Lynn Davis, left, and Joan Allison of Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s special events committee, were busy getting people to “Be A Star for Health Care” yesterday at Canada Safeway. The public is encouraged to donate $2, and get their name on a star to be eligible to win tickets […]
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Local swimmer Alex Parent was practising at the Memorial Sports Centre last night to prepare for the Western Canadian championships being held in Winnipeg from Feb. 16-19. —Jenni Condon photo
Missy Hammond, six, was the second participant to compete in the speed skate portion of the fourth-annual hockey skills competition Sunday in Nestor Falls. She completed the lap around the outdoor rink in 44.43 seconds, earning her second place overall in the six and under age category. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Six-month-old Marra McPherson, centre, seen here with her mom, Amanda French, was the first-place winner of Beta Sigma Phi-Alpha Upsilon chapter’s “Sweetheart Baby” contest. The second-place winner was eight-month-old Scott Kivimaki, right, with mom, Sarah Freeman-Kivimaki, while the third-place baby was Kiera Copenace, five months, with her mom, Vanessa Copenace. […]
Members of CUPE, OPSEU, ONA, and SEIU participated in an information picket outside La Verendrye Hospital here yesterday to protest the creation of LHINs in Ontario. —Melanie Béchard photo
Members of the VALA Follies performed the “Stray Cat Strut” on Saturday during the matinee presentation of the variety show held at the Townshend Theatre. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Allison Johnson, left, and Rachel McCoy showed off the Valentine holders they made at the Fort Frances Day Care just for the Valentine’s Day parties there this morning. Both the toddlers and pre-school groups had fun playing games like “pin the heart on the bear,” breaking open a pinata, and […]
Joyce Cunningham, chair of the Fort Frances Public Library board, drew the second place winner’s name in the “Friends of the Library” draw on Friday afternoon as Arlene Georgeson, another board member, held the box. Bobbie Loyie won the first place prize of $2,000, while Pam Munn won the second […]
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Sue Danku, left, and her son Evan, four, tried to choose from among the many sweet treats at the annual Friends of the Library bake sale this morning. Danku’s daughter Anya, one, looked on as she was held by Friends of the Library member Barb Marr.
Cole Derkson, left, and Steve Boileau, who teamed up to win the ‘C’ doubles crown at the Manitoba Open Pro-Am squash championship over the weekend in Winnipeg, were practising Monday for the Ontario Winter Games coming up March 10-12 in Barrie. Two other Fort Frances residents, Kimika Alexander and Anniss […]
OFSAA committee member Dale Cooper was selling passes to the OFSAA boys’ hockey tournament last night during the Muskies’ game at the Memorial Sports Centre. OFSAA 2006 will take place here and in Emo from March 22-26. Prices range from $35 for a package deal, which gets you into every […]
Richard Dubuc looked over the rows and rows of books for sale last Thursday during the local Alzheimer Society’s second-annual book sale at Revco Carpet. The book sale, which ran Thursday through Saturday, brought in $2,332.09, including a generous donation of $1,000 from one local individual. Proceeds from the book […]
