“Today’s the day the teddy bears have their picnic . . .” is how the popular children’s song goes, and Andrea Avis of the Fort Frances Public Library is hoping to see a lot of children with their teddy bears at the annual Teddy Bear Picnic there this Friday. “This […]
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With school out, the Fort Frances Public Library is gearing up for another summer of its “Step Into Reading” program. Created 10 years ago in an effort to promote literacy among local youth, the library offers children the chance to win prizes by reading books throughout the summer. “Last year, […]
Even seven caution flags couldn’t slow down–or deny–Steve Arpin from winning his fourth-straight modified feature race at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night. But he still finds himself looking up in the Borderland Racing Association points standings. Gavin Paull, who has yet to capture a feature this season and finished […]
Cathy Kowal, a local First Nations police officer, proved she had what it takes to compete against some of the fittest officers and firefighters after earning a gold medal at the World Police and Firefighter Games earlier this month. Kowal, along with her partner, Fort Frances OPP Cst. Mike Golding, […]
Colin Hewitt toasted his boat, “Ariba,” with a small bottle of champagne cooler after winning his first race of the Rendezvous Yacht Club spring series last Wednesday. But he was extra careful not to break any glass on the bow. After all, he had spent many months getting this Tanzer […]
The Zone 1 Northwestern Ontario Games in Kenora last weekend featured a bevy of local Special Olympic athletes who put on quite the show. More than 100 competitors from Kenora, Dryden, and Thunder Bay joined the Fort Frances contingent in the two-day event. On the track, Ray Bedard was the […]
Shade squeaked past the Spuds 14-12 in a close ‘A’ final of the first slo-pitch tournament of the season in Devlin last weekend. The contest between the two Fort Frances teams was tight in the late innings, with both teams trading leads in the sixth and seventh innings. Shade pitcher […]
Vice-principal Kendal Olson welcomed the audience to Sturgeon Crek Alternative Program’s 2001 graduation ceremonies last Tuesday (June 19) at the Sturgeon Creek School gym. Olson led in prayer to open then exercises, then introduced each item on the evening’s agenda. Don Ricci first provided a multi-media presentation reflecting on each […]
The first-annual “Relay for Life” here last Friday night was an overwhelming success, raising close to $75,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. The “relay” featured 350 participants and close to 100 volunteers who occupied the grounds of Pither’s Point for a night of fun and focus to help stop the […]
They may be off to a slow start this year but Capt. Eric Alcock of the Fort Frances Salvation Army is optimistic they still will be able to reach their goal for this year’s Red Shield appeal. “The campaign was supposed to be over the last week in May,” Capt. […]
Last Wednesday (June 20) was the last day of school for students at Mine Centre School. At 1 p.m., friends, family, staff, and students gathered in the gym for the senior kindergarten to grade seven graduation. The first presentation was made by Mrs. Dennis as she presented each student from […]
After 31 years as an English teacher and librarian, Joyce Cunningham received the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation’s Norm Snyder Award at a retirement barbecue last Thursday. Cunningham, the first person in Northwestern Ontario to receive this award for her career-long commitment to OSSTF, was beside herself as OSSTF 5B […]
