Duane Hicks Britainee Kellar, left, and her son, Connor, enjoyed strawberry shortcake and a nice chat with her grandmother–and Connor’s great-grandmother–Betty Batiuk, during the annual “Strawberry Social” yesterday afternoon at La Verendrye Hospital. Hosted by the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary, the popular fundraiser also included baking, books, plants, and a […]
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Submitted Six members of the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club joined with six employees of the Royal Bank of Canada on Saturday morning to clean discarded garbage from the riverbank around the lower river boat launch ramp. Several family members also helped so many bags of cans, bottles, and wrappers were […]
Kiera Kowalski Clean-up has started at Point Park, where numerous trees were uprooted by the strong winds that hit the area Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, some residents in the Morson area reportedly still were without power as of this morning in the aftermath of Tuesday’s stormy weather.
Submitted Jeff Gustafson with a bass he caught while pre-fishing on the Potomac River earlier this week.
Duane Hicks Merv Ahrens, left, showed Coun. Wendy Brunetta and Debbie Ballard, chair of the museum advisory committee, samples of images from his forthcoming book on pioneer photographer William Hampden Tener during last Thursday’s reception.
Submitted Martha Gerber was smiling on her last day of work at Safeway here at the end of April because it was the beginning of a new stage in her life. She will wed a Swiss man this summer before heading to live in Switzerland–the country where Gerber was born […]
Duane Hicks The revamped version of fortfrances.com includes exciting new features like a community calendar, to which anyone ca add their upcoming events.
The new interactive programming at the museum–accessible through stations with fixed 18.4-inch tablet computers like this one or through smaller, portable tablets–is both informative and easy-to-use.
Duane Hicks Blake Carlson answered Sarah Mueller’s questions about the digital TV service that will be provided here thanks to Tbaytel “Fibre” during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s “Business After Hours” event Thursday evening at Sight & Sound. The event showcased the recent renovations done at the Scott Street […]
Ellen Gagne got an early start barbecuing hamburgers Saturday morning in advance of the annual “Walk for Alzheimer’s.” This was the third-straight year she’s volunteered to help feed hungry walkers after the event.
Duane Hicks The “Memory Wall,” where participants could post photos or the names of the loved ones they were walking for, was full at Saturday’s “Walk for Alzheimer’s” here.
Kiera Kowalski Noah Vanderaa and Emma Morris (above left) endured the gusty conditions to pose at Seven Oaks on Saturday afternoon prior to attending Fort High’s annual prom. Meanwhile, Brett Hahkala and Joleigh Hayes were all smiles as they participated in the grand march that evening, which this year followed […]
