Heather Latter Jasmine Nastiuk and her son, Parker, checked out some of the art on display at the “Art Extravaganza” event held at Robert Moore School on Tuesday evening. Parents and grandparents were encouraged to purchase their children’s artwork, with proceeds going towards the school’s breakfast program.
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Heather Latter A performer showed off his daredevil antics on the high wire way above the crowd yesterday afternoon at the Memorial Sports Centre during “Circus Spectacular” presented by the Khartum Shriners. Children of all ages enjoyed the variety of acts, which included an amazing comedy routine with Old English […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie Hailey Beaudry sped away from Dryden’s Emmy Arsenault during Fort High’s 1-0 win in their NorWOSSA regular-season opener here yesterday morning.
Staff After a long winter, the Kitchen Creek Golf Club is set to start its new season tomorrow at 10 a.m. “We’re all set and ready to go here,” general manager Glen Kellar said earlier today. The course has undergone general maintenance over the past week to get ready for […]
Staff In an effort to encourage local residents to do some spring cleaning in their yards, the town once again will suspend the collection of tipping fees at the local landfill this Saturday (May 11) for half-ton vehicles and utility trailers. Tipping fees will be waived from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., […]
Staff On a day that saw Mother Nature throw nearly every type of weather at them other than snow, the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams kicked off their NorWOSSA regular seasons on a successful note here yesterday. The boys’ squad, looking to capture its third-straight league title, beat the […]
Duane Hicks The town is asking residents to check the sump pumps used for their weeping tile systems in their basements and make sure they are not discharging directly into the sanitary sewer system. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said yesterday that it’s time to put those sump pumps […]
Lucas Punkari After struggling in their first two tournaments of the season, the Fort Frances Vipers girls’ volleyball team picked the perfect time to turn things around. Competing in Portage La Prairie over the weekend, the squad picked up the Manitoba U16 Tier 2 provincial volleyball title. “It was amazing […]
Sarah Pruys If the number of pickup trucks in the parking lot of the Fort Frances Curling Club on Saturday was any indication, the sixth-annual Gun and Hobby Show was quite the success. The show, which has been held here for the past three years after being moved from Barwick, […]
Lucas Punkari It may seem strange to some that the annual Ducks Unlimited banquet here is an event so many people circle on their calendar each year. But for the last 30 years, it definitely is something many look forward to, with last Friday’s banquet at La Place Rendez-Vous being […]
Sarah Pruys Of the 93 elevator pitch videos entered in the entrepreneurial “Make Your Pitch” contest, Tanner Bell’s is the only one from Northwestern Ontario. And he’s hoping everyone will go to makeyourpitch.ca, watch his idea for a new company, and vote so he can become a semi-finalist and attend […]
Staff The “Friends of the Fort Frances Museum” is looking for visual artists, performing artists, crafters, and artisans to submit proposals for workshops or activities to conduct for young people this summer. The group, active for more than a year, and has been fundraising—and receiving donations—in order to provide community […]
