Jamie Mountain Soccer is a fast moving sport and sometimes the best thing to do is just to protect yourself, as this youngster on the right quickly found out during the Spain vs. Germany match yesterday evening in Division 4/5 soccer action at the St. Francis Sports Field. Fort Frances […]
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Submitted Alexis Latter, left, and Zeila Dal performed a short ukulele recital as their instructor Jim Curtis looked on approvingly last Wednesday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Curtis has been teaching youths and adults to play. The library currently has a few openings left for upcoming […]
Ken Kellar Mary Hickling, lrft, and Jean Bujold prepped a sheet of scones for the oven at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday. Hickling was running the scone making workshop as part of the museum’s adult spring workshops. The final workshop for the spring will be building terrariums from 1-3 […]
Ken Kellar Shirley Wickstrom, left, of Thunder Bay, took a look at the fresh bread on offer at Jodi Caul’s table during the first Market Thursday of the season at the Rainy Lake Square this morning. The market is set to run at the square from 9 a.m. to 1 […]
Ken Kellar Evan Strain, left, Gabi DeGagne and Emma Bruyere were the winners of the Intermediate Speech Contest at St. Francis School last Thursday. Strain came in first place with his speech about cancer, while DeGagne placed second, and Bruyere third with speeches on parental child abductions and anxiety, respectively.
Ken Kellar Double-bassist Margaret Sedgwick played along with the Borderland Community Orchestra during their Mother’s Day concert Sunday at the Townshend Theatre. The concert was also held to celebrate the orchestra’s 20th year in the district. Katherine Williams began the orchestra in 1999, and the group has grown from 14 […]
Ken Kellar A group of Grade 8 students played ice-breaker games in the large gym at Fort Frances High School for its Grade 8 Day yesterday. Grade 8 students from schools across the district were at the high school to meet future classmates and teachers, get familiar with the rooms […]
Ken Kellar Kaylee Heyens, left, handed a straight-off-the-grill burger to Colin Jones during the Children’s Wellness BBQ put on by Weechi-it-te-win Family Services last Friday. The event was held in recognition of “Children’s Mental Health Week,” and offered visitors information pamphlets and a hoodie, as well as burgers, hot dogs […]
Ken Kellar Best-selling author Sigmund Brouwer channelled his inner “story ninja” at the Fort Frances Library last Wednesday evening. The library will be collaborating with Brouwer to run the “Story Ninja Book Club” this summer. The program is a series of videos and exercises from Brouwer to help kids get […]
Ken Kellar Jennifer Horton showed off the new Borderland “Pride Mart” display yesterday at her Scott Street business, Curvy Chick. Horton brought the market back this year to support PRIDE WEEK+ in the district, and starting this week is selling a variety of Pride gear like T-shirts, rainbow flags and […]
Ken Kellar The Borderland District Orchestra took to the stage with the Borderland Community Orchestra for their Mother’s Day concert at the Townshend Theatre on Sunday. The choir, under the direction of Renée Martin-Brown, joined the orchestra to sing “When You Believe” from the 1998 film “The Prince of Egypt,” […]
Jamie Mountain Manitou T-Birdies’ third baseman Katie Sadewasser loaded up to make the throw to first after fielding a soft grounder during her squad’s 19-2 loss to the Fort Frances Her-icanes in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League season-opener Monday night at VanJura. The three-time defending champion Her-icanes flexed […]
