More than two dozen teens and parents participated in a Djembe drum workshop yesterday afternoon at St. Mary’s Church. The workshop was sponsored by the St. Mary’s Lifeteen Youth Group, with the drums and lessons provided by Sean Jesseau of Thunder Bay. The youth group plans to start a weekly […]
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Fort Frances High School students Jarid Anderson, John McCoy, Matt Badiuk, and Michael Brady were rehearsing for their performance of M*A*S*H which runs from Thursday, Jan. 19 until Saturday, Jan. 21. Tickets are available at Northwoods Gallery and Gifts, and are $12 for adults and $7 for students and children. […]
The local campaign office of Conservative candidate David Leskowski officially opened yesterday at 398 Scott Street next to the Northwestern Health Unit.—Melanie Béchard photo
Emma Kunkel of JW Walker School read her story, “The Spunky, Punky Giant,” to members of the Rainy River District School Board, including assistant superintendents of education Linda Hill and Ian Simpson, during their regular meeting here last night. Kunkel’s school received the board’s monthly Recognition of Excellence award for […]
Aquanaut Levi Ritteau worked on his flutter kick and trying to stay in the lane during practice at the Memorial Sports Centre on Saturday morning along with six other pre-competitive swimmers aged nine-12. —Jenni Condon photo
Abbey McLeod, six, painted a clock on the face of her cousin, Wyatt McLeod, also six, as his sister, Sydnee, nine, and friend, Naomi McManaman, six, looked on. The kids were participating in the “Rock Around the Clock” party at the Fort Frances Public Library last Thursday to celebrate the […]
Billy Barker, right, Devin Ball, and Brandon Benjamin, students in Peg Keffer’s Grade 7/8 class at Crossroads School in Devlin, used a thesaurus Monday to find words for their acrostic poems during their first day of class in 2006. –Heather Ogilvie photo
No one was injured in this blaze in the garage at 627 Scott St. on Monday morning. The Fort Frances Fire Department had to block much of the 600 block of Scott Street in order to deal with the fire. After it was out, they used fans to blow out […]
Sam Bonner-Vickers and his babysitter Gloria Geense heard stories and sang songs during “Storytime” at the Fort Frances Public Library this morning. The library’s winter programs have started up again, and include storytime at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday for children aged […]
Firefighters put out a blaze in a garage at 627 Scott St this morning. No one was injured in the blaze, which was reported at 10 am, and was out shortly thereafter. A portion of the 600 block was closed as firefighters used large fans to clear the heavy smoke. […]
Abbey McLeod, six, returned the favour and drew a clock on the face of her cousin, Wyatt McLeod, also six, during “Rock Around the Clock,” a New Year’s party at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday. About 20 kids aged six and up came out to have some fun before […]
Insp Dave Lucas is settling in as the new Ontario Provincial Police detachment commander for the Fort Frances cluster. Insp. Lucas, who just moved here from Thunder Bay, commenced his duties Wednesday. Most recently, he’d been working as the unit commander for the Northwest Regional Professional Standards Branch. Former detachment […]
