Kiera Kowalski Pam Williams of 4 Your Pets and Jennifer Horton of Curvy Chick donned fancy, homemade hats for the annual spring ladies’ luncheon hosted by the Riverside Foundation for Health Care on Sunday at the Robert Moore School gym. Throughout the lunch, a panel of judges evaluated everyone’s hats, […]
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Kiera Kowalski Gerri Yerxa, with the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, spoke to residents at Rainycrest about their mental health during an informational booth set up Wednesday afternoon. Afterwards, Yerxa and the rest of the CMHA administration presented Rainycrest with a book entitled “Checklist for Change,” which […]
Joey Payeur Children’s mental health therapist Kelsey Trochimchuk shared some valuable information through this display set up outside the Fort Frances office of Kenora/Rainy River District Child and Family Services yesterday. The display was part of a special event hosted by CFS as part of Mental Health Week, with the […]
Nicholas Donaldson Carla Harris’ Grade 1/2 class recited the poem “Good Morning” for the guests gathered at the St. Michael’s School volunteer breakfast and assembly this morning. Two other classes also performed their Festival entries while the entire school came together to sing a song at the assembly to mark […]
Kiera Kowalski McDonald’s staff here was all smiles as they posed in front of the wall of donations they received on “McHappy ” yesterday. With every Big Mac, hot beverage, or Happy Meal purchased, McDonald’s donated $1 to the Ronald McDonald House. People also could donate larger amounts if they […]
Joey Payeur Carter Armstrong of the Dryden Eagles, right, wasn’t in a mood to give up possession of the ball to Muskie Brady Meeks during Fort High’s 3-1 win in the NorWOSSA regular-season opener for both teams here yesterday.
Kiera Kowalski Annie van Rozen from A.G.’s Produce set up shop outside the Fort Frances Museum this morning for the first “Market Thursday” of the season, offering spinach, salad mix, head lettuce, beet greens, radishes, potatoes, and green onions for sale. She plans to be on Scott Street every Thursday […]
Submitted It was a delicate operation–particularly in a canoe–to cut away fishing line that was wrapped around both of the merganser’s legs.
Nicholas Donaldson Pictured are two of the letters pulled from the 25-year-old time capsule that was opened Monday at J.W. Walker School here. The letters–dated Tuesday, May 26, 1992–talked a bit about Fort Frances and what it is like to play football. The letters, which were in perfect condition, will […]
Nicholas Donaldson Local Métis community member Anne-Marie Armstrong taught students the significance of each colour and shape of bead at the Our Lady of the Way School “Mental Health Matters” event on Friday. The students picked beads that represented life events and then fashioned them into an infinity symbol using […]
Kiera Kowalski Katie Hay brought a few furry friends, including a goat and some quails, with her to Fort Frances High School last Thursday morning as part of “Co-op Display Day” for the second semester. She did her co-op at the Rainy River Veterinary Hospital in International Falls.
Submitted Patrick and Crystal McPherson will head to Kampala, Uganda on July 5 for a mission trip with the Young Living Foundation based out of Utah. The couple lives in Kenora but moved back to Fort Frances to raise money for their pricey trip.
