Staff Times’ reporter Heather Latter bid yesterday on one of the 20 or so items in the silent auction being held at the Fine Line Art Gallery. Come in and place bids between now and Sunday (Nov. 20), when the gallery will hold its annual Christmas Extravaganza open house from […]
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Joey Payeur Members of the public, along with local representatives of the Métis Nation of Ontario, were on hand outside the Civic Centre yesterday for a flag-raising ceremony commemorating Louis Riel Day. Riel, the most famous Métis leader in Canadian history, helped create the province of Manitoba.
Joey Payeur Silver Cross Mother Kerry Harper showed her respect as she laid a wreath, assisted by Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 member Ed Haglund, during the annual Remembrance Day service at the Fort Frances cenotaph on Friday. A crowd numbering in the hundreds jammed the area surrounding the cenotaph […]
Heather Latter Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis and Donna Haney, who often works for the local Salvation Army, were the first to make a donation to the Christmas kettle campaign that kicked off Monday morning at Walmart. Getting an earlier start than normal, a kettle also is now up at […]
Dave Ogilvie Sgt. Courtney Sinclair, of the 908 Rainy Lake Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, stood in silent vigil during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Emo cenotaph on Friday. Ceremonies also took place in Devlin, Barwick, Stratton, and Rainy River First Nations, with a Remembrance Day lunch and dinner […]
Joey Payeur The path to the hoop was clear for Muskie Janissa Judson on this lay-up try during Fort High’s 40-36 loss to the Dryden Eagles in the NorWOSSA junior girls’ basketball final there last Tuesday. Below, Muskies Aaron Bujold and Hunter Brown slammed the gate shut on Matthew Waites […]
Heather Latter Flora Danylchuk, left, and Donna Lowey, right, of the Fort Frances Lions Club honoured the winners of the club’s annual peace poster contest yesterday evening during an appreciation dinner at the Sister Kennedy Centre. Pictured here are Kassy Michl (Robert Moore), Ashton Cousineau (Crossroads), Terra Carlson (J.W. Walker/Fort […]
Heather Latter Nick Wreggitt, left, and Jim Fowler of the Fort Frances Lakers, along with Salvation Army communities ministries manager Jill Pernsky, Jodi Forbes of Walmart, Mayor Roy Avis, Lt. Ryan MacDonald, and volunteer Donna Haney, kicked off the local Salvation Army’s Christmas kettle campaign yesterday morning at Walmart. Getting […]
Heather Latter Dancers took to the floor at the Couchiching multi-use centre Friday afternoon for the annual Veterans’ Day pow-wow. Hosted by the United Native Friendship Centre, the event aimed to honour area veterans.
Joey Payeur Bransen Campbell of the Fort Frances Boston Pizza Royals, left, hustled back in time to cut off Connor Chaykowski of the Current River Comets during the bronze-medal final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual PeeWee ‘A’ tournament yesterday at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Comets […]
Heather Latter Sherri and Hayden Eisenzopf checked out some of the Christmas decorations available to purchase Saturday afternoon during the Rainycrest Auxiliary’s fall bazaar and bake sale there. The well-attended event included a penny table, 50/50 draw, a “gently-used” table, a residents’ craft table, and refreshments.
Joey Payeur Cde. Robert Boland, representing the Royal Canadian Air Force, laid a wreath, accompanied by Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 member Ed Haglund, during the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies held earlier today at the Fort Frances cenotaph. Sunny skies and a relatively calm breeze greeted the large crowd that […]
