Joey Payeur Jesse Begin made himself a favourite of his new teammates early on—snaring gold medals in all eight of his events for the Fort Frances Aquanauts during the Boston Pizza Fall Frolic Invitational at the Memorial Sports Centre pool over the weekend.
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Heather Latter Students in Cheri Whatley’s Early Learning class at St. Michael’s School learned about bus safety yesterday from Holly Bruyere of Iron Range Bus Lines to mark National School Bus Safety Week.
Duane Hicks Jordie Baird, left, spoke with Pastor Brian Keffer yesterday evening during the third-annual “Human Library” at the Fort Frances Public Library. Other “books” that could be “borrowed” for conversation included Cst. Kyla Savage of the Treaty #3 Police Service, fashion designer Lori Yerxa, and farmer Kim Jo Bliss. […]
Duane Hicks The black bear that had been troubling Idlywild Drive residents for the past month has been caught at long last. Jim and Kathy Cuthbertson awoke this morning to find the bruin had fallen for the bait set out in this live trap. The MNRF has been notified about […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Gaby Hanzuk, left, and Everett Freeman were among the five participants in the first-ever 5K “Eye Run” here Saturday. The event raised money for the visually-impaired to attend summer camp at the CNIB’s Lake Joseph Centre.
Heather Latter Dianne Taggart, right, Joan Gustafson, and Shirley Nault were busy manning the cookie table at the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary’s annual fall tea Saturday at the New Beginnings Fellowship. In addition to featuring tea, coffee, sandwiches, dainties, a bake table, and a penny table, auxiliary president Irene Laing […]
Heather Latter Cole Magill was busy raking leaves outside the Canadian Mental Health Association building on Portage Avenue during the Fort Frances Bantam ‘AA’ Canadians’ “leaf rake and removal” fundraiser Saturday. The team split into several groups and, with the help of some parents, each tackled five or six yards, […]
Heather Latter Sgt. Kevin Allard of the 116th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery Canadian Armed Forces, provided local residents with information about the C3 105 mm Howitzer on Saturday during a demonstration in the parking lot at the Memorial Sports Centre. Although the army reserve is based out of […]
Heather Latter Diana Nixon accompanied her husband, Gary, out one of the rear entrances at Resolute Forest Products yesterday after his final shift there. Nixon, who had worked at the local mill for 32 years, was the last hourly worker remaining.
Clint Bruyere Comedy legend Mike MacDonald staged a performance Friday night at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. Just over 100 people attended the show, which was a fundraiser in support of the Fort Frances Lakers.
Joey Payeur Garrett Paull deftly worked his way around the pylons during “Hoops and Spikes” last night at St. Francis School. The youth club basketball program, a spin-off of the Fort Frances Fire ’n Ice volleyball one, features just over 30 students from Grades 5-8.
Joey Payeur Emily Harp of the Muskie cross-country running team wasn’t going to get a little rain get in her way as she braved the elements to finish 31st in the girls’ 3.2-km race at the Hial Pike Invitational on Tuesday afternoon at the Falls Country Club.
