubbles, skipping and relay races.
Haley Anderson Jim Avis helped “Harmony of Nations” co-ordinator Shannon Darby put up the big tent on Tuesday evening in preparation for the event which is slated tomorrow and Saturday. The tent will remain in place at the Sorting Gap Marina until after the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on […]
Staff Sponsorship is available to those looking to share the spotlight with local talent next Friday (July 25) under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. “Quest for the Best” once again will coincide with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, with a full slate of 20 different acts […]
Press Release The Town of Fort Frances has hired a new clerk to replace Glenn Treftlin, who retired June 30 after 26 years of service. Elizabeth (Lisa) Slomke will assume the role of municipal clerk, effective Aug. 27. Hailing from Northwestern Ontario, Slomke is a dedicated municipal professional with more […]
Staff The financial markets are peaking again at all-time highs the same as they did in 2000 and 2007. And according to registered investment advisor Craig Brockie, investors need to take cover from the incoming storm. As he did in late 2007, Brockie said he has a strong purpose to […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low around 14 C (57 F) and south winds around five m.p.h. Tomorrow will see sunny skies, with a high near 27 (81) and a low around 17 (63). Look for south winds five-15 m.p.h., gusting as high as 20 m.p.h. […]
Jacob Murray, three, inspected a gun aboard the B-24 Liberator that stopped in Superior, Wis. last week. The youngster, who is enthralled with airplanes, revelled in the history of flying in the aircraft with his great-grandfather, who was a navigator on a plane like this more than 70 years ago.
Members of the Murray family visiting the B-24 Liberator even had a chance to take a peek inside the cockpit.
Nicole Thomson Bruce Murray, 93, checked out the interior of the B-24 Liberator, recalling that it was just as it was 70 years ago.
Heather Latter Alyssa McCready of Dryden performed a solo from the ’80s hit “Walking on Sunshine” during the final performance of “Gleek Week”—a one-week musical theatre program run by Renée Martin-Brown of Emo. The choreography was provided by Polly LeBlanc of International Falls. Nearly 50 youngsters took part in this […]
Dave Ogilvie Bill Whiting crafted and donated this pair of “bear” chairs to show his thanks to the Emo paramedics who saved his life.
