Jamie Mountain Autumn Smeeth looked to settle the bouncing puck and skate around the Dryden Hotshots’ defence during her squad’s 2-0 loss in the Atom Division’s bronze-medal game Sunday afternoon at the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s Novice and Atom tournaments at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lorette Comets […]
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Duane Hicks Harper Gunderson diced up a tomato to help make “pizzadillas” yesterday afternoon during the Tween’s Club’s first instalment of the “You’re The Chef” program at the Fort Frances Public Library. Over the next four weeks, health educator Barb Kabel of the Northwestern Health Unit is teaching a dozen […]
Duane Hicks Laura Gosse, community engagement co-ordinator for the Fort Frances Museum, pinned up “Floating Honu,” an example of the high-quality fibre art comprising the new exhibit, “Fibre Content,” which opened today in the main floor gallery. The travelling exhibit, which features impressive fibre art from abroad, will be up […]
Sam Odrowski Shakira Gerald, a lab technologist for Riverside Health Care, spoke to a Grade 8 class at St. Francis School yesterday about her role at the hospital and what goes on at the laboratory behind the scenes. The presentation was meant to enhance the cell structure and systems unit […]
Jamie Mountain Quinn Miller looked to skate the puck over the blueline and into the Kenora Huskies’ zone during the Fort Frances Wolves’ (Ma’iingan) 3-0 win in the Novice division final Sunday morning at the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s annual Novice and Atom tournament at the Ice For Kids […]
Jamie Mountain Patrick Briere focused in on where he wanted to throw his dart during the Arlan Scott Memorial Mixed Darts tournament on Saturday afternoon that was hosted by the local Legion Br. #29. The Legion was packed full of people who enjoyed an afternoon playing the game that Scott […]
Sam Odrowski Danette MacIntyre placed her tickets for the prize raffle draws at the annual “Forget Me Not” dinner held Saturday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. More than 60 people attended the dinner hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts, raising about $3,200. Organizers are grateful to all […]
Staff Heather Krawchuk, left, and Robin Wright read out the winning ticket in the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for February on Friday at International Travel Services here. Arnold Kaemingh, owner of Kaemingh Fuels in Emo, will be heading off on an Alaskan cruise–a trip valued […]
Sam Odrowski Chad Solomon performed his “Adventures of Rabbit & Bear Paws” puppet show for a large group of children and their families yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library. Brought in by the “Friends of the Library,” Solomon created an interactive experience, with a few lucky children picked […]
Staff Local writer Judy Johanson just released her first collection of poetry, entitled “Intersections.”
Dave Ogilvie Mary O’Connor, client services co-ordinator for the the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts, gave a presentation on how to make the most of a visit with someone who has dementia yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau. In conjunction with January being “Alzheimer Awareness Month,” a […]
Sam Odrowski Grade 12 students at Fort High observed a live autopsy last Thursday morning through a “Connected North” session, in which they were joined via video teleconference with medical professional Ray Vollmer out of St. Louis University. The students learned about forensics and also had the chance to ask […]
