Photo Gallery

Kelly Ahrens and her daughter Jordyn, five, enjoyed the CWL Christmas Bazaar on Sunday where Jordyn got a new toy. The well-attended event featured various crafts for sale, as well as coffee, tea, and dainties. —Melanie Béchard photo

Kim Beaudry blew bubbles with her niece, Lauren Penny, at the Pre-School swim class Tuesday at the Memorial Sports Centre. The class enables toddlers to build confidence in the water while enjoying games, singing songs and playing in the water. —Jenni Condon photo

Taylor Latimer, left, Courtney Easton, and Milton Tookenay, the student council representatives from Colette Fafard’s Grade 8 class at St. Francis School, stood in front of the colour mural their class created this year. The two-month project was part of their art class where they studied the murals of Diego […]

Jacquee Loerzel, children’s mental health co-ordinator at Family and Children’s Services, left, and June Caul put up the Christmas tree and began hanging about 110 angel ornaments for the “Adopt an Angel” program on Friday afternoon. The tree is located near the entrance at Wal-Mart, where shoppers are invited to […]

Randy Thoms of Shaw Cable, right, presented Denise Audette, executive director of the Volunteer Bureau, with $1,000 in gift certificates for Safeway Canada yesterday for the annual community Christmas supper. The money was donated by the Fort Frances Community Television board. Audette said she was thrilled with the gift, and […]

Grade 9 students Matt Mutz, left, Cody Caul, and Micha Gerber checked out the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) computer software used by the the Ministry of Natural Resources yesterday during the GIS Day demonstrations at Fort Frances High School. –Heather Ogilvie photo

Lest we forget Silver Cross mother Louise Judson, assisted by Sgt-at-Arms Glen Westover, was the first to lay a wreath during the annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the Fort Frances cenotaph on Friday morning.

Members of the Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary performed a hilarious skit to the song “Seven Old Ladies Got Stuck in the John” during “A Magic Moment in Time,” a USO-type show at the Legion Friday night. The Auxiliary put together the show, which featured local singers and dancers, to mark the […]

Emily O’Connor of Our Lady of the Way School laid a wreath on behalf of the Grade 3/4 students at the Stratton cenotaph during Friday’s Remembrance Day ceremony. –Heather Ogilvie photo

It was obvious how much practice time these local elementary students put in when they began the Remembrance Day service at the Fort Frances cenotaph on Friday morning by reciting the very familiar “In Flanders Fields,” which they all knew by heart. –Jenni Condon photo

Fifth top goal-scorer in the NorWOSSA boys hockey league, Muskie player Josh Sigurdson (#7) scrambled at the net with rival team, the Red Lake Rams, during their season opener here Friday night. The Muskies ended up holding off the resilient Rams to win 5-2. —Jenni Condon photo

Local resident Allan Bedard told council last night many area residents still want to give their input on the clinic issue. —Duane Hicks photo