Submitted Sisters Zaila and Phoenix Rose generously donated four backpacks last month, joining the many individuals and businesses on board with this year’s “Backpacks for Kids” campaign. Organizers are aiming to get at least 250 backpacks full of school supplies this year.
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Sam Odrowski A group of women joined together at the Rainy Lake Square for a “latch mob” following their march from the Fort Frances Public Library on Thursday in an effort to advocate for public breastfeeding during “World Breastfeeding Week.” The group hopes to build confidence in mothers and help […]
Sam Odrowski Dairy Queen employee Nancy Armstrong showed off one of the many Blizzards that got sent out to local businesses last Thursday for Miracle Treat Day. DQ sold 838 Blizzards locally, raising a total of $4,950. All of the money from Blizzard sales that day will go to the […]
Ken Kellar Award-winning blues musician Suzie Vinnick wowed the crowd with her powerful vocals and deft guitar playing at Cornell Farms last Wednesday evening. Vinnick is a 10-time winner of the Maple Blues award, and has been nominated for a JUNO award three times. The next barn concert will feature […]
Sam Odrowski A group of mothers strolled their babies along Scott Street on Thursday during a co-ordinated march for “World Breastfeeding Week.” The event was meant to raise awareness around the importance of breastfeeding and that mothers shouldn’t feel ashamed to feed their baby publicly.
Ken Kellar The students of Seven Generations Education Institute’s hairstyling program watched as Tyrone Choken, right, demonstrated how to trim a fade on model Braeden Beazley at the hairstyling classroom on King’s Highway on Monday. Choken is a barber at SAINT in Winnipeg. He began cutting hair following a workplace […]
Ken Kellar Ron Yellowega grabbed a burger from Manitoulin Transport’s Greg Kalesnikoff yesterday during Manitoulin’s customer appreciation charity BBQ. Visitors were invited to put their names into a draw for some prizes, and were able to buy a hotdog or hamburger lunch, with all proceeds from the food going to […]
Ken Kellar Gary Davies, the northwestern Ontario program director for the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), speaks to the members of the Rainy Lake Conservancy (RLC) during their annual general meeting at La Place Rendez-Vous on Sunday.
Ken Kellar Lead guitarist Kevin Heerema of The Honest Heart Collective was electrifying on stage during the band’s cover of The Beatles’ “Helter Skelter” Thursday night at the Rainy Lake Square. The Thunder Bay-based rock band played a election of original and cover songs over the course of their more […]
Members of the Rainy Lake Conservancy (RLC) group met for their annual general meeting and heard a presentation from Kim Embretson, right, at La Place Rendez-Vous on Sunday. Embretson’s presentation was centred around improving the RLC members’ photography skills. The conservancy group is dedicated to protecting Rainy Lake and its […]
Jamie Mountain Jeff Campbell of Manitou Forest Products, right, battled with a CJ Contracting opponent for possession of the ball during his squad’s 1-0 loss in the opener of the two-game, total-goals semi-final last Wednesday night in Borderland Soccer League men’s division playoff action at the St. Francis Sports Field.
Jamie Mountain Gina Pope of the Renegades got ready to make the tag on Taylor Pagee of the Fort Frances Her-icanes before proceeding to make the throw to first base to complete the double-play in the fifth inning of the ‘Canes’ lopsided win in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball […]
