Staff Fort Frances Kiwanis Club member Caryn Myers drew the lucky winner of this month’s “Trip of the Month” draw as fellow Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on this morning at International Travel Services here. Bill Daley of Fort Frances will be heading to Dublin, Ireland –a trip valued at $4,300. […]
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Nicholas Donaldson Sherry Copenace led a workshop entitled “Anishinaabe Ombigii’osowin-Raising children within their Anishinaabe life ways” yesterday during the Weechi-it-te-win Family Services’ 30th-anniversary “gathering.” The two-day conference, which opened Wednesday, featured speakers and workshops covering a wide variety of topics at the Nanicost grounds here.
Nicholas Donaldson It was a dizzying spectacle for those passing by as work was done on a hydro tower high above the Resolute mill site here yesterday morning. A handful of workers were lifted by bucket truck to perform some sort of work from their very visible perch.
Joey Payeur The calendar still says August but that didn’t keep many local players from throwing on their skates to take part in the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s Development Week camp at the Ice For Kids Arena yesterday. The camp concludes today with on-ice sessions from 4:30-9:20 p.m.
Nicholas Donaldson Changes are on the way for the Copper River Inn as work is being done on a new front entrance and sign for the hotel. Guests are asked to use the doors just to the right of the main entrance to access the hotel and restaurants during the […]
Joey Payeur Brad Wakefield of the Barwick Blue Knights was taking all the way on this pitch handled by Fort Frances Braves’ catcher Chris Bourgeois during yesterday evening’s 4-1 win by Barwick in Game 2 of the best-of-three Rainy River District Fastball League championship series at Couchiching. The deciding game […]
Submitted Anita Makarchuk, Carla Galbraith, Teresa McFayden, Andrea Avis, Mary-Kay Kerber-French, Gail Roach-Leforte, and Deb Kemp hammed it up during a class reunion for all Fort Frances High School Grade 12 attendees from 1976-78 that was held Saturday and Sunday at Sunny Cove Camp. A registration/warm-up gathering opened the weekend […]
Plenty of young performers showcased their vocal and musical talents during the inaugural “Art in the Park” on Sunday at Hannam Park in Rainy River. –Photo courtesy of Lisa Barrett
Nicholas Donaldson Tim Jogensen, right, instructed Anthony Gill-Roisin and Jacob Empey before they began a trial run of the new marijuana-impaired driving simulation being tested at the ’52 Canadians Arena here last Thursday. The simulation involved goggles (worn by Gill-Roisin) that change the wearer’s perception of colour and causes them […]
of Meaghan Jasper Nixon Smith looked excited about starting his first day of Junior Kindergarten yesterday morning. It was back-to-school for all district students with both local school boards following their two-month summer break.
Nicholas Donaldson Cattle were on the move as they were loaded into trailers and hauled away to their buyers following the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association’s summer cattle sale Saturday at the Stratton sales barn. Some 611 head were sold for a total of $821,048.80, with the next sale set for […]
Duane Hicks Hope McCormick proudly showed off one of the cauliflowers she helped grow at the Fort Frances Community Garden this season during a meeting of the Kids’ Garden Club on Monday evening. Community garden growers of all ages lately have been reaping fine harvests of cucumber, peppers, tomatoes, beats, […]
