Sam Odrowski Live music entertained hundreds of “Gold Rush Gala” attendees on Saturday night. There was no shortage of singers and guitar players on the lineup, with music playing non-stop until late in the night. Money raised from this event will support the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s efforts to […]
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Sam Odrowski Nancy Daley-Fulton was one of the many speakers at the Emo Legion for the Rainy River “Ag Days” event held Friday. She spoke about destigmatizing mental health in the field of agriculture and explained how people are just as susceptible to have mental health issues as they are […]
Sam Odrowski Wanda Barker, left, and Joyce McCormick of Fort Frances Little Theatre starred in “Calendar Girls” staged April 12-15 at Knox United Church here. The play, based on a true story, is about a group of older ladies from the Women’s Institute who are trying to raise funds for […]
Sam Odrowski Darrell Friesen, of Precision Land Solutions, gave a presentation about tile drainage during the “Rainy River Ag Days” event held Friday at the Emo Legion. A multitude of presentations were given covering agricultural plastics, destigmatizing mental health, bioengineering riverbank restoration, the Rainy River Future Development Corp., and Agricorp […]
Duane Hicks Suzy Wilde of “Dirty Dishes” broke out the washboard for a couple of numbers last Wednesday evening at the Townshend Theatre during a concert to close out Tour de Fort’s 2017-18 season. The trio of talented musicians played guitars, rhythm sticks, fiddle, and even kazoos. To get a […]
Jamie Mountain Members of the Muskie boys’ soccer team were engaged in various footwork and ball-handling drills during practice Monday afternoon in the Fort High gym. The black-and-gold are hard at work getting ready for their upcoming season, which kicks off with the annual St. John’s Ravencourt tournament April 27-29 […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances joined other communities across the country which flew its flags at half-mast over the past week in honour of the 16 lives lost as a result of the horrific crash involving the Humboldt Broncos’ hockey team bus on April 6 near Tisdale, Sask. […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie Ellie Petsnick leaped over the bar during high-jump practice Monday afternoon in the Fort High gym. Poor weather has played a huge factor in the track-and-field season so far, forcing the black-and-gold to practice indoors as well as cancelling the first two meets of the season that […]
Sam Odrowski Aspen and Kip Avis had a chance to meet the Easter Bunny during the Kiwanis Club’s fifth-annual “Egg-stravaganza” that took place Saturday in downtown Fort Frances. Many other children had a chance to meet the Easter Bunny as they travelled from business to business in search of chocolate […]
Sam Odrowski Staff at the Fort Frances Dental Centre wore jerseys to show their support for victims of the Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash on April 6 near Tisdale, Sask. that claimed the lives of 16 people and injured 13. Schools, communities, and organizations across Canada wore jerseys last Thursday to […]
of the Fort Frances Nursery School Brooklyn Ensign was all smiles as she got to hold her very own Easter bunny during the Easter party held March 29 at the Fort Frances Nursery School.
Submitted Jeff Gustafson with a nice Lake Cumberland largemouth on Day 2 of the FLW Tour event last week.
