Some 57 Grade 7 and 8 students at St Francis School participated in the 24-hour Famine beginning Tuesday and ending yesterday at 4 pm. The students broke their fast with pizza, fresh veggies, and juice, followed by a school dance. The intermediate students raised more than $2,000 for Development and […]
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A team of Squirts listened intently to their new coach during their first-ever practice yesterday evening. Fort Frances Youth Soccer took to the pitches at the St. Francis Sportsfields on Monday evening with a record registration eclipsing the 700 mark. —Justin Holmes photo
Local DU committe chairman Barney Maher got a closer look at the detailed paint job Laurie Bedard did on this goose egg that she’s donated for the 24th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet coming up this Friday at La Place Rendez-Vous. —Duane Hicks photo
Barbe Dennis, right, and Anna Demchuk, teachers at Mine Centre School, were showered with the spray from a wet sponge last Wednesday during the school’s annual “Toonies for Autism” fundraiser. With a population of just over 80 students, the school was able to raise more than $500—topping last year’s $300 […]
In conjunction with Rail Safety Week (April 23-29), CN Police Cst. Pete LeDrew passed out information at the McIrvine Road crossing here Wednesday—alerting motorists to the importance of safety at crossings and the dire consequences of trespassing on railway property. Cst. LeDrew said the message is more relevant than ever […]
Dino D’Agostini, left, and Mark Kowalchuk, chair of the “Building for the Future” campaign, looked over a conceptual drawing of the fireplace lounge at the new library that will be dedicated to the late Gert D’Agostini. The D’Agostinis donated $25,000 to the campaign to build a new library, bringing the […]
International Trave Services owner Pat Herr drew the winner of the Kiwanis “Trip of the Month” draw for May, as Kiwanian Alan Zucchiatti looked on this morning at ITS. Teresa Bagacki will be heading to Puerto Vallarta—a trip valued at $3,600. Next month’s trip is a Mexican cruise ($3,200). —Duane […]
One of the 50 teams participating in the new season in Fort Frances Youth Soccer warmed up for the first time last night. The weather was warm despite some scattered showers that helped the kids break in their new uniforms. —Justin Holmes photo
Rebecca Jourdain, three, and her brother Brent, eight, enjoyed some bannock and wild rice soup at the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal Head Start open house on Friday. Parents and caregivers of the children enrolled in the pre-school program dropped by to check out what the students had accomplished all year, and to […]
Al Summers, left, and Teresa Hazel, director of he Riverside Foundation for Health Care, made the draw for the early-bird winner of the “Canada Day Car, Cash and Cabin Lottery” on Saturday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce’s home and leisure show. Brook Armstrong and Leo Sousa of Selkirk, Man. […]
Ben Larson picked a prize to try and win at the penny auction table Saturday morning at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 19th-annual home and leisure show. This year’s event saw more than 3,000 people come through the doors Friday and Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre. The trade […]
Dale Jerry and Tara Anderson got a closer look at a new boat Saturday during Pinewood Sports & Marine’s 29th-annual boat show. The event, which ran Thursday through Saturday, offered up sales on everything from new and used boats to motorbikes and ATVs, as well as barbecued hotdogs and hamburgers, […]
