Angela Mitchelson, left, and her son, Rowen, led the pack exercising on the La Verendrye Parkway yesterday during the first session of the “Moms and Babes Roll and Stroll.” Led by Energy Fitness Centre instructor Jackie Lampi-Hughes, “Roll and Stroll” will run at 10 a.m. every Monday until June 25. […]
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Bill Godin, left, and Ralph Galusha proudly held their fish up for the crowd to see during Saturday’s final weigh-in. The pair captured their first-ever Emo Walleye Classic title with a two-day total weight of 19.47 pounds after a scare from previous champs Steve Ballan and Doug McBride, who posted […]
Ronald Skrupa, centre, enjoyed dinner with Fort Frances Lions Club members Friday evening during their 43rd-annual Charter Night held at the K.C. Hall. Skrupa was one of the two new members inducted into the club. The night also saw many members recognized for their work over the years. —Amanda Roy […]
The local “Friends of the Library’s” annual book and toy sale was crawling with bookworms Saturday morning at the Fort Frances Public Library. The sale raised $1,150 for the charity. —Duane Hicks photo
Len and Allan Teeple waited for a bite along the north shore of the Rainy River around 9:30 this morning. A total of 65 teams are competing in the sixth-annual Emo Walleye Classic, which wraps up tomorrow. Today’s weigh-in runs from 4-6:30 p.m. at the Emo/La Vallee Arena. The final […]
Ted Heyens of Stratton smiled from his boat despite the rain yesterday during the Emo Walleye Classic’s annual boat parade. He and partner Kelvin Caul make up Team #19 and were out on the water this morning for Day One of fishing. Weigh-ins begin at 4 p.m. both today and […]
Rainy River District Victim Services Program board member Steve Latimer and executive director Monika Huminuk cut the cake to celebrate the opening of the RRDVSP office yesterday afternoon at 334 Scott St. The RRDVSP is a not-for-profit organization that partners with emergency services in the community to provide immediate emotional […]
These lucky kids had the best seat in the house atop “Boa” the elephant during the first of two shows by the Shrine Circus yesterday afternoon. Crowds flocked to the Ice for Kids Arena to see the acts. —Amanda Roy photo
Bob Mitchelson tossed sod in the air as members of St. Mary’s congregation cheered during Sunday morning’s ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion project there. Bishop Fred Colli, at back right, was on hand from Thunder Bay to join in the celebration. Construction is slated to begin this summer. —Amanda Roy […]
Sam and Carroll Copenance performed tradditional First Nation dances alongside many other students during a pow-wow Friday afternoon at Fort Frances High School. Many staff and students watched from the bleachers in awe as the performers stepped to the beats. The pow-wow was the final event in celebration of Aboriginal […]
Dessa Vlotaros, 10, along with Dyna Vlotaros, seven, and Paris Lyons, eight, enjoyed a fabulous feast of walleye, sturgeon, salads, and much more during the 36th-annual Manitou fish fry at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre on Friday. Hundreds of district residents filled their plates with the tasty food that day, then […]
Summer student Karli McKinnon organized some toys in preparation for the annual “Friends of the Library” book and toy sale coming up Saturday at the Fort Frances Public Library. The library is looking for donations of used books and gently used toys all this week. The sale runs 10 a.m.-2 […]
