Kirk Nelson and his children, Connor and Kennedy, enjoyed the charity barbecue lunch held at M&M Meat Shops here Saturday in support of the Rainy River District Breast Health Network. Franchise owner Chris McKinnon was happy to host the barbecue as his mother is a nurse with the district.
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Graduating dancer Joelle Barron and her dance partner, Alex Marusyk, performed their number, “Save the Last Dance For Me,” on Saturday during Fort Dance Studio’s ninth-annual Core and Elite Division recital, entitled “Let’s Danse.” The show drew a good-sized crowd to the Townshend Theatre and was well-received.
Halie Krause took to the steering wheel like a pro while her sister, Kelly, enjoyed the “rumble seat” in Ed Halvorsen’s 1930 Ford ‘A’ Roadster as they visited the 10th-annual “Show and Shine” on Scott Street on Saturday.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is this Sunday (June 15) and to bring attention to the issue locally, informational placemats will be used at a number of restaurants. “We just want to bring awareness—so people understand what it is, what some of the signs are, and where to go for […]
Fort Frances High School held its athletic awards banquet last night at the Ukrainian Hall and a number of students picked up plenty of hardware to remember their days wearing the black-and-gold. Garnet Cornell took home the Male Athlete of the Year award to go with a Letterman award (played […]
There will be a crowning on Canada Day here after all as 15 girls, aged 11-14, have signed up for the inaugural Jr. Miss Fun in the Sun pageant. “We are going to go ahead with it,” said Cassandra Parise, a member of the Fun in the Sun committee. “We’re […]
Ministry of Natural Resources fire crews investigated a smoke report and confirmed a small 0.1-hectare blaze started by lightning had occurred about 60 km east of Fort Frances. This fire is now out. FireRanger crews and overhead staff presently are assisting with emergency response flood concerns in Thunder Bay District, […]
Due to significant rainfall, coupled with a cool, late spring, the inflow to Namakan Lake was well above normal in May and has been maximum of record to date in June (for this time of year). Inflow to Rainy Lake also was well above normal in May, and has been […]
Muskie athletes Garnet Cornell, left, and Mike Sande showed off their Letterman awards at Fort High’s annual athletic banquet last night at the Ukrainian Hall.
Laura Chabot celebrated the nursery school graduation of her three-year-old son, Ethan Rose, yesterday at Knox United Church. Diplomas were handed out to numerous youngsters as they enjoyed lunch and a juggling show provided by Dr. Bruce Lidkea.
Nelson Rogoza, left, received the Township of Alberton’s “Senior of the Year” award from Reeve Mike Hammond yesterday evening. Rogoza, 67, contributed to educating the community by teaching for 37 years, as well as being the principal at J.W. Walker and the former Alberton School. He also served on the […]
Rosie Snowball looked at a “class photo” of children who attended St. Margerites Indian Residential School in Fort Frances in 1950. A public reception in conjunction with the broadcast of Stephen Harper’s apology for the wrong-doings commiteed against the children, their families, and their culture was held yesterday afternoon at […]
