Submitted Robert Moore School students celebrated the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia with a walk around the school grounds yesterday afternoon. Following the walk, students also heard a presentation from members of the Gay Straight Alliance in the school’s atrium.
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Kiera Kowalski Heather Hudson and Bonnie Hughes of Rainycrest accepted a book donation from Laura McCormick, Stevie-Lee Kaemingh and Sara Christiansen of the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association earlier this month during “Mental Health Week” (May 1-7). The book, entitled “Checklist for Change,” is a valuable […]
Duane Hicks Wayne Kaun, left, vice-president of Ed Kaun & Sons Ltd., joined John Barch, Tbaytel’s vice-president of operations and administration, and Mayor Roy Avis in a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday at the future site of Tbaytel’s new regional office at 650 Sixth St. West. Ed Kaun & Sons was awarded […]
Nicholas Donaldson Rachel Ste. Croix, left, Gemma Perreault, Olivia Handberg and Alexis Latter performed their award-winning reading of “Three Little Kittens” by June Barr for the the Rainy River Festival of the Performing Arts’ 77th-annual Highlights Concert at the Townshend Theatre last Tuesday. The quartet won the CJD Reader’s Theatre […]
Nicholas Donaldson Representatives of Fort High, the local public school board, UNFC, and the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre presented 100 homemade dream-catchers to La Verendrye staff there last Wednesday, with 100 more on the way in the near future.
Staff Nancy Daley Fulton handed Linda Plumridge a “convo plate” at the Fort Frances Times’ office earlier this month in conjunction with Mental Health Week. They are small ceramic plates that aim to spark conversations about mental health. Once someone receives the plate, they pass it on to a friend. […]
Brittany Bowman Rainy River students impressed the audience last Thursday during the opening night of Owl Theatre’s production of “Music of the Heart.” They also put on a dinner theatre performance on Friday.
Submitted Cynthia Donald, co-chair of the Class of 1977 Fort Frances High School reunion, showed off this framed chalkboard she discovered at the Mother’s Day Market held earlier this month at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Dave Coats, husband of local artist Jennifer Coats, cut the mini-chalkboard from a larger […]
Duane Hicks FFHS co-op student Chris Silver showed off a couple of items made with a 3D printer in the maker space at the public library here. Silver is helping information technology co-ordinator Jeremy Hughes put together a 3D printing certification program so library patrons will be able to use […]
Submitted Jeff Gustafson with Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford at a charity bass tournament on the Mississippi River this past weekend.
Joey Payeur Lynden Peters of the Cyclone Swim Club looked like a polished pool veteran rather than a raw rookie in her first career race in the 50m backstroke to kick off the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team’s ‘0 to 100’ Sprint Relay Meet at the Memorial Sports Centre this […]
Joey Payeur Kristina Bombay has made it a priority to involve herself as much as possible with trying to improve the lives of the people of Pikangikum First Nation during her first year as a police officer on the reserve located north of Red Lake.
