Bryce Forbes Cyndi Ward, right, with her kids, Reilly and Beth, enjoyed strawberry shortcake at the annual “Strawberry Social” hosted by La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary last Thursday. The popular event, which has been around since 1957, raised around $5,300 to help pay down the auxiliary’s pledge to the Riverside […]
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Bryce Forbes Angela Petsnick, left, Keira Chown and Steph Botsford ran the ladder as part of the “Tighter ’N Lighter” Fitness Challenge offered by Courtney Koval through Integrity Fitness. Sixteen women competed in the three-times-a-week at 6 a.m., four-week challenge. The individual with the best post-fit test result will win […]
Bryce Forbes Onlookers watched from the Bear Pass Bridge as police were searching for the body of an unidentified male. The young man was diving with friends from the bridge on Highway #11 Sunday evening, when he entered the water and failed to re-surface. Police found the body late yesterday […]
Dan Falloon Local Little Leaguer Brendan Johnson winds up to deliver a pitch to home plate against Meyers Sports at Tony Rizzo Field in the Falls last night. The locals dropped a heart-breaking 20-19 decision in the first game of the double-knockout Major ‘A’ League playoffs. Fort Frances will try […]
Bryce Forbes Twelve-year-old cancer survivor Madisyn DeGagne started off The Canadian Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” on Friday night by freeing a mixture of yellow and blue balloons. Beautiful weather helped the event smash last year’s total by raising over $54,000 with DeGagne being the top fundraiser at around $2,500. […]
Bryce Forbes Frank DeBenedet was busy frying fish at St. John’s Anglican Church fish and chips fundraiser Friday at the church. The group was raising money for the church.
Bryce Forbes Jeff Wright tried to sink a 10-foot putt on the ninth hole at the fourth-annual RBC Charity Golf Classic held at Kitchen Creek Golf and Country Club. Twenty-five teams participated with the money raised going towards refurbishing the palliative care centre at the La Verendrye General Hospital. The […]
Bryce Forbes Laureen Peters spent her Saturday handing out chips, hot dogs and freezies to youth soccer players at the division two through five wrap-up at St. Francis Sports Fields. France took home the division four championship while green won it all at the division five level.
Duane Hicks International Falls magician “Grampa Magic” called upon library student employee Kayla Brady to help him with a card trick during the “Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” for seniors Friday afternoon at the new Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. A crowd turned out to have tea and a snack […]
Peggy Revell Fort Frances High School principal Al McManaman presented Kaitlyn McKenzie with her diploma during yesterday evening’s graduation ceremony for the Class of 2010. The Ice For Kids Arena was packed with family and friends who came out to mark the milestone, which was followed by the annual “chem-free” […]
Bryce Forbes Jane McLeod, left, Mary Brown, and Chris Lowe spent their afternoon yesterday dishing up delicious strawberry shortcake at the annual “Strawberry Social” hosted by the La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary. The popular event, which has been around since 1957, raised about $5,300 to help pay down the auxiliary’s […]
Submitted Merrick Cheetham received a balloon from one of Smokey the Bear’s helpers at the Fort Frances Day Care’s family barbecue held Tuesday. Everyone enjoyed an evening of food, song, games, face-painting, and more at the Fort Frances Children’s Complex.
