Katie Pearce displayed her ribbon routine yesterday at the Fort Frances Gymnastics Club after she and fellow rhythmic gymnast Chanelle Matthews took part in a meet in Winnipeg over the weekend. —Heather Ogilvie photo
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Cst. Jared Meeks of Treaty Three Police, left, and Tammy Jack, career promotion co-ordinator for Pegamigaabo School, loaded up boxes of donated books and movies for the school at Big Grassy First Nation. The donations came from the Ontario School of Masonry in Gravenhurst and were shipped to Fort Frances […]
Kiwanis secretary Dr. Robert Lidkea, left, and treasurer Robin Wright encouraged Shaw Cable Channel 10 viewers to bid on items Saturday afternoon during the 29th-annual Kiwanis TV auction. The auction, which ran from 1-6 p.m. that day and feature hundreds of items donated by local businesses, netted about $12,000 to […]
Comedian and author David Granirer had the capacity audience at the Rendez-Vous laughing Friday evening during the Canadian Mental Health Association’s “Stand Up for Mental Health” comedy showcase. Besides Granirer, the evening featured nine individuals from the Rainy River and Kenora districts whom Granirer had coached over the past few […]
Sylvia Meades, front row left, and Pam Oliver, and Marlene Yuill, back row left, Caren Fagerdahl, Lori Ring, Diane Clifford, and Jane Trivers of the Church of the Holy Spirit came dressed according to the theme at the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Old Bags Lunch” at the Fort High […]
Blake Morken, of Devlin, grinned as his hair was shaved away on Saturday during the annual “Cuts for Cancer” event, held in conjunction with Spring Fever Days, at the Hair and Body Care Shoppe in Emo. About $10,000 was raised through pledges and by haircuts that day, with the proceeds […]
Brian Brattengeier, from the Thunder Bay OPP Tri-force Drug Unit, spoke to Grade 7/8 students at J. W. Walker School on Friday afternoon to teach them to make the right choice when it comes to drugs. He, along with a former drug user, also spoke to students in Atikokan and […]
Pam Makarchuk, left, Astrid Sobkowicz, Shirley Dolph, Kathy Haukaas, and Linda York enjoyed a bite to eat and each other’s company yesterday during the volunteer appreciation luncheon at Rainycrest. More than 100 people came out for the annual event, where they were treated to a free lunch as well as […]
Andrew Johnson, left, and Randy House perused over the used books available for purchase at J. W. Walker School yesterday afternoon. The students brought in their used books and the Grade 2/3 class manned the sale, which taught about reusing. It was one of the many Earth Day activities the […]
Doug Dunnet (on screen), a Grade 6 teacher from North Star Community School in Atikokan, read to Jodi Easton’s Grade 3 class at J.W. Walker School this morning via videoconference. The exercise was to help the Grade 6 students in their Young Author’s Unit and to help the local class […]
Maria Sanders, Mary King, Teresa Hazel, and Joan Allison, of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s special events committee, showed off just a sampling of the bags donated to the “Old Bags Lunch” coming up this Saturday. Tickets for the fundraiser, which will start at noon in the cafeteria at […]
Adam Parks, one, of Fort Frances wasn’t sure what to make of a day-old hatchling cuddled by Gertie Boven of Emo Feed Service, where the first batch of baby chicks ordered by area farmers arrived yesterday morning. —Beth Caldwell photo
