Peggy Revell Karleigh Ford faced off in a game of chess against Brendan Johnson while Adrian Whitehead looked on during the Fort Frances High School chess club’s spring tournament that got underway this morning.
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Duane Hicks Colton Engelman, along with father, Jim, got behind the wheel of the “Hallett” while they toured the tugboat Saturday. The relocated and refurbished “Hallett” and lookout tower were opened to the public starting Friday, and now are open daily from 9 a.m.-8 p.m., along with the Sorting Gap […]
Peggy Revell Sam Swing, accompanied by local firefighter Wayne Riches, tried on a pair of firefighters boots Saturday as part of the display set up at Canadian Tire for this year’s Fire Prevention Week. It was a busy day for the firefighters, who showed the public some of the tools […]
Duane Hicks Students Kaila Elders, left, and Scott Walsh watched as librarian Evelyn Norris locked up the Fort Frances Public Library before leaving yesterday afternoon—officially closing its doors to the public for the last time. Library staff and volunteers will spend the next two weeks moving to the new Fort […]
Bryce Forbes Corine Bannon dished up food for her son, Everett, at the 40th-annual Manitou fish fry held Friday at the new pow-wow grounds at Rainy River First Nations. Band member Dean Wilson estimated 400-500 people turned out for the ever-popular event.
Dan Falloon Dr. Steve Chown prepared to take the last few strides at the Energy Fitness 5K run here Saturday morning. More than 110 runners competed in the 5K run while 46 children registered for the 1K event, with proceeds going to the local “Jumpstart” program.
Duane Hicks Local MPP Howard Hampton chatted with nurses Cheryl Kawulia, Wendy Anderson, and Amanda Meeks this morning as nurse practitioner Marlis Thiessen took his blood pressure at the Fort Frances Community Clinic. May 10-16 is National Nursing Week.
Bryce Forbes Fourth-grade student Missy Hammond wrote her name on the SmartBoard at Robert Moore School yesterday evening as part of Rainy River District School Board’s Classroom Technology Night. The board was passing along information to parents about the new technology that soon will be available to its students.
Peggy Revell Carter Payne, Rowan Donaldson, and Elizabeth Cousineau joined in with their instruments to the “marching band” at the final Storytime held yesterday morning at the Fort Frances Public Library. The library will be closed from May 17-31 so staff and volunteers can move to the new facility adjacent […]
Bryce Forbes Enrique Valencia, a performer from the Shrine Circus, wowed a packed Memorial Sports Centre on Tuesday afternoon with his balancing act. The circus performed a pair of shows as part of their annual stop through Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba.
Peggy Revell St. Francis students John Piotrowski and Josh Cousineau checked out the Chilean Rose Tarantula that was part of the travelling exhibit brought in to the school today from the Newfoundland Insectarium & Butterfly Pavilion. The visit gave students a sometimes hands-on opportunity to learn about snakes, scorpions, spiders, […]
Peggy Revell Some of F.H. Huffman School’s last students, Shayden Whitecrow, Gabe Hyatt, and Mackenzie Mainville, alongside the portrait of their school’s namesake, held up a few photos from past decades that have been collected in anticipation of the school’s open house set for Friday, May 28 from 4-7 p.m. […]
