Jamie Mountain Jeff Campbell of the BDO Ballerz looked to drive towards the net while his teammate set a pick during the second half of his squad’s 48-35 win over Sunset Landscaping in the Fort Frances Men’s Baksetball League’s second semi-final game last Tuesday night at Fort High. Third-place BDO […]
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Ken Kellar Work on the new Catholic school here is progressing on schedule, according to the latest update from the Northwest Catholic District School Board. The school, which will consolidate students from St. Michael’s and St. Francis into one building, is expected to be open for the start of the […]
Ken Kellar The Watoto Children’s Choir of Uganda delivered music and personal stories of overcoming adversity to an enthusiastic crowd at Bethel Baptist Church here Thursday evening. The choir currently is on a tour of Canada that will see them on the road until early July.
Jamie Mountain It was a great day for all the judoka who competed at the Borderland Judo Club’s fourth-annual shiai held Saturday at the Couchiching multi-use facility. Judo clubs from across Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba, and the U.S. competed at the event and put their skills to the test. Divisions included […]
Sam Odrowski A group of girls participated in self-esteem building games during the “Girls’ Empowerment Day” event held Saturday at the NCDS building on Scott Street. Those who attended also made crafts and listened to guest speakers who shared their own stories of empowerment.
Jamie Mountain The group of Adalynn Seguin, Aubrey Johnson, Bryden Strachan, Emilie Jewell, Grayson Wright, Leslie Anderson, Lila Black, Payton Idrissou, and Tayah Cumming performed beautifully to the theme of “Emo Speedway Racers” during the Northern Lights School of Skating’s inaugural skating exhibition, entitled “True North,” on Saturday afternoon at […]
Sam Odrowski Liam Dent, a Grade 7 at St. Francis School, flexed his bicep to output an electrical signal that triggers a prosthetic hand during the school’s science fair yesterday. His project looked at which muscle group has the best output signal to trigger a prosthetic. He 3D-printed the prosthetic […]
Ken Kellar Colby Ashworth was focused on colouring while dressed up as JoJo Siwa for “Character Day” at Robert Moore School yesterday. The day saw staff and students dress up as their favourite characters from history, television, comics, and more.
Ken Kellar Photographer Lyndon Hughes spoke with Daniel Murray and Elizabeth Steele about the wedding services he offers during Northwoods Gallery and Gifts’ annual bridal show yesterday evening. Twenty brides and their guests attended the annual event, which connected a wide range of vendors offering wedding services to couples looking […]
Jamie Mountain Barb Roy (third), Kim Beaudry (skip), Kris Sinclair (lead), and Wendy Brunetta (second) posed with Seth Ettestad, who was impersonating the man from Curling Canada’s “So you think you are a Canadian” commercial, during the rink’s send-off party held last night upstairs at the Fort Frances Curling Club. […]
Ken Kellar Erika Klyszejko, Canadian co-chair of the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board’s Water Levels Committee, took a question from an audience member at last Tuesday night’s public meeting.
Dave Ogilvie Two members of the Church of the Holy Spirit here celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday by dressing for the occasion. Erma Armit and George Walsh enjoyed a little friendly competition at the church’s morning service.
