Members of “Ballet Creole” performed for children and their families during the last Kids & Co. show of the season Monday night at the Townshend Theatre. The visiting troupe fuses African and Caribbean traditions in music and dance. —Melanie Béchard photo
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Reese McQuaker, left, raced her minnow against Cole Allan and Kayla Leimenstoll at Village Variety on Saturday afternoon during “Spring Fever Days” in Emo. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Wanda Johnson, one of the newest volunteers at Rainycrest Home for the Aged here, got some help from “Suzie” to explain to those gathered at the volunteer appreciation luncheon last Thursday what volunteering means to her. Johnson assisted in putting on a puppet show for the residents and hopes it […]
Muskie Bryan Gustafson headed the ball in practice yesterday. The black-and-gold were working on their corner kicks ahead of this weekend’s St. John’s Ravenscourt invitational tournament in Winnipeg. —Alex Cruickshank photo
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
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 […]
