Jamie Mountain Emily Bird of the Fort Frances Angels wasn’t able to avoid the tag of Sabaskong Tebinaak first baseman Jarrah Tom as she tried to run out a ground ball during her squad’s 18-9 win in a Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League Loser’s Side playoff matchup last night […]
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Ken Kellar Matt Barron, left, helped Gianna Gushulak and Peyten DuCharme with unwrapping the shibori dyed bags they made as part of Community Living Fort Frances and District’s open air art studio that was held at the Point Park on Tuesday. Shibori dyeing is a Japanese method of dyeing textiles […]
Sam Odrowski Ryleigh Tucker, left and her sister, Hannah, faced off yesterday in a game of 3D tic-tac-toe that was provided by Science North during the weekly Board Game Cafe which runs from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Fort Frances Public Library. Aug. 14 will be the […]
Sam Odrowski Andrea Schram of Schram’s Sewing spoke to potential customer Katelyn Bruyere about her various custom made products during the Rainy Lake Market today, which runs every Thursday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the square. Schram started her business this summer and sews custom made quilts, pillows, and scrunchies. […]
Submitted New farm owner and first-time soybean grower, Conrad Martin, left showed off his farm to attendees of the crop and soil tour on Thursday. The tour was hosted by the Emo Agricultural Research Station and soil profiles were conducted by Sebastian Belliard, soil management specialist for the Ontario Ministry […]
Marc Stuempfle Both family and friends from Giant Hearts Thunder Bay and Fort Frances came together to install and stock essential supplies for the first “Blessing Box” in Fort Frances, located on 218 Second St. East. The “Blessing Box” is a community pantry–it is open for anyone struggling with food […]
Ken Kellar Laurie Nuttall, left, and Trudy McCormick watched as Robert Oltsher signed the petition protesting the Ontario government’s cuts to Legal Aid Ontario at the Northwest Community Legal Clinic’s barbecue yesterday. NCLC held the barbecue as part of a province-wide day of action to protest the nearly 30 percent […]
Ken Kellar Members of the Fort Frances Horticultural Society welcomed visitors and well-wishers and offered them cake, coffee and tea during the society’s 50th anniversary celebrations at the Fort Frances Public Library on Saturday.
Sam Odrowski Local farmer Delton Martin spoke about some of the pests, such as cereal army worms, that affect his fields after attendees of the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) open house viewed their hops project on Thursday. The hops project is now in its third year and was expanded […]
Sam Odrowski Emily Potter of the Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA) spoke to attendees of the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) open house on Thursday evening about the agricultural research being conducted through NOFIA and how it links to the crop trials being run at EARS.
Sam Odrowski Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) crop technician Kim Jo Bliss spoke to a group of over 50 people about the crop trials being run at the research station during the EARS open house on Thursday evening. Various experts from the University of Guelph and Northern Ontario Farm Innovation […]
Sam Odrowski Alexis Latter of “Lexi’s Little Pet Pals” talked about her various handmade dog toys and cat treats to passerby Vicki Ogilvie who stopped by the Youth Enterprise Camp’s week-end sale at Rainy Lake Square on Friday, while fellow campers David Morrison and Drew Windigo looked on.
