Students from Mrs. Wood’s class recited “In Flanders Fields” by Lt.-Col. John McCrae as a part of St. Michael’s School’s Remembrance Day ceremony yesterday. Students from Mme. Quesnel’s French Immersion class also presented the poem en francais, and Capt. Donald Matheson was invited to speak to those in attendance about […]
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Ken Kellar Members of the Legion Colour Guard marched towards the cenotaph at Fort Frances Cemetery ahead of the Remembrance Day ceremony yesterday. Dignitaries, service members and members of the public braved the brutally cold temperature to be present for the ceremony to show their respects to soldiers who gave […]
Ken Kellar Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 president Ann Watson, left, Helen Pohanka and Lindsay Haglund welcomed visitors to the Br. #29 Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary’s Remembrance Day tea here on Sunday. While a frigid wind whipped outside, the Legion building itself was full of friends, hot beverages and tasty baking […]
Ken Kellar It was standing room only at the Fort Frances Museum during the annual Friends of the Museum gala on Thursday night. This year’s gala, themed around prohibition, offered those in attendance the chance to enjoy music, drinks and appetizers, as well as to take part in a live […]
Sam Odrowski Sgt. Wilson’s Airforce Show came to the Fort Frances Legion Br. 29 on Friday afternoon where the vintage sounds of the ’40s and ’50s were performed for around 100 attendees. The show featured music from Glenn Miller, the Andrews Sisters, Doris Day, Rosemary Clooney, Frankie Lane, Vera Lyn, […]
Jamie Mountain Former Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Isaac Baron was denied a glorious scoring opportunity by a stellar pad save from Alex Bugeja during the second period of the Thief River Falls Norskies’ 8-3 win on Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers have now lost six […]
Jamie Mountain The new Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy held its official grand opening yesterday evening in the auditorium of the Memorial Sports Centre. On hand to cut the ribbon were, from left to right, treasurer Jan Abbott, secretary Angela DeGagne, Fort Frances GM and Sunset Country Ford owner and community […]
of Riverside Health Care Travis Irwin, accompanied by his mother, Heather, took part in trick-or-treating at Rainycrest Long Term Care on Halloween. An estimated 250 kids stopped by the home where many residents were on deck handing out candy.
Sam Odrowski Registered dental hygienists Elizabeth Bobczynski and Angela DeGagne of Fort Frances Tribal Area Health spoke to attendees of the United Native Friendship Centre’s career fair about opportunities in dental hygiene yesterday afternoon. The event was meant to provide job seekers with a glimpse at a “day-in-the-life” of various […]
of Riverside Health Care Katie Bissonnette received her influenza vaccine from Infection Control Practitioner Jodi Jewell as part of Riverside Health Care’s annual staff flu shot campaign. Over 100 Riverside employees across the district have already received their flu shot as part of this program with staff clinics happen throughout […]
Ken Kellar Fort Frances High School students ran through the final rehearsal of the musical revue last night at the Townshend Theatre in advance of its opening night tonight. “What’s the Difference?” features a bevy of songs about, or featuring, numbers and stretches across decades and genres of music, ensuring […]
Sam Odrowski Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) director of education Heather Campbell thanked local MPP Greg Rickford for announcing a $4 million investment in child care at Robert Moore School on Friday. Through the provincial funding, the RRDSB will create 98 new child care spaces in Fort Frances and […]
