Submitted Noah and Olivia Sivonen played with their rubber duckies after mom, Mandi, bought the first and second tickets sold for the upcoming “Rubber Duckie Raffle.” The Fort Frances Lions Club has paired up with the Fun in the Sun committee to bring back the “Rubber Duckie Race” next summer […]
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“Entranced,” a painting by local artist Cher Pruys, recently was awarded the gold medal for figurative painting in the Mondial Art Academia’s International 2018 competition. –Image courtesy of Cher Pruys
Duane Hicks Some local residents already have discarded their Christmas trees on the boulevard in anticipation of the Fort Frances Fire Brigade’s annual tree pickup. The pickup will take place next Saturday (Jan. 19)–a week later than usual.
Submitted Proud parents Madisyn DeGagne and Derek Morrison of Fort Frances greeted Lux Riven Mathew DeGagne, a 7 lb., 1 oz. baby boy, at 10:53 p.m. on Jan. 1 at La Verendrye General Hospital–the first baby of 2019 here in Rainy River District. The new baby and his family, which […]
Duane Hicks Laura Gosse, community engagement co-ordinator for the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre, admired “Fallen Halo” and “Peaceful”–two of the quilts local resident Hubert Meyers submitted yesterday for the upcoming “Fibre Arts Festival.” The deadline to submit a piece for the juried exhibit featuring the work of district […]
Submitted Anna Schwartz showed off the gold medal she received for acing her Royal Conservatory of Music vocal exam.
Bob Shine lunged to get his forehand on the ball during his 3-0 loss to fellow Thunder Bay resident Sean Cameron in the men’s ‘A’ Open final Sunday afternoon at the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 32nd-annual La Place Rendez-Vous Open. It was the first tournament title for Cameron, who denied […]
Jamie Mountain Hunter Jean locked in on where he wanted to put his serve during the junior ‘B’ final Sunday afternoon at the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 32nd-annual La Place Rendez-Vous Open. Evan Wright claimed the division title with four wins while Jean wound up second.
Jamie Mountain Nikki Bagacki looked to dig out and return a low shot during her match against Mary-Beth Tkachuk on Sunday afternoon during the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 32nd-annual La Place Rendez-Vous Open at the Memorial Sports Centre. Bagacki and Tkachuk were tied with 10 points apiece in ladies’ ‘B’ […]
Submitted Shelby Larson with a pair of beautiful perch caught recently from Lake of the Woods.
of Michael Christianson/Dryden Observer Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Dane Bateman (#96) looked to strip the puck away from Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ forward Evan Walls during his squad’s 6-1 loss there Saturday night. The Lakers will look to get back on track tonight versus the host Thief River Falls Norskies […]
Jamie Mountain Nicholas Ducharme of the Red Lake Gladiators looked to bust his way past his Lake of the Woods Bears’ opponents and towards the goal during the third period of his squad’s 7-1 win in the final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Bantam ‘A’ tournament at […]
