Sam Odrowski Grade 8 Robert Moore student Tatum Ronmark placed third in the regional science fair at Fort High on Saturday for her project on “Nature vs. Nurture.” She looked at whether talking to plants can effect their growth and found that talking positively to plant helps them grow. Other […]
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Sam Odrowski Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford visited the Civic Centre here on Friday to announce over $6 million of funding for the modernization of municipalities across the riding. Fort Frances received $689,000. The funding is aimed at supporting the province’s small and rural municipalities that have limited capacity to […]
Ken Kellar Korreli Brant watched as Meghan Spooner demonstrated different techniques for icing a cupcake at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday. Cupcake decoration was part of a series of workshops being put on by the museum this spring that run most Saturdays until May 11.
Ken Kellar Wayne and Robin Soderlund, left, and MNRF Management Forester Renee Perry look over the proposed 2020-2030 Forest Management Plans for a section of the Crossroute-Sapawe Forest at an open house held yesterday from 3-7 p.m. at the Copper River Inn here. The public was invited to attend and […]
Jamie Mountain Toby Munro of the BDO Ballerz drove his way around the Revco Renegades’ defence during the second half of his squad’s loss in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League final Tuesday night at Fort High. The Renegades were defeated in the final by Sunset Landscaping last year but […]
Submitted Angelina Spuzak showed off her project, “Memory Mania,” this morning at Fort Frances High School’s Grade 7/8 science fair. The purpose of her project was to see if gender has any correlation to memory. The winner of the fair will move on to the Sunset Country Regional Science Fair, […]
Sam Odrowski St. Francis students Samantha Halliday, left, and Marie-Mai Langevin taught staff and fellow students about their solar oven science project during the school’s science fair last Wednesday. The pair placed second overall in the intermediate division and now will have the opportunity to compete at the regional science […]
Ken Kellar Penny Faragher, above, chatted with Whitney Stalmach and her mom, Sandy, at Northwoods Gallery and Gifts’ table during its annual Bridal Show held there last Wednesday evening. Meanwhile, below, Tracy Cryderman went over some printing samples with Linda Plumridge of the Fort Frances Times. The event saw 20 […]
Ken Kellar The Watoto Children’s Choir of Uganda delivered a powerful performance to a packed house at Bethel Baptist Church here Thursday evening. The choir is in the midst of an extensive tour of Canada performing its most recent production, “We Will Go,” while raising awareness for the Watoto Ministries.
Ken Kellar This pair was among the gaggle of geese and several swans that could be seen basking in the sunlight and diving for food just off Point Park on Sunday. Pelicans and seagulls also have been spotted in the area, with the arrival of the latter forecasting three more […]
Sam Odrowski Ava States, above, rolled a pair of dice while playing the “Self-Esteem Game” on Saturday during the “Girls’ Empowerment Day” at the NCDS building on Scott Street. During the game, the girls responded to prompts asking them to do things like compliment the person beside them, share something […]
Jamie Mountain Leslie Anderson, Payton Idrissou, Lila Black, Aubrey Johnson, Bryden Strachan, and Tayah Cumming motored along as some weaved in and out of traffic while performing to the theme of “Emo Speedway Racers.”
