Duane Hicks Pharmacist Renate Winkler, left, chatted with Kelly Caul at the Pharamsave booth Saturday morning during the first-ever Chronic Pain Management and Addiction Prevention Symposium at the Townshend Theatre. The event, which featured plenty of information booths, presenters, and guest speaker Dr. Jackie Garnder-Nix, who will be offering a […]
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Heather Latter About 50 participants started off on the Tom Bruyere Memorial “20-Mile Walk for Dialysis” early this morning along the River Road (Highway 602). The group planned to make their way east to Fort Frances, arriving at North American Lumber between 1:30 and 2 p.m. All proceeds will go […]
Heather Latter Librarian Evelyn Norris showed Chloe Anderson the turtle puppet yesterday, with mom, Jessica, looking on, during the Mother Goose program at the Fort Frances Public Library. The 10-week sessions, which teach rhymes and stories to parents and babies, started up again this week.
Peggy Revell Singer-songwriter Nylin White performed some of his music at the Townshend Theatre yestesrday morning for local students as part of the Aboriginal Music Tour. Nylan, who is from Whitefish Bay First Nation, performed alon with fellow aboriginal musical artists Shy-Anne Hovorka, Missy Knott, and Chris Sutherland (a.k.a. Shihbastik) […]
Mitch Calvert Lakers’ forward Cam Gross tracked down a loose puck all alone in front of Fort William North Stars’ goalie Guillaume Piché at the Ice For Kids Arena last night.
Peggy Revell Voyageur Lions Jim Martindale and Meghan Spooner passed out coffee, muffins, and goodie bags during the Pclub’s annual drive-thru breakfast fundraiser at Tim Hortons this morning. Each bag was filled with goodies donated from local businesses—and some came with special prizes.
Duane Hicks The separate sections of the lookout tower have been relocated to the new site just east of the Sorting Gap Marina, where the base has been installed on the foundation. Workers will be here next week to install the stairs, deck, and railings for the refurbished tower, which […]
Peggy Revell Andy Devlin added another can of paint to the growing pile during the town’s annual Household Hazardous or Special Waste Day on Saturday. Vehicles lined up along Fifth Street West by the Public Works yard for most of the day so area residents could dispose of household items […]
Peggy Revell Edith Newman (foreground) and Viv O’Donnell, charter members of the Fort Frances Horticultural Society, looked through some of the photo albums on display at the society’s tea party Saturday afternoon at the old CN station here. The tea brought members and the public together to celebrate the society’s […]
Mitch Calvert Matt Mutz (#95) fended off Steve Nordin on the corner during WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds heats as part of “Fan Appreciation Day” at the Emo Speedway on Saturday. The final afternoon of racing capped the summer racing season with no points earned counting toward season totals. Greg Ferris of […]
Heather Latter Filmmakers John Ruebartsch and Dena Aronson answered questions from the crowd yesterday afternoon during a screening of their 34-minute documentary, “Ober’s Island A Living Legacy,” at the Fort Frances Museum. The film examines the life, times, and legacy of conservationist Ernest Oberholtzer from the vantage point of his […]
