Cameron Penney A construction crew worked tirelessly yesterday to install water services for the future Edgewood townhomes being constructed on Front Street. Thunder Bay-based Syncor Contracting’s plan is to build two five-unit complexes there this summer.
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Cameron Penney Keira Strickland, left, competed against Ty Cunningham in a game of the “Pokémon Trading Card Game” yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The Public Library Players League, which offers sanctioned “Magic: The Gathering” events, recently expanded to included Pokémon games, as well as chess.
Submitted Rainycrest residents, guests and staff celebrated Canada Day a day early with a party last Thursday. Hallett Hall was decked out in patriotic decor for the occasion, and the “Rainycrest Four” entertained through lunch, causing many to leave their meal and hit the dance floor.
Heather Latter With the theme that “hockey players can sing too,” the Robert Moore School Boys Choir enthusiastically displayed their patriotism in the Canada Day parade on Friday. The parade, which started at the Sorting Gap Marina and ended at the Legion, was a big hit—just like the rest of […]
Cameron Penney Lyla Moen, left, along with Kodi Jo Galbraith and art therapist Lindsay Hamilton, showed off the Community Living art project, which features contributions made by people of all ages and abilities. The project, which is titled, “We are more alike than different,” will be displayed in the Community […]
Dave Ogilvie Participants in this year’s “Gleek Week,” a local musical theatre camp run by Renée Martin-Brown, rehearsed one of their numbers yesterday at the Emo Legion. The group will move rehearsals to the Townshend Theatre stage here tomorrow, where they’ll present their final performance, called “Stay Tuned,” to the […]
Joey Payeur Brian White, left, and Bryan Gustafson of Fort Frances were only too happy to defend their championship at the 16th-annual “Castin’ for Cash” bass fishing tournament hosted by Lake Despair Lodge this past weekend, repeating their win of a year ago with a final weight of 32.76 pounds.
Joey Payeur For a fastball rookie, Kamryn Sandelovich had a pretty polished swing as she took her cuts in the sixth inning last night for the Couchiching Lady Raiders in their Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League game against the host Fort Frances Her-icanes at VanJura Park. The teenager grounded […]
Cameron Penney Quinn Miller was busy focusing on driving her “Dash and Dot robot” around the ’52 Canadians Arena during a Rec ‘N Crew activity yesterday afternoon. The robots were supplied by Seven Generations and can be used to teach youngsters about problem solving and how to code.
Heather Latter Kipton Brechtefeld, left, Hope Redmon, Hope McCormick, and Hunter Plante enjoyed a picnic lunch at the Fort Frances Library during the annual Teddy Bear picnic there on Thursday. The event featured a bouncy castle, barrel train rides, music, crafts, games, and a visit from Dr. Elaine Spencer, who […]
Heather Latter Lisa Gibbs of BDO Canada picked the winning ticket in the Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw this morning at International Travel Services while Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on. The lucky winners for July were Brad and Terra Lowes of Fort Frances who will be heading to […]
Heather Latter The Fort Frances Highlanders performed a number of tunes and demonstrated some traditional dances as the Canada Day entertainment at the Point kicked off on Friday afternoon. Other acts included Chirpy Chicks, Ron Cameron, Katelyn and Joelle Bruyere, Distant Legacy, the Teflons, and many others who folks entertained […]
