Muskie Anikka McTavish’s defence got spirited against her team’s rematch with the Broncos on Saturday morning. The girls had a tough time with the visitors from Kenora, managing only a goal from forward Sandi Elliott in the back-to-back games. —Justin Holmes photo
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Sharon Hagerty, right, co-ordinator for the Northwestern Ontario End-of-Life Care Network, presented Juliana Sprovieri with 15 palliative care books that will be added to the Fort Frances Public Library’s shelves to help adults, teens, and children develop coping strategies in the last stages of life. The network made similar donations […]
Mark Vancook cleared a propane tank and some old paint cans from the back of a truck Saturday morning during the seventh-annual Household Hazardous Waste Day here. The event, organized by the Rainy River Watershed Program, saw about 260 district residents drop off their harmful waste. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Donna Lowey, seen here in one of the temporary greenhouses, is looking forward to the opening of the new state-of-the-art garden centre now being built at the Lowey’s property on Highway 602. —Amanda Roy photo
Dan Loney stocked the shelves at Cloverleaf Shop Easy with Ritz Crackers—just one of the many grocery items at the store marked with signs comparing Cloverleaf’s prices to those of Wal-Mart. But this advertising has gotten the Loneys into a legal battle with the mega-company. —Duane Hicks photo
Students in Solange Busch’s Grade 4/5 French Immersion class showed off their handiwork in history class last Friday. The Grade 4 students, pictured here, made medieval castles while those in Grade 5 made Egyptian sanctuaries. —Melanie Béchard photo
A crew from George Armstrong Ltd unloaded pilings near Seven Oaks yesterday in anticipation of work the contractor expects to doing later this month. The pilings will be put in at all the town docks along the riverfront to help stabilize them. These will be installed using a crane floating […]
Katelyn Shortreed was one of the entertainers at the Fine Line Art Gallery’s “Music in the Gallery” event Friday night. The 13-year-old sang two songs from the musical “Wicked.” The event was to close the gallery’s spring exhibit, “Abracadabra.” Other entertainers included Ruth Caldwell, John Rafferty, and Diane Maxey. —Melanie […]
Rebecca Cornell of Cornell Farms weighed a jar of maple syrup at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here Saturday morning—the first market day of the season. The maple syrup was brought in bulk and people could have their own containers filled. A selection of carvings, baking, preserves, honey, and antiques […]
Dana-Rae Bergner, left, and Adam Scott cleared some old paint cans from the back of a truck Saturday morning during the seventh-annual Household Hazardous Waste Day here. The event, run by the Rainy River Watershed Program, saw about 260 district residents drop off their waste, which will be disposed in […]
Another full house was on hand Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous for the 24th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet. As always, the live auction was the highlight of the evening, with a replica Don Cherry jacket fetching the highest bid at $975. A framed, autographed Darryl Sittler Toronto Maple Leafs jersey […]
Grade five students in Janice Haugo’s class at Robert Moore school practiced water safety yesterday at the Memorial Sports Centre for phys ed class. The boys and girls learned how to huddle together for warmth and shouted out safety tips from the pool, like to make sure conditions are safe […]
