Nicholas Donaldson “Sweet tarts for sweethearts” were given out at St. Michael’s School yesterday during their Rare Disease Day assembly to those students who go out of their way to be friendly to Laura Ahrens, a fellow student afflicted with CDKL5.

Nicholas Donaldson Shannon Jackson pulled a name for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip-of-the-Month” draw yesterday morning at International Travel Services as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on. Roy Taylor was the lucky winner of a trip to New York City.

Joey Payeur Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians’ goalie Brayton Levesque had to keep his head in the game to figure out where this shot was going during his team’s 3-1 loss to International Falls on Sunday at the Ice For Kids Arena in their final home game scheduled for this […]

Duane Hicks Donald Taylor, current Junior Warden of Granite Lodge 446, admired some of the artifacts on display during the Freemasonry exhibit open house last Thursday at the Fort Frances Museum.

Nicholas Donaldson Deputy fire chief Abe Eberly showed off the new fire truck during the Chapple Fire Department’s open house Saturday in Barwick. Visitors got a good look at all of the equipment and also were given some fire safety information. There also was a visit from “Sparky” for the […]

Submitted The “Lady Marlene,” owned by Bo And Marlene Armstrong, cruised around Rainy Lake for 25-plus years. But Bo Armstrong always had dreams of owning a tug–a dream he realized when he purchased the “Owandem.”

Nicholas Donaldson The local Walmart had manager Mohammad “locked up” in support of the Children’s Miracle Network last Friday. It cost a dollar per minute to keep him in there and at the time this photo was taken, $403 already had been raised for the charity.

Duane Hicks Donna Kowalski, left, and Jessica Ogden, who sell Thirty-One bags, dropped by the Riverside Chemotherapy Unit last Thursday to deliver 88 “chemo comfort bags” to staff Cathy Ash, Diane McManaman, and Donna Ewald to give out to patients. The bags were sponsored by various people earlier this year, […]

Nicholas Donaldson Emily Bouvier and Gracee Heiod enjoyed their pancake breakfast as St. Michael’s School here yesterday morning to mark Shrove Tuesday–the last day before Lent begins. Students also learned that pancakes traditionally are eaten on that day to use up ingredients that can’t be consumed during Lent.

of Sylvia Hnatiuk Johnston Donna Lowey made and donated these festive Mardi Gras centrepieces, tying in perfectly to the event decorating done by Diane Gibson of Gibson Design.

Submitted Students at Rainy River District School Board schools stood up against bullying during “Pink Shirt Day” last Wednesday. Many students wore pink and also participated in anti-bullying activities in their classrooms.

Duane Hicks Sporting masks, beads, and festive colours, Lerline McDonald, left, and Bonnie Hughes were among the many event-goers who got into the Bourbon Street spirit on Saturday night during the Mardi Gras dinner at the Copper River Inn. The fundrasier event for the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau raised just […]