Duane Hicks Dale Berg, eight, showed off his skills at lawn darts Friday afternoon at the Fort Frances Day Care. A series of games were set up there for a penny fair, with some of the older children running them for the younger kids.
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Bryce Forbes Noah Hackmen, right, rolled through the figure-eight test yesterday at the OPP bike rodeo held in the Boston Pizza parking lot as OPP summer student Samantha Mueller looked on. Kids were put through different road tests to make sure they were qualified to ride their bike, with their […]
Peggy Revell Brittany Hayes, left, and Emily Turcott rehearsed a scene during last evening’s dress rehearsal for “True Up North Mamma Mia 2, The Saga Continues” that’s set to run Aug. 10-13 at 7 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. Filled with ABBA music, the play is a sequel to last […]
Dan Falloon Members of Barwick manager George Oltsher’s team celebrated the team’s 2-1 extra-inning win over Sight & Sound manager Derek McKinnon’s squad at the Rainy River District Fastball League’s all-star game in Stratton on Tuesday night. Each of the league’s 10 teams were represented at the game, which some […]
Bryce Forbes Eight-year-old Mackenzie Azevedo enjoyed her time spraying down fellow kids at the new Emo Spray Park yesterday. Although the spray park has been open since July 25, yesterday marked the official grand opening, complete with a barbecue and speeches from dignitaries like local MPP Howard Hampton.
Peggy Revell John Rowsell, head of research at the New Liskeard Agricultural Research Station, explained what sort of results and data researchers are collecting at one of the trial plots during during last Wednesday’s open house at the Emo Agricultural Research Station. Those who turned out for the evening were […]
Dan Falloon The crew of Peter Engberg’s “Wing-n-it” adjusted to the angle that the boat took while making a turn during the Rendezvous Yacht Club’s Wednesday night racing action last week. Jack Bartlett’s “Mad Hatter” won the race, comprised of six boats and John LePine’s sailboard.
Dave Ogilvie The annual coin hunt attracted a large number of enthusiastic children Saturday during “Chapple Heritage Days” at the Both farm just north of Barwick. Hay literally was flying as the young participants hunted for coins and candy. Most of the kids walked away with a few candies and a […]
Bryce Forbes Muskie football player Justin Whitburn was pressured by Cody Hunsberger as he dropped back to pass during a flag football game Sunday at Fort High. The football team is hosting weekly flag football games every Sunday at 2 p.m. in preparation for the upcoming season. Anyone interested is […]
Peggy Revell Brian Herbert, right, alongside Robin Wright, drew winning the ticket for the local Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” or August. Gregory Erickson of International Falls won a trip to Portugal, valued at $4,000. Next month’s trip is to New York ($2,600).
Joey Payeur Only the brick exterior still stands in the aftermath of a blaze that gutted the former Burriss School late Wednesday afternoon, with smoke still visible at the site late yesterday. The cause of the fire at the long-closed school, located on Highway 613 North, remained undetermined as of […]
Peggy Revell The Mud Lake City Boys, including Jim Avis (foreground) and Bill McEvoy, belted out one of the first songs during the band’s set at yesterday evening’s fundraiser for the Fort Frances Folk Festival held at the Little Beaver Cultural Centre. It was the final fundraiser for the festival, […]
