Duane Hicks Nancy Daley Fulton, left, Gerri Yerxa, Sara Christiansen, Ryan Buckshot, Laura McCormick, Mary Vivier, and Paul Sullivan–all representing the Canadian Mental Health Association-Fort Frances Branch–joined Mayor Roy Avis in a flag-raising to kick off “Mental Health Week” yesterday at the Civic Centre. CMHA-FF is holding mental health-related activities […]
Photo Gallery
Duane Hicks This diorama made by Kerry Harper was one of the entries in the Fine Line Art Gallery’s annual spring art show, this year entitled “Then and Now,” which opened Friday. The piece includes miniature furniture (12:1 scale) and a round floor rug made by her grandmother, a doll […]
Kiera Kowalski Jenny Coats of “Jenny ArtSpark” showed of the different prints she creates and sells out of her home during the Mother’s Day Market that ran Friday and Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Coats also provides workshops on these prints for people looking to “ignite” their inner […]
Staff Jean Gerstner, the new sales rep at Cousineau Real Estate, drew the “Trip of the Month” draw winner for May as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on this morning at International Travel Services. Sylvia Johnston of Ranier, Mn. will be going on a Bahamas cruise–a trip valued at $3,950. Next […]
Duane Hicks Eleazar Andrusco, left, and his brother, Ethan, showed off their sunflower starter kits they got at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Saturday in conjunction with “Earth Day.” They posed for a photo with the intent to grow their sunflowers over the summer, then take another […]
Duane Hicks Renovations at Sight & Sound have begun in anticipation of the launch of Tbaytel Fibre here later this year. The renovations, both inside and out, should be complete by the end of May or early June. In addition to the mobility services it now sells, Sight & Sound […]
Submitted Montana Plasky, left, and Jaida Norris were among the 35 kids who took part in the “glow-in-the-dark” Zumba fundraiser for Canada Day activities here Saturday evening in the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. The event, led by Jenna Nowak of “Zumba with Jenna,” drew more than 50 adults and 35 […]
Joey Payeur Jacob Argue of the Donald Young All-Stars, left, had no intention of giving Ashton Cousineau of the Crossroads Tornadoes any room to operate during the All-Stars’ 17-13 victory in the final of the Jim Oster Memorial Tournament for Grade 8 boys’ basketball on Saturday at Robert Moore School.
Kiera Kowalski Seth Lauzon displayed how gravitational waves work using a heavy weight, some fabric, and stepladders he set up to mimic our solar system during this semester’s “Co-op Display Day” earlier today at Fort High. Lauzon is doing his co-op in a Grade 12 chemistry class.
Kiera Kowalski “Princesses” Sophie Thomson, Isabella Cain, and Alexis Latter enjoyed fancy sandwiches, tea, and dainties at the “Cinderella Tea” held Saturday afternoon at St. John’s Anglican Church here. Those on hand also enjoyed a bake sale and gift basket draw while special guests Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Choraliers performed their Easter cantata, “Champion of Love,” before a full house on Sunday afternoon at the New Beginnings Fellowship here. The concert was dedicated to the late Everett Freeman, who sang in the choir for years. The Choraliers will perform the uplifting songs again […]
Duane Hicks Riverside Foundation for Health Care director Samantha Manty, left, took a quick break from selling “Canada Day Cash” lottery tickets to goof around with La Place Rendez-Vous event manager Jolene Stahn at the Canada Day photo booth Friday at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business and […]
