Kiera Kowalski June Caul, Diane Maxey, Lu Neilson, and Verena Zucchiatti enjoyed a Las Vegas-themed party yesterday during Rainycrest’s annual volunteer appreciation lunch. Elvis played in the background as those on hand lined up to grab some grub. Games such as “Plinko” and “Spin to Win” also were set up […]

Duane Hicks Nadine Mutz got the seed library at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre all ready for its third-annual launch tomorrow, which will take place from 10 a.m.-5. p.m. Everyone is welcome to borrow seeds, grow vegetables, and then donate seeds back to the library at the end […]

Keegan Morrison hoped the wheel would stop in his favour as Julia McManaman and Ashley Payne (both seated) looked on Saturday outside The Bargain Shop during “Egg-stravaganza” festivities on Scott Street. The Bargain Shop ran its “spin to win” game to wrap up its 10th-annual Easter Seals campaign. The store […]

Alison Oullet was all smiles when she finally got to meet the Easter Bunny at Lidkea Optometry after waiting in a long line of similarly-excited youngsters.

Kiwanian Diane Maxey, left, and her fellow organizers were kept busy by hundreds of parents and children who came by the Fort Frances Museum courtyard Saturday to sign up and get their maps to participate in “Egg-stravaganza.”

Submitted Pharmasave was among the local businesses and agencies that celebrated the “Day of Pink” last Wednesday (April 12). Pictured here are Sue Korosec, front row left, Michelle Beck, and Donna Hyatt, and Patrick Goulding, back row left, Nancy Kehler, Naomi Sutton, Amanda Guimond, Chelsey Ogden, and Morgan Albisser. “Day […]

Nicholas Donaldson Rhonda Snow (above) displayed her handmade artwork at the “Easter Market” held Saturday at the Copper River Inn here All of her proceeds go to the RR Spirit Horse Ranch to support her Ojibway horses–a rare breed she is preserving on her ranch outside of Fort Frances. Meanwhile, […]

Nicholas Donaldson Ryder Steele, Dominic Caul, Daylia Friday, and Autumn Yerxa on Thursday showed off some of the chicks that hatched in the Early Learning classroom at St. Michael’s School. While the eggs were in the incubator, the children were asked what would hatch from them. Some of the more […]

Submitted Joanne Ogden, second from right, celebrated her award of excellence in nursing with the Director of Health at Naicatchewenin First Nation, Armand Jourdain, and co-workers Lorraine Smith, Erin Smith, and Doreen Smith.

Duane Hicks Piper Lidkea, left, helped her older brother, Cameron, and his fellow FFHS “Chem-Free” Grad committee members Taylor McQuaker, Mackenzie Wright, and Averi King sell festive Easter cupcakes during “Egg-Stravangza” on Saturday.

Duane Hicks Laurie Woodgate gave an Easter treat to Skylar Mansbridge outside of Professional Hair & Body Care on Saturday during the fourth-annual “Egg-Stravaganza” hosted by the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club and The Shops on Scott. About 20 businesses participated, along with some 30 other businesses and groups which donated […]

Nicholas Donaldson Bonnie Penney, Paul Patterson, Patty Stefanick, and Roy Taylor (sitting) were ready to run the Lions TV Bingo last Thursday night in the Shaw studio here. The Fort Frances Lions Club recently got an equipment upgrade from Shaw, including new cameras, lights, and a new system to remotely […]