Joey Payeur Stuart McIvor showed age is no obstacle to achievement the 64-year-old Fort Frances resident blasted his way through the water in the 50m backstroke while representing the Fort Frances Aquanaut Swim Team at FFAST’s ‘0 to 100’ Sprint Relay Meet this past Friday and Saturday at the Memorial […]
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Joey Payeur Peggy Advent had a happy ending to a silent auction mixup at the Ducks Unlimited fundraising dinner and auction held Friday at the Fort Frances Curling Club, which was attended by approximately 175 people and raised more than $30,000 for the local branch of DU. Advent bid on […]
Joey Payeur Winnipeg’s Sarah Shotton, right, instructed Zak Kellar and the rest of the assembled players on the finer art of throwing the ball during the two-day CANPITCH fastpitch clinic put on by Rainy River First Nations this past weekend at the Manitou Rapids ballpark. The former Manitoba female player […]
Duane Hicks Special “Canada 150” tulips planted by the local Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary have fully bloomed in front of the Legion here. Tulips also are sprouting from the flower beds outside the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, although they haven’t yet bloomed into red-and-white beauties like these ones.
Submitted Paulette Romaniuk, left, and her grandson, Knox Carlson, were among those who went on a Fort Frances Nursery School field trip to Hammond’s Nursery yesterday. Children enjoyed a scavenger hunt through the greenhouses, then took time to plant strawberries.
Joey Payeur Dana Ward had a terrific night at the plate for the Fort Frances Her-icanes yesterday evening, going 4-for-5 with two RBIs as the ‘Canes beat catcher Courtney Easton and the rest of the Couchiching Lady Raiders 17-8 in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action at the Rodrick […]
Kiera Kowalski Joyce Zub manned the bake sale table Saturday afternoon during a Mother’s Day luncheon at Knox United Church here. Proceeds will go towards the U.C.W. and the church itself.
Nicholas Donaldson Katelyn Bruyere performed “Dyin’ Ain’t So Bad” from “Bonnie and Clyde” at the annual Highlights Concert of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts on Tuesday evening at the Townshend Theatre. Bruyere was the recipient of the Rose Bowl for the Vocal division, with other Rose […]
Kiera Kowalski Danny Rea from Devlin inspected a rifle Saturday during the 10th-annual Gun and Hobby Show held at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The gun is fairly old, dating back to the 1940s. The day-long event drew quite a large crowd, with many people travelling in from out of […]
Kiera Kowalski Bob Bird of the local Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry office showed off some of the equipment firefighters with the MNFR use at the “Spring into your career” hiring fair last Tuesday at the Copper River Inn. Bird was on hand looking for potential firefighting prospects for […]
Kiera Kowalski Yvonne Chambers placed a clothes pin on the date she bet would win at the Riverside Health Care Foundation’s annual spring ladies’ luncheon. This year the theme was “Birthday Bash” in celebration of the Foundation’s 20th anniversary. As such, all the games at the lunch held Sunday at […]
Nicholas Donaldson Robert Moore student Rowan Donaldson stared down Crossroads student Rex Tolten as he contemplated his next move at the regional chess tournament held last Wednesday in the Devlin school’s gym. Some 58 students in four age divisions from across the district competed in the five-round tournament.
