Volunteers served up a traditional holiday dinner, complete with all the fixings, to around 300 people Sunday during the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s community Christmas dinner at Knox United Church. The popular event, which also featured music and activities for children, was made possible through donations from the community as […]
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Santa got caught in a scrum with reporters as he exited the courtroom in the skit “The Christmas Orange,” performed by Dawn Pruys’ Grade 7 class at JW Walker School yesterday. In the play, Santa is sued by a child who complains of receiving only an orange for Christmas. Walker […]
Muskie junior basketball player, David Donaldson, above, looked to pass to a teammate during Friday afternoon’s tournament game against the St. Thomas Acquinas Saints, where the boys lost the hard-fought battle 40-20. However, the Muskies captured the consolation final after winning their next two games of the tournament 100-30 against […]
Karriagan Johnson, left, Giselle Smith and Ali Jackson, with their Donald Young School senior kindergarten class, had some fun swimming at the Fort Frances Sportsplex Thursday afternoon on their last day of weekly swimming lessons. As a treat, the class ate lunch at McDonald’s and baked cookies with a Grade […]
“The Grinch” rode through “Whoville” on his sleigh Monday afternoon as the Grade 8 class at Crossroads School performed their rendition of Dr. Seuss’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” The concert was held last night in the school’s gymnasium. –Heather Ogilvie photo
Gabrielle Peters got an early gift from Santa Claus yesterday at the Fort Frances Day Care Centre. Hey, kids, it’s only three more sleeps until Christmas Eve so you’d better be good for goodness sake. —Duane Hicks photo
Gemma Lamonato, left, Nadia Felix, and Barb Cousineau lifted their voices in song along with their fellow Choraliers during the annual Christmas cantata at St. Mary’s Church on Sunday afteroon. The 50 singers performed for a packed house for about an hour, giving renditions of some classic carols like “Joy […]
Glenn Witherspoon and wife, Judy Witherspoon, accepted an award from the MNR on Monday for 39 years of dedicated service to the anglers and hunters in the province of Ontario. The Witherspoons Service Centre has been issuing licenses longer than any other establishment in the Fort Frances district. Josephine Becker […]
Carly Pruys, left, Heather Ogilvie, and Jenny Sieders raised their voices along with their fellow Choraliers at the 15ht-annual Christmas cantata at St. Mary’s Church yesterday afternoon. The program was divided into two parts—“Silent, Holy Night” and “Come, Let Us Worship the King.” —Melanie Béchard photo
Torrie Spence, five months, and her big brother Matthew, two-and-a-half, had a visit with Santa Claus at the Fort Frances Public Library this morning. A group of young children and their parents and caregivers cookies and other treats at the Christmas party this morning. —Melanie Béchard photo
Students in Jean Hebert’s senior kindergarten class at FH Huffman School sang “The Hokey Pokey” during a rehearsal on Tuesday for their Christmas concert. The concert is tonight at 7 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. —Melanie Béchard photo
Newly sworn-in Justice Alan Thomas McKay, left, joined Senior Justice Donald Fraser and the Honourable Brian Lennox, Chief Justice of the Otario Court of Justice on the bench during the official swearing-in ceremony at the Fort Frances Courthouse last Wednesday. In front is court clerk Margaret Katona.—Melanie Béchard photo
