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 […]
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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.
Submitted After riding for five miles Tom Batiuk faced very soft snow drifts and slush. As he approached Greyhound Island, he encountered deep slush and his wife’s snowmobile got stuck completely. At this point, Batiuk decided to leave the snowmobile overnight and retrieve it the following day.
Sam Odrowski Vai Lockman, above, tried to “pin the tail on the Charmander” as David Morrison cheered him on at the Fort Frances Public Library last Wednesday during its “Pokemon Party.” The kids received Pokemon-themed bookmarks for participating in the activity.
Ken Kellar Aurora McRitchie got into the groove playing “Beat Saber” using the new Virtual Reality (VR) station at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Friday. The library reserves the VR station for hour-long sessions, and also provides several portable VR headsets for check-out by eligible library members.
Submitted Local musician Ravyn Bedard is set to release her 14-track rock album, “Strange Voodoo,” this Friday. The 27-year-old Fort Frances resident hopes to perform her original music live around the district this summer.
Defenceman Nate Drobnick was presented with the Bev Kotnik Community Involvement Award by Lakers’ president Milt Strachan. The award, which is a tribute to the much-loved member of the Lakers’ board of directors who succumbed to cancer back in 2016, is presented to a player each season for their contributions […]
Submitted Confetti and a light show were part of the celebration after Ott DeFoe was declared champion of the Bassmaster Classic.
