Jamie Mountain Mikel Ward, left, and goalie Darian Klem were among the Muskies who helped to clean up all of the stuffed animals that had been tossed onto the ice following Sheldon Kelly’s goal late in the first period of Fort High’s annual “Teddy Bear Toss” game on Friday night […]
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Submitted Jeff Gustafson held up a tip-up–a must have item for the serious ice angler on your Christmas list.
Ken Kellar Allie Brechtefeld of Kenton Creations and Kiwanian Robin Wright displayed the winning ticket in the last Fort Frances Kiwanis Club “Trip of the Month” draw of 2019 yesterday at International Travel Services. The winner of the December draw was Bill Johnson, who won a trip to Maui, Hawaii, […]
Duane Hicks A “Tree of Christmas Giving” has been set up at Rainycrest Long Term Care with tags on it for the residents there. Here’s how it works: Pick a paper ornament from the tree. Go get a gift (or gifts) for the individual (they are only identified as male […]
Ken Kellar The cast of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” ran through a rehearsal on Thursday night before the two showings of their play at La Place Rendez-Vous the following evening. The two casts performed the stage version of the classic CBS special to packed houses with help from director Trevor […]
Ken Kellar The Slocan Ramblers (Adrian Gross, left, Frank Evans, Alastair Whitehead and Darryl Poulsen) brought their blistering brand of bluegrass to the Townshend Theatre on Friday night during the last Tour de Fort performance of the calendar year. The Juno-nominated band thrilled the audience with toe-tapping original songs and […]
Ken Kellar Students who dressed up for “Career Day” at St. Michael’s School on Friday assembled in the school gym for a photo. The dress-up day allowed students to come to school in the uniform or dress of the profession they wanted to pursue when they grew up–from the medical […]
Ken Kellar With only a few minutes to go before the official lighting of the Christmas tree in front of the Fort Frances post office building, a crowd started to assemble to witness the festivities on Saturday evening. Deputy mayor Andrew Hallikas addressed the crowd and “Citizen of the Year” […]
Daryl Eyolfson and a crew from Daryl’s Custom Landscapes helped the local BIA this morning by stringing lights on the big tree by the post office in advance of the upcoming Christmas tree lighting ceremony there this Saturday (Nov. 30). The event will take place at 5 p.m. and the […]
Sam Odrowski Town of Fort Frances bylaw enforcement officer Arlene Byrnes spoke to a Grade 4/5 class at St. Francis School yesterday morning about bylaws and their role in governing the community Fellow officer Patrick Briere was on hand as well as the town’s clerk Lisa Slomke to give a […]
Jamie Mountain Ellayna Kabel looked to retrieve the puck as teammate Jill Calder boxed out Brynn Rawn of the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) during the third period of the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s 4-2 loss on Tuesday night at the ’52 Canadians Arena. It was the first loss of […]
Ken Kellar Emily Bird, left, and Courtney Plourde worked on a batch of cookies at the United Native Friendship Centre’s Family Culture Day at the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal Head Start Program building on Saturday. Visitors to the culture day were able to take part in crafts like decorating their own Christmas […]
