Duane Hicks The Fort Frances High School student leadership council and FFHS Gay-Straight Alliance joined forces to put together a festive float fitting of the “Christmas Candyland” theme in Saturday’s parade here.
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Submitted Haven Labbe, a former Fort Frances resident who now lives in Kenora, climbed Mount Esja in Iceland last month with the added goal of raising money for SPACE Kenora, an LGBTQ2S+ youth and peer support group. After the first attempt was thwarted by snow and high winds, Labbe and […]
Nicholas Donaldson Pictured is one of the “double” rooms for the residential treatment of the Mino Ayaa Ta Win program. The newly-renovated building houses eight beds devoted to residential treatment and two beds for detoxification, as well as offices, a boardroom, kitchen, dining area, and lounge.
Nicholas Donaldson Fort Frances Tribal Area Health RPN/Case Manager Kat Clifford (far right) showed a tour group the detoxification beds and adjoining room where workers will meet with the patients and offer care at the new Mino Ayaa Ta Win Healing Centre.
Duane Hicks Elizabeth Donaldson and Tom Morrish perused a copy of “Rainy River Valley Beginnings” during the book launch Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Museum.
Duane Hicks Choir director Diane Maxey led the Fort Frances Choraliers in a performance of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” on Sunday afternoon at the Townshend Theatre here. Soloist David Miller (below left) performed “Strange Way to Save the World” during the cantata Sunday afternoon while Michael Brady (below right) […]
Duane Hicks Johnathan Price of 93.1 The Border, left, was more than happy to receive an armful of toy donations from Doug Anderson of Betty’s and Dr. Lorena Jenks on Saturday morning during the annual “Burst the Bus” initiative. Community members swung by the decorated Iron Range Bus on the […]
Duane Hicks Katelyn Bruyere, Callahan Wiedenhoeft, and Brianna Eldridge sang some Christmas tunes on the Salvation Army’s float as volunteers walked alongside and collected donations to help district families during the 2017 “Community Christmas Parade.” Earlier in the day, the trio also sang during “Burst the Bust” in front of […]
Duane Hicks Bea Galbraith was the first customer to drop by the launch for Jack Hedman’s new book, “Dire Needs–Dire Straits,” held Saturday afternoon at Betty’s. Galbraith has a special interest in the book–she is the sister of the late Lawrence Allan, who was interviewed about his time attending a […]
Duane Hicks Santa Claus waved to the throngs of fans lining Scott Street during the annual “Community Christmas Parade” along Scott Street on Saturday evening. Santa’s float, which also featured Mrs. Claus and a couple of elves, was decorated by the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club this year.
Jamie Mountain Muskie girls’ hockey players Siobhan MacKintosh, left, Kelsey Langtry, and Hanna LeDrew were all smiles as they manned the table of baked goods during the team’s annual tea and bake sale Saturday at the Fort High cafeteria. The event, which also featured a penny table, saw members of […]
Jamie Mountain Members of the Mighty Mustang wrestling program are hard at work learning the basics of the sport to get better prepared for the upcoming season, including this pair engaged in a drill during practice last Wednesday at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School gym in International Falls.
