Kids dressed in green made candy dishes out of green felt at the Fort Frances Public Library’s St. Patrick’s Day party yesterday afternoon. The library also will be hosting children’s author Elaine Wagner on Monday (March 19) at 6 p.m.—Melanie Béchard photo
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With liquor bottles comprising half the glass dropped off at the town’s recycling bins on Wright Avenue, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown wants the public to know everyone would be better off if they brought empties to The Beer Store to get a refund. —Duane Hicks photo
Dawn Wood, left, and Charlotte Berg, toddler teachers at the Fort Frances Day Care, took their charges for a little stroll in a couple of new buggies on a misty Monday morning this week. —Melanie Béchard photo
Natural Resources minister David Ramsay announced the provincial government’s $22.5-million grant towards the biomass boiler project during last Thursday morning’s press conference here. Ramsay also applauded the teamwork involved in making the project a reality. —Melanie Béchard photo
The Muskie boys’ hockey team listened as assistant coach Ken Christiansen explained a drill during practice Monday. The black-and-gold are in the midst of their final preparations before leaving Sunday to compete at the all-Ontario on March 21-24 in Oshawa. They will be playing in Pool ‘A’ as the eighth […]
A couple of pre-school princesses—a.k.a. Summer McNeil, left, and Jacy Gagne—ran a three-legged race together yesterday at the Fort Frances Day Care. All the toddlers, pre-schoolers, and school-aged children at the day care are participating in special events all this week during March Break. —Melanie Béchard photo
Jalena Strom helped Brianna Barron roll through an obstacle course set up in the Sturgeon Creek gymnasium Friday as part of the school’s winter carnival. Activities were held for teams throughout the day to celebrate the last day of school before March Break. —Submitted photo
Iowa Stars’ defenceman Mark Fistric took Fort Frances Times Tigers’ forward Hunter Calder out of the play yesterday morning during a scrimmage at the Ice for Kids Arena. The Tigers won the right to skate with the AHL squad after bidding $1,324 at a recent auction in support of the […]
Andrea Schram, right, along with Aynsley Williams and Matraca and Madeline Adams, worked on rolling snowballs to make snowmen Friday following the Sturgeon Creek School winter carnival. The students enjoyed a pancake breakfast and a number of activities to celebrate the last day of school before the March Break. —Heather […]
Robin McCormick spoke about the importance of everyone finding their talents and making the most of them in an address to women gathered for an International Women’s Day dinner at the Volunteer Bureau last night. —Melanie Béchard photo
Natural Resources minister David Ramsay pointed to where the new biomass boiler will be located, flanked by Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff, left, Michel Maillé, vice-president of commercial printing papers for Abitibi, Herman Pruys, head of the mill council and IAM 771 president, Doug Murray, Northwest regional manager for […]
Muskie Joe Basaraba couldn’t jam the puck past Dryden Eagles’ goalie Curtis Lambkin during the opening game of the NorWOSSA finals on Friday night at the Ice for Kids Arena. The black-and-gold swept the best-of-three series with a 4-2 win on Friday and a 3-2 double-overtime victory on Sunday in […]
