Peggy Revell Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton smiled alongside Nick Wihnan who was manning the griddle at Hampton’s annual pancake breakfast held this past Saturday morning. Locals turned out to the Sister Kennedy Centre for stacks of flapjacks and sausages, and to meet with Hampton.
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Heather Latter Kenzie McClain, left, along with Evan and Alex Kabel participated in “Show and Tell” this morning at the Fort Frances Nursery School, which started up again last week. Spots are still available for the pre-school program and youngsters aged 2-5 are welcome. Call 274-5653 for more information.
Submitted Mike Johnson photographed this pelican at his home on Third Street West yesterday. Although not too far from the water, perhaps this feathered friend lost his way as he stayed in Johnson’s yard for several hours before wandering over to the graveyard.
Mitch Calvert From left to right, Muskie football veterans Britt Green, Dan Brunetta, and Tyler Abma ran hard during conditioning drills at Muskie Field on Friday. The black-and-gold continue practices this week in preparation for their season opener on Friday in Kenora against the Broncos.
Duane Hicks Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) students Michael Long, left, and Kevin Warwick were greeted at a “community welcome night” yesterday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous. The third-year students will be working with local health-care professionals for 30 weeks to complete their comprehensive community clerkship year. This is […]
Peggy Revell Hockey Hall-of-Famer and Liberal MP Ken Dryden signed a copy of his book, “The Game,” for Judy Webster during yesterday evening’s barbecue fundraiser for the Liberal party at the Little Beaver Snow Park. With Ken Boshcoff—former Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP and current Liberal candidate for the next election—hosting […]
Duane Hicks Sporting a new coat of paint, the lookout tower was scheduled to be transported in pieces to its future site along the La Verendrye Parkway today, where it will be re-assembled at the location just east of the Sorting Gap Marina. Eventually, the public will be able to […]
Peggy Revell Grade two student Kasey Kreger-O’Neill, with the help of fifth-grader Alysha MacDonald, looked to find her name on the class lists posted on the front doors of Robert Moore early yesterday morning before the first bell of the new school year rang.
Heather Latter Crews began paving the Portage Avenue underpass yesterday, which was ahead of the original schedule, to allow for both lanes of traffic to be re-opened there this morning.
Heather Latter Fort Frances Museum curator Pam Hawley, left, along with summer student Jillian Berry, put in place a display of poppies for a new exhibit focusing on John McCrae, who is best-known for writing the famous World War I poem, “In Flanders Fields.” The exhibit, “Remembering John McCrae,” which […]
Heather Latter This stallion showed off the “courbette”—a maneuver where the horse balances on the hind legs and then jumps—during the “Airs Above the Ground” portion of the Lipizzaner Stallion show before a packed house at the ’52 Canadians Arena here Friday night.
Mitch Calvert Mike Wilson of the Barwick Blue Knights looked to make the tag on Sight & Sound Wolves’ player Bob Andy while Barwick’s Brad Wakefield (#7) provided back-up during the Rainy River District Fastball League final at George Oltsher Field in Barwick last Thursday evening. The game was called […]
