Junior and senior kindergarten students at St. Michael’s School designed and decorated paper grocery bags at school on Friday in recognition of Earth Day. The bags then were given to Einar’s Foods, which used the bags to pack customers’ groceries on Saturday. —Melanie Béchard photo
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Jon Mansbridge, 17, practiced his acrobatic skateboard moves Monday afternoon at the Kiwanis skate park. Jon and his friends have been out skating almost every night enjoying the recent nice weather. — Alex Cruickshank photo
Jason Strom Jr participated in the “Cuts for Cancer” and got his head shaved by Stacey Kreger of the Hair and Body Care Shoppe on Saturday afternoon during Emo’s annual Spring Fever Days celebrations. One quarter of the money raised went to the Emo handi-van, while three quarters went to […]
Heather Hudson, activation co-ordinator at Rainycrest Home for the Aged, addressed those gathered at the volunteer appreciation Luncheon there yesterday afternoon. They also heard from administrator Soili Helppi and volunteer Wanda Johnson. Ruth Caldwell recited her “Ode to Rainycrest Home Volunteers” and Sandy and Whitney Stalmach provided entertainment during the […]
Jolene Veldhuisen of Emo was one of many Fort Frances High School students who took some the time to donate blood at the Canadian Blood Services domor clinic last April. CBS is hoping the public will come out and give blood next week for a pair of donor clinics at […]
Just as the ice was officially “out” on the North Arm of Rainy Lake on Monday, local golfers got an early start hitting the links—a sure sign spring is here. Jorma Johnson lined-up his final putt of the day at the ninth green. at Kitchen Creek Golf Club on Monday […]
Rochelle Suarez, four, and her brother Charel, two-and-a-half, enjoyed some treats they received during an early visit from the Easter Bunny at the Fort Frances Nursery School last Wednesday. —Melanie Béchard photo
Mark Vancook, new project officer for the Rainy River First Nations’ Watershed Program, was on hand yesterday afternoon to help with the community clean-up there. Program staff and adults took the early-afternoon shift while the children helped out once school was over. As part of Earth Week, they worked to […]
Wayne Riches of the Fort Frances Fire Department ignited some dry grass yesterday afternoon during a prescribed burn on York Avenue and Eighth Street. The fire department has been conducting prescribed burns for the past few days in the west, east, and north ends of town as a preventive maintenance […]
Abbie Kenny, from the toddler class at the Fort Frances Day Care, took her turn trying to break open the colourful Easter egg piñata last Thursday. Once it was broken, the children enjoyed sharing the tasty candy that had been inside. –Heather Ogilvie photo
The sky was filled with smoke in the east end of town yesterday afternoon, as firefighters conducted a prescribed burn at the end of Williams Avenue. The Fort Frances Dept. has been carrying out the burns in various parts of town the past few days to prevent uncontrolled fires from […]
Kaela Lowey, 11, helped out the family business–Lowey’s Greenhouses–by arranging the display of flowers at the Easter Market on Thursday held at the Farmer’s Market location. The market was also held Saturday with many crafts, plants, baking, and woodwork available to purchase. –Heather Ogilvie photo
