Heather Latter St. Francis School students Emily Fitzgerald, left, Julianna Rousseau, Piper Miller, Simon Blanchet, and Liam McEvoy showed off the Remembrance Day display there this morning, which features photos and certificates of students’ relatives. Students were asked to share photos of family members who have served in the war […]
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Joey Payeur Muskie Abby Sanders looked over the best option for getting past Dryden defender Sarah Benson during the fourth quarter of the Eagles’ 32-20 victory in the NorWOSSA senior girls’ basketball final there Tuesday.
Duane Hicks Curator Sherry George eyed up one of the 30-plus pieces in the “Threadworks 2016” exhibit that opened earlier this week at the Fort Frances Museum. The piece by Patricia Menon of Thornhill, Ont. is entitled “In The Domain of the Workhouse: A Land of Beauty and Despair.” It […]
Heather Latter With the unseasonably warm weather prominent across the district, crews at New Gold’s Rainy River Project were busy Monday afternoon moving rock and clay to other parts of the site to prepare the open pit for the start of production in mid-2017.
Heather Latter Sarah Marusyk, acting president of the “Friends of the Museum,” displayed one of the auction items during the Fort Frances Museum’s “Night at the Museum” fundraiser held there Thursday night. Led by auctioneer Telford Advent, and with items donated by local artists and businesses, the live auction brought […]
Staff Conversations, coffee, and cake were part of the Sunday afternoon “Poppy Day Tea” held at the Rainy River Legion Br. #54. A beautiful day brought a good crowd out to participate in this annual pre-Remembrance Day fundraiser.
Joey Payeur Muskie Caleb Allan had a spring in his step as he tried to shut down the attack of Evan Waller during the Dryden Eagles’ 3-2 win in Fort High’s NorWOSSA regular-season finale here last Tuesday afternoon. The NorWOSSA finals took place yesterday in Dryden (results not available as […]
Duane Hicks A crew from Syncor Contracting Ltd. is picking up the pace on the first five-unit townhome complex being built on its Front Street property, most recently installing roof trusses. The balmy weather has been a boon for it and other construction projects around town. The townhomes will be […]
Joey Payeur Bo Gartzke of the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians wound up parting the red sea of Kenora Thistles’ defenders Alex Johnston, background, and Reid Pitura before scoring a terrific backhand goal in the third period of yesterday’s game at the Ice For Kids Arena. The marker was part […]
Heather Latter Kristina Matthews, left, along with her daughters, 12-day-old Summer and two-year-old Harper, and her mom, Erin Caul, enjoyed tea and dainties during the annual Remembrance Day tea hosted by the Legion Ladies Auxiliary Br. #29 there yesterday. The event also featured baking and candy tables, a cookie walk, […]
Joey Payeur Corban Galusha of the Robert Moore Mustangs took more than a passing fancy in getting this bump over the net during the Gord Savoy Classic in Atikokan—the first event in the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s volleyball season. The Mustangs made it to the Grade 7 boys’ final […]
Heather Latter Puppeteer Chad Solomon introduced children gathered at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday to “Strawberry” before he got started telling a funny story of sustainability called “One Dish, One Spoon” as part of his “Rabbit and Bear Paws” presentation. Sponsored by Saulteaux Consulting and Engineering, the “Friends of […]
