Monica Hanzuk, left, and Jean Boileau admired a basket, donated by June Keddie, full of everything you’d need for a winter picnic to the 11th-annual “Spirit of Christmas” on Sunday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. The event brought in about $12,000, which is split between the local branch of the […]
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Mason Galusha, 13, spent his morning shovelling out the driveway in front of his home on Third Street West yesterday. A total of eight inches (20 cm) got dumped on Borderland earlier this week—the first real snowfall yet this year. Luckily, there’s only flurries in the forecast for the next […]
Jillian Armstrong, six, showed off her “turtle” constructed of patterns and different shapes at the Esso family math program at the Emo Toy Library and Resource Centre last week, as her father, Murray, looked on. –Heather Ogilvie photo
Scott Walsh played Ebeneezer Scrooge and Justin Anderson the Ghost of Christmas Future in a performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” by the Grade 7/8 French Immersion class at St. Francis School last night. The performance was in support of the Holy Childhood Association. —Melanie Béchard photo
Young Trey Beninger, three, is at the first stage of his future career as a Toronto Maple Leaf, skating circles in the CanSkate One class at the Ice for Kids Arena here yesterday evening. —Jenni Condon photo
The snowplows were out this morning after the district’s first big snowstorm of the season. Luckily the white stuff has stopped falling for now, though there is a chance of flurries later in the week. —Melanie Béchard photo
Frances Walsh, left, and Cathy Gruttner checked out just a few of the myriad of silent auction items up for bid, including this painted window by Cheryl Westover, last night at the 11th-annual “Spirit of Christmas” fundraiser at La Place Rendez-Vous. The event brought in about $12,000, which is split […]
Former New York Islander Brian Tottier was in disbelief after a penalty wasn’t called on the Bruins last night during the NHL Legends game at the Ice for Kids Arena. —Jenni Condon photo
George and Margaret Bartlett, front, and John and Helen Pohanka, enjoyed soup and coffee yestrday afternoon at Super 8 here during the “Soups On” fundraiser. Proceeds from luncheon went to the local Alzheimer Society. —Duane Hicks photo
Patti Johnson, manager of diagnostic services, examined a sample under a microscope in the new lab at La Verendrye Hospital. The lab, part of the extensive Phase IV renovations there that are expected to be done in February, is designed not only to accomodate high-tech equipment, but allow for the […]
Keifer Morneau, a Grade 9 student at Fort Frances High School, looked through a stereoscope last Wednesday during the town’s first Geographic Information Systems (GIS) open house at Fort High. Booths from the Rainy River District School Board, Rainy River First Nations, the Town of Fort Frances, Ontario Ministry of […]
Naomi Dunn, two, got a purple Band-Aid from the nurse after receiving her ‘flu shot at the Northwestern Health Unit clinic held at Donald Young School on Thursday. –Heather Ogilvie photo
