Cameron Penney St. Michael’s School students Zeila Dal, left, and Brynna Strain were hard at work putting cheese on their pizzas at Boston Pizza this morning. The Grade 1 and 2 classes had the chance to visit the King’s Highway restaurant and build their own lunch as part of their […]
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Cameron Penney Sebastian Anderson was among the many youngsters who celebrated the official first day of summer by performing some bike tricks at the skate park yesterday. The sun did not set until 9:20 p.m., which offered plenty of opportunity for children to have some outdoor fun long into the […]
Submitted Brian Gregory checked out the hail that still remained at Boffin Lake an hour after a storm hit yesterday morning. The storm also brought strong winds up to 60 km/h, with some downed trees reported in town.
Cameron Penney Joe Medicine, left, chair of the Indian Residential Schools Working Group, along with Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day, stood proudly beside the newly-unveiled residential school monument after a ceremony at Rainy River First Nations on Saturday morning. The monument depicts local scenery and wildlife, and has the names […]
Joey Payeur Sydney Anderson of St. Francis School, left, had a good head of steam going on this rush against schoolmate Izzy White during the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s Grades 4-6 soccer tournament yesterday at the St. Francis Sports Fields. The players were greeted by a warm, sunny day […]
Cameron Penney Scarlett Asplund sported a big grin before she received her diploma from Laurel Basaraba at the Legion Park yesterday as part of the Fort Frances Nursery School windup. Children played games together at the park and then enjoyed a barbecue lunch before celebrating their graduation.
Staff “Friends of the Museum” member Sarah Marusyk was among the volunteers who planted flowers in the courtyard there yesterday evening. This is the second-straight year “Friends” did its part to help beautify downtown Fort Frances, complementing the flower baskets put up by The Shops on Scott (BIA).
Cameron Penney Mary Brown dished up strawberry shortcake to Sue Freeman yesterday during the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary’s annual “Strawberry Social” held at the hospital grounds. Plenty of people turned out to support the fundraiser and enjoy their tasty treat in the sunshine.
Cameron Penney OSSTF District 5B members Duane Roen, left, Mike Allison, and Vince Gouin took to the picket line once again near the Rainy River District School Board office this morning. With today’s one-day strike—and another planned for Monday—impacting final exams, a condensed exam schedule has been prepared. Many Grade […]
Submitted Gil Hayes of Edmonton was fishing with his niece, local resident Teresa Bolen, from shore near the Crow Rock bridge recently when this cute little red fox joined them. Hayes is a retired wrestler who was inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame. He grew up here before going […]
Heather Latter Geoff Gillon of Rainy River Future Development Corp. read out some of the ideas brainstormed during a session yesterday evening at Kiwanis Sunny Cove Camp. The town’s Kiwanis Sunny Cove Advisory Committee invited the public to provide input on the future of the camp as it investigates the […]
Heather Latter Melani Sutton, four, got a closer look at a painted lady butterfly yesterday afternoon when the Fort Frances Day Care released the 18 butterflies they had raised over the past few weeks. The group ordered the educational kit online and were able to witness the development of butterflies […]
