Peggy Revell Jessica Odgen held up some festively-wrapped Tupperware during the first home business-based expo that will be running every Saturday in November at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market building. Local home-based businesses will be promoting and selling their wares as a lead-up to the Christmas season.
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Peggy Revell Dan Belluz, left, chair of the Rainy River District School Board, handed over the keys to the old Sixth Street School to Steve Latimer, vice-president of Community Living Fort Frances District, this morning. Sold by the board for $1, Community Living hopes to develop the site, possibly as […]
Peggy Revell Donna Wasykowski sent a Wii bowling ball down the lane for a strike during yesterday’s “Wii & Tii” for seniors at the Fort Frances Public Library. The afternoon gave seniors the chance to have some fun while trying out the various Wii games the library has on hand.
Duane Hicks Jean Richards admired some jewellery made by Katy McFayden yesterday afternoon at the Fine Line Art Gallery on Mowat Avenue. The gallery is holding an open house to celebrate its 15th year, which continues today and tomorrow. Everyone is invited to drop by for refreshments and browse through […]
Staff Penny Faragher made sure this tree was decorated just right for the three-day Christmas open house at Northwoods Gallery & Gifts, which began yesterday. Farther down Scott Street, Fort Floral also kicked off the holiday season yesterday with the start of its three-day Christmas open house.
Staff St. Francis student Sophie Potvin-Begin had the top poster for her school in this year’s Lions International Peace Poster Contest. On her poster, she wrote: “Alone, peace is just a thought. With some help, it becomes a powerful action that can lift the world up to a better place.” […]
Duane Hicks Pearl Pidlubny put the finishing touches on the Remembrance Day display in the storefront windows at Howarth’s Home Centre on Scott Street yesterday afternoon. The display, which features photos and newspaper clippings featuring local war veterans, will remain up until Nov. 16. See story A2.
Duane Hicks Pam Munn got an H1N1 vaccination from public health nurse Myrna Kraynyk-Cooper last Wednesday afternoon at the Northwestern Health Unit office here. The health began administering the shots by appointment that day to people in high-risk groups. Two public walk-in clinics are planned in Fort Frances—one at Robert […]
Dave Ogilvie Ike Dyck, Margaret Ferris, and Nancy Gamache peeled and cored apples for hours during the annual “pie sale” fundraiser held Saturday at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. The amazing work of dozens of volunteers produced 1,000 apple pies in one day, with proceeds going to support the […]
Peggy Revell Jamie Steel tested her skills at eating an apple hanging from a string during the Fort Frances Museum’s Hallowe’en activities Saturday afternoon. Children who dropped buy ghost-bowled, ghost-busted, and much more.
File Both Muskie girls’ basketball squads likely will have byes to their respective league finals next Thursday in Kenora. The two teams finished regular-season action last week with identical 6-2 records.
Heather Latter Local CN Police Cst. Pete LeDrew offered up railway safety messages to Brad Hill’s Grade 4 class from J.W Walker School at the McIrvine Road crossing here yesterday. He will be giving a similar presentation to students at St. Francis School on Friday in conjunction with national “Safe […]
