Duane Hicks Socorro Galusha (above) sang the Beatles’ “Come Together while below, Maria Gilbert, along with Emma Dykstra (not seen) and a chorus of friends, performed Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” during the opening night of the “The Evolution of Music” at the Townshend Theatre. The FFHS musical […]
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Heather Latter Ben Morelli, left, along with “Friends of the Museum” members Samantha Manty, Mandy Lahti, and Sarah Marusyk, dressed as their favourite historical characters as part of the Fort Frances Museum’s “Night at the Museum” fundraiser held there last night. The fifth-annual gala featured wine and cheese, hors d’oeuvres […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Chase Curtis hammered this kill shot past the block attempt of Dryden’s Reegan Warren during the Eagles’ five-set victory in NorWOSSA junior boys’ volleyball action here Tuesday afternoon.
Submitted Eric Fagerdahl revealed the item he’s donating for auction at the Friends of the Museum’s annual fall gala tonight—a handmade wooden cooler featuring a “49 Canadian” decal and vintage bottle opener. The fifth-annual wine-and-cheese fundraiser will take place from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Fort Frances Museum, with this year’s […]
Heather Latter Fort High students rehearsed the ABBA tune “Mamma Mia” last week during a rehearsal for the upcoming annual musical revue. Entitled “The Evolution of Music,” the show runs tonight through Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. Tickets, which cost $10 for adults and $8 for students […]
Duane Hicks Members of the Fort Frances High School Student Leadership Council dropped off an estimated 1,000-plus non-perishable food items at Sunset Country Ford yesterday. The students collected items door-to-door on Hallowe’en for the dealership’s “We Scare Hunger” food drive. During the month of October, the public was urged to […]
Heather Latter Nicholas Cain, left, along with his cousins, Luc and Sophie Thomson, and sister, Isabella, stopped by the third-annual “Trunk or Treat” event Monday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Despite the drizzly weather, organizers of the Hallowe’en event deemed it a success, with an estimated 800 […]
Heather Latter Members of Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 607 set up a picket line at Innovative Civil Constructors Inc.’s construction site office off the Noden Causeway yesterday morning. In an effort to have their voices heard over a labour issue, the strike didn’t impact traffic on […]
Dave Ogilvie Aurora Cupp, the proud owner of a new rifle, couldn’t stop grinning as Emo and District Lions Club president Jodi Pellerin presented her with the prize. The gun raffle was just one of the popular activities at the club’s third-annual “Hunters’ Night” on Saturday in Barwick.
Muskie Kelsey Langtry was a step quicker than Portage Collegiate Institute Saints’ goalie Haley Swidnicki and defender Kiera Shwaluk to tap this puck in and give Fort High a 5-2 lead in the second period of Saturday night’s game at the ’52 Canadians Arena that the hosts won 6-3.
Staff Christine Ly, student optometrist at Lidkea Optometry here, drew the November “Trip of the Month” draw winner as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on this morning at International Travel Services. Marc McNay and Amber Feche of Dryden will be heading to Honolulu, Hawaii—a trip valued at $4,000. Next month’s trip […]
Heather Latter Students at St. Michael’s School showed off their costumes to family and friends as they paraded across the stage there yesterday prior to heading back to their classrooms to participate in Hallowe’en activities.
