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
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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 […]
Melanie Béchard photo
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 […]
Tyler Friesen, right, and Phoebe-Ann Firth, second from right, loaded up a plateful of food at a fish fry Saturday at the Emo Legion. They were among the steady stream of people who dropped by the annual fish feast, which ran from 4-7 p.m. —Heather Ogilvie photo
This westbound empty pulp truck went off Highway 11/71 shortly after 6 p.m. yesterday and hit a pole near Highway 611 North. Police said the accident occurred when two tires weighing about 100 pounds each came off a loaded eastbound pulp truck, causing the driver of the westbound one to […]
Krista Scharf, right, celebrated with her rink, including third Tara George (hidden), second Tiffany Stubbings (background), and lead Lorraine Lang after capturing the 25th-annual Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts here Saturday night with a 7-6 win over Janet McGhee. The Scharf rink now advances to the Scott Tournament of Hearts […]
This colourful sunrise, seen over Rainy River this morning from the La Verendrye Parkway, was a reminder of why people love to live in the Rainy Lake area. —Duane Hicks photo
The Krista Scharf rink (Fort William Curling Club) admired their first-place trophy after the final of the 25th-annual Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts that wrapped up here Saturday night. Scharf nipped Janet McGhee 7-6 to advance to the national showdown in London, Ont. at the end of the month. —Jenni […]
