Chloe Gate, two, of Fort Frances helped her dad, Darren, snag a crappie Saturday during the ice fishing derby held in conjunction with the annual winter carnival in Nestor Falls. –Heather Ogilvie photo
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Paul Pirie, left, and Jennifer Greenhalgh, a.k.a “Marilyn Monroe,” were just a couple of those people who were dressed to the nines for Saturday’s fundraiser gala at La Place Rendez-Vous. —Duane Hicks photo.
Jolene Stahn took home the DeGagne Award on Friday from the Rainy River District 4-H Association Annual Awards Banquet held at the Stratton Millennium Hall. Stahn earned $100 plus the trophy for being the being the beef club member who accumulated the greatest number of points during the past three […]
Muskie lead Brittany Czekaj got ready to throw a stone in the first end of this morning’s draw at the NWOSSAA playdowns at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The black-and-gold ended up losing 7-6 against Port Arthur to sit tied for second heading into this afternoon”s final draw—with a berth […]
Marcel Horton and his dog “Banung” were out ice fishing for Crappies on Saturday in Nestor Falls during the annual Winter Carnival there. While the fishing tournament was one of the more popular events, the weekend’s highlights also included games and sleigh rides for the children, a poker derby, and […]
Librarians Margitta McLeod, left, and Andrea Avis told the story of “The Little Engine That Could” using felt cut-outs during “Tales for Two” program this morning at the Fort Frances Public Library. “Tales for Two” runs every Friday at 9:30 a.m.—Duane Hicks photo
Work began earlier this week on the demolition of Alexander MacKenzie School on King’s Highway. The school was closed in 2004 and was sold by the Rainy River District School Board to 501801 Ontario Ltd., o.p.a. Crozier Warehouse for $100,000 last June. —Melanie Béchard photo
The Muskie girls’ hockey team pulled out an exciting 5-4 win in double-overtime against the Eagles here Sunday to force a third-and-deciding game in their NorWOSSA semi-final series last night back in Dryden. Alas, the black-and-gold fell 4-0 to be eliminated from further playoff contention. Dryden now faces the Kenora […]
Kasey Hawrylak, left, and Tiffany Whalen, along with other members of the Tobacco Awareness Youth Group at Fort Frances High School, participated in the “Smoke-free Movies International Day of Action” yesterday by writing messages about smoking in movies on white boards in every classroom. The international campaign is trying to […]
Menacing Captain Hook (Hailey Trimble) warned Wendy (Paige McNally) it was her turn to walk the plank during Donald Young School’s presentation of the classic “Peter Pan” story last Wednesday. The show ran Feb. 22-24 in the school’s gymnasium, with several performances enacted during the week for other schools in […]
Lindsay Lizotte, left, and her sister, Stephanie, enjoyed a plate of pancakes yesterday at Knox United Church—just one of the several local churches that served pancakes up for Shrove Tuesday. Also known as Mardi Gras, yesterday was the last day before Lent. —Duane Hicks photo
Jessica George danced the role of Alice while Laura Darby portrayed Mr. White Rabbit during Fort Dance Studio’s presentation of “Adventures in Wonderland,” which saw two performances Saturday at the Townshend Theatre. Next up for Fort Dance Studio will be its fifth-annual General Division Recital, which this year is entitled […]
