Sun, food and family fun were in abundance at the Rainy River Canada Day celebrations on July 1. Left, the paint station was a popular spot for local kids, as they encouraged each other with their creations. Below, Natasha Seguin and Jett wait for their order at the canteen. Bottom […]
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Ben Jerome held up the newest friend he made up at the cabin over the weekend. Jerome caught the tiny amphibian all by himself, his first frog catch, but was disheartened to learn he wasn’t allowed to keep his new buddy. –submitted photo
The Harbourage’s Edie Bodnar pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club Trip of the Month draw for July on Friday morning. Marilyn Allan was the winner of an Okanagan Wineries trip valued at $4,500. August’s draw is for a Rocky Mountains Coach Tour ($4,400). –Ken Kellar photo
Volunteers from the Kiwanis club and Seniors Centre served supper to area seniors, for the wrap-up event of Seniors Month in Fort Frances, on June 29. The month of June saw a number of events, including a scavenger hunt, waterfront walk, and two games days to celebrate seniors in the […]
Students, teachers, parents, and families made the most of a less-than-ideal situation with high school graduation ceremonies across the District. While COVID restrictions preventing more traditional ceremonies were still in place, Fort Frances High School (top, bottom right) adapted by breaking the graduating class into four sections and allowing families […]
Legacy Morrish held a newly hatched chick from her grandparents, Tom and Shirley Morrish’s incubator, earlier this spring. – Submitted photo
Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
The Fort Frances Hospital Auxiliary is celebrating the services provided by Marg Kircher, 89, and Eloise Camirand, 90, who have volunteered at the auxiliary for 50 years. Kircher and Camirand have volunteered for 50 years at the Hospital Auxiliary, out of a desire of meet new people and serve their […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Get out your sun hats and green up your thumb, the second annual Friends of the Fort Frances Museum Garden Tour is all set and ready to go in only a few more days. The second such event after the inaugural 2020 tour, will see garden enthusiasts touring six different […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
A special international jam session is hitting a patio and water surface near you this weekend to honour the memory of a beloved area musician. Todd Summer of International Falls was a well-known fixture in the Fort Frances-International Falls music scene, a talented multi-instrumentalist who played with a number of […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
It was after they lost their home because of a flood in Winnipeg that June Smith, 98, and her husband came to Fort Frances, where she became an involved member of the community. “I was born in Winnipeg,” Smith said. “We lived in an area called St. Vital and we […]
Following a weekend of food and drag performances, it’s safe to say the Rainbow Drag Brunch that was held at the Rainy Lake Square and online on Saturday, June 26 can be considered a resounding success. The sold-out drag brunch event featured two different seatings and performances from a cadre […]
The crowds may have been smaller than previous years, but the pageantry was out in full force last weekend, as Couchiching First Nation hosted its first in-person pow wow since before the pandemic. The event was a celebration of community and culture, full of dancing, drumming and tradition. Treaty #3 […]
