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. […]
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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.
Submitted Badger burrows, like the one seen here, are often the best way to determine if a badger is in the area. Because badgers move so frequently, burrows are often used by other animals and are sometimes assumed to belong to foxes, groundhogs, or even coyotes.
Submitted As the curatorial assistant of mammals at the Beaty Biodiversity museum in Vancouver, Fort Frances native Chris Stinson is responsible for maintaining the largest blue whale on display in Canada. Stinson has been with the whale from its journey off the north shore of P.E.I. to its current resting […]
Kiera Kowalski Ben Guild showed off his tiny plant during the Fort Frances Community Garden Kids’ Garden Club kick-off Monday evening at the Métis Hall here Monday evening. Guild was among the many children that participated in the evenings events that taught them how to grow and sustain their own […]
Nicholas Donaldson A contortionist took aim in an unconventional way at the annual Shrine Circus last Friday at the Memorial Sports Centre. Audiences at the two shows on Friday were treated to jugglers, trapeze artists, a clown, acrobats, a quick-change act and bicycle tricks in a fast-paced, family-friendly show.
Joey Payeur Mackenzie McClain from the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team breezed and breathed her way through the mixed 100m backstroke during the Aquanauts’ ‘0 to 100’ Spring Relay Meet this past weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre.
