Georges Blanc and his grandson, Garrett Paull, two, turned earth at St. Mary’s Church on Sunday morning for the groundbreaking celebration to signal the start of the parish’s expansion project. Bishop Fred Colli was on hand for the ceremony, which was followed by a barbecue. —Amanda Roy photo
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Chuck Lambert in the 60X car stayed ahead of Kendal Gamsby (#33) during hot laps before the first heat of the Borderland Racing Associatoin’s season-opener Saturday night at the Emo Speedway. Gamsby took third in the Midwest Modified feature race while Lambert caught a few bad breaks and was out […]
Treaty #3 Grand Chief Arnold Gardner and Janice Henderson, chief of Stanjikoming First Nation, cut the ribbon for the raising of the First Nation banners in the atrium at the Fort Frances High School this morning. Also on hand at the ceremonies were Education Director Jack McMaster, left, Earl Klyne, […]
Shannon Darby demonstrated her violin virtuosity last night at the Townshend Theatre during the Borderland Community Orchestra’s spring concert, “Stars of the Future.” The concert featured young musicians such as Darby, Tyler Mixa, Kenneth Kellar, Lauren Gurski, and Allison Barron, performing alongside the BCO. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Charlotte Bombay was one of about 160 Robert Moore students who participated in the “Jump Rope for Heart” fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada yesterday. While some collected pledges, others just did it for fun. —Duane Hicks photo
Bev Thomson, second from left, and Kim Roy of the Cabin Country Quilt Guild, donated a quilt to Ruth Caldwell, left, of the Fort Frances Friends of the Library and Mark Kowalchuk, chair of the “Building for the Future” campaign. The Friends of the Library will be raffling off the […]
Two-time Olympic gold-medalist Cheryl Pounder, a member of the Canadian women’s hockey team, addressed students at St. Michael’s and St. Francis schools here Friday afternoon. Pounder, in town for the Women’s Health Symposium the following day, dropped by the schools to let the students get a firsthand look at her […]
Shackled in chains, Brittany Hayes acted out a scene from George Bernard Shaw’s play “Saint Joan” at Saturday’s highlights concert. Hayes was honoured with the Katy VanDrunen Memorial Award for Best Monologue by a High School Student. —Duane Hicks photo
Betty Esselink, left, and Rylee Nixon offered up French fries and breaded walleye to about 135 hungry residents at the Devlin Hall on Sunday during the Crossroads rink committee’s Mother’s Day fish fry. Unfortunately, attendance was down from last year and the amount of funds raised was not available as […]
Annelise Hawrylak, left, and Melissa Friesen were honoured as the 2007 Rose Bowl winners for vocal and drama performances, respectively, at the Rainy River District Festival for the Performing Arts’ highlights concert Saturday night at the Townshend Theatre. —Duane Hicks photo
“Ivanka,” played by Thunder Bay actor Jo-Ann Waytowich, encouraged the crowd to “Take A Check-Up from the Neck Up” on Saturday afternoon during the 2007 Women’s Health Symposium, as she tackled the big issues in life—namely being fat and over 40, fitness, relationships, and getting older. “Ivanka” was joined by […]
Leah Woods, left, and Crystal Nault tried to stay dry as they handed out fire prevention information from the Ministry of Natural Resources this morning at the border. Despite the rain, the Restricted Fire Zone for Northwestern Ontario remains in effect, with the fire hazard at “medium-high” in every district. […]
