Duane Hicks Patti Phillips of Explore Life Coaching spoke about “healing your heart” during the women’s retreat Saturday at the Copper River Inn here.
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Duane Hicks Local author Jack Hedman proudly showed off a copy of his new book, “Dire Needs–Dire Straits,” which will have a launch this Saturday from noon-3 p.m. at Betty’s.
Submitted Kenora OPP Cst. Jeff Poperechny, a Fort Frances native seen here with his four-legged partner, “Jax,” is among OPP K9 handlers from across the province featured in a new 2018 OPP calendar. Cst. Poperechny also is the handler for “Cinch,” a single-purpose ground search-and-rescue dog who searches for missing, […]
Duane Hicks John McTaggart, chair of the local Police Services Board (PSB), presented OPP detachment commander Insp. Steve Shouldice with a parting gift–a Chery Pruys print of the Noden Causeway–during Friday’s PSB meeting at the Civic Centre.
Duane Hicks Nathalie Donaldson showed off just a couple of the “Metal Petals” now available at Betty’s in downtown Fort Frances. Hand-made by Cindy Judson from recycled materials donated by Cloverleaf Grocery in Emo, all proceeds from the sale of “Metal Petals” will go to Borderland Pride. They’re available in […]
Fort Frances High School students Emma Cole (foreground) and Lillie MacKinnon handed over a carnation to Katrina Slomke as the pair delivered “Flowers for Friends” to period 3 classes on Friday. The initiative, which allowed students to purchase a carnation for $2 and include a kind note for a friend, […]
Duane Hicks Volunteers Laurie Hogan, left, and Joan Westover restocked the bake tables in-between waves of customers during the Rainycrest Auxiliary’s annual fall bazaar on Saturday morning. Those who couldn’t wait to get home to satisfy their sweet tooth were welcome to stay at Rainycrest a while and have coffee/tea […]
Duane Hicks Cassandra Armstrong, left, and her older sister, Callahan Wiedenhoeft, performed songs during the lunch break at Saturday’s women’s retreat at the Copper River Inn. Piper Lidkea also entertained the nearly 90 women on hand.
Jamie Mountain The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team was hard at work setting up offensive plays during practice on Thursday. The black-and-gold kicked off play with a pre-season tournament in Dryden over the weekend, where they went a perfect 5-0, highlighted by wins over the host Eagles (57-31) and Kenora […]
Muskie forward Jillian Calder looked to jam the puck past Kenora Broncos’ goalie Carlee Holmstrom during Fort High’s 20-2 blowout win here last Tuesday night (Nov. 21). Calder recorded a hat trick to help pace the Muskies’ attack.
Jamie Mountain Muskie forward Eric Pitkanen had a wide-open net as he fired one home past the Kenora Broncos’ goalie during Fort High’s 9-1 rout here last Tuesday night (Nov. 21). Pitkanen scored twice and added an assist to continue his hot start to the NorWOSSA regular season.
Submitted Evan Wright, left, and his brother, Grayson, had some fun trying to keep their balance during a “log”-rolling session at the Memorial Sports Centre on Sunday evening. The classes, which run each Sunday at 5 p.m., are led by local instructor Jill Horwath.
