Ken Kellar Klara Wilson, left, Miriam Wilson, and Isabel Degagne showed off their gooey builds yesterday afternoon at the “Marshmallow Madness” event held at the Fort Frances Public Library. The library is hosting a series of activites for kids all week as part of its “March Break Madness.”
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Sam Odrowski Local wood carver Ray Coran has had his handiwork featured at the Fort Frances Public Library for the past month. He has been making wooden carvings for 35 years and said he’s put more than a 1,000 hours of work into all of the pieces inside the display […]
Jamie Mountain Anna Peters, left, and Lauren Penney waited for skip Ashley Payne’s sweeping instructions after Daffni Chabot delivered her rock during play Thursday morning at the U18 boys’ and girls’ provincial playdowns hosted by the Fort Frances Curling Club. Payne’s rink ended up finishing in fifth place with a […]
Sam Odrowski St. Michael’s School students learned how to jig in the gymnasium this morning for Voyageur Day. The students first learned the steps from Métis instructors before holding hands and dancing throughout the gym. Students also took part in a scavenger hunt, hockey game, made maple taffy, and learned […]
Sam Odrowski Close to 50 people sang church hymns at Our Lady of the Lourdes Church at Couchiching on Friday for this year’s World Day of Prayer service. The day is a worldwide ecumenical women-led movement and this year the writing country was Solvenia.
Sam Odrowski Andrea Avis read “Katie’s-Hand-Me-Down-Day” by Laurie Wark to a group of children and parents at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday morning during “Family Story Time.” The popular event runs every Wednesday, starting at 10:30 a.m. The final “Family Story Time” for the season will be held on […]
Sam Odrowski Raeann Lundy filled out a kindergarten registration form at Robert Moore last Thursday to register her child for the 2019-20 year. Parents had the opportunity to learn about the school, speak with teachers, and ask questions about their child’s education while registration took place.
Sam Odrowski Brayden Christiansen, above, tossed a ball to his Muskie Pride House Group teammate at FFHS on Friday during the Muskie Winter Games, while below Ty Wagar and Cierah Thompson pulled their teammates on a sled. Students competed in a series of activities to score points for their house […]
Jamie Mountain Erika Morrison of the FFGWHA Timbits and Jesse Calder of the Fort Frances Kings were locked in a race for a loose puck and did their best to get to it first during the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual IP1 Jamboree on Saturday afternoon at the Ice […]
Jamie Mountain Anna Peters got ready to throw a rock during the second end of her squad’s match this morning against Hannah May (Blind River) at the U18 boys’ and girls’ curling provincials that are being held today through Sunday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Peters is a member […]
Sam Odrowski Jan Anderson presented Carenna Haw with the DeGagne Award at the Stratton Millennium Hall for the 4-H banquet on Friday. Haw received the award for accumulating the highest number of points in the beef club over the past three years.
Sam Odrowski Children built and decorated snowmen at Nestor Falls Public School on Saturday during the 37th-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival. Kids games and outdoor winter-themed activities ran all afternoon long at the school, in conjunction with the carnival. See story, more photos A6.
