Staff Bev McCoy, left, Patti DeGagne, Maurice DeGagne, and Cathy DeGagne socialized during the Christmas bazaar and luncheon Saturday at Knox United Church. The event, which saw McMillan Hall packed with people, also included a bake table and cookie walk.
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Joey Payeur Reed Bodnar of the Fort Frances Bantam ‘AA’ Canadians weighed his options while facing a wall of Kenora Thistles’ defenders during the third period of the quarter-final game of their home tournament Saturday at the Couchiching Arena. The Thistles won 3-2 in overtime, then went on to capture […]
SubmittedSandra Brunetta Wanda Johnson, from the Emo Health Centre’s activation program, displayed a variety of items she and Hannah Nussbaumer donated to raise funds during the “Vendor Blender” sale Saturday at Rainycrest. The proceeds went to the activation program and to a local family in desperate need of a new […]
Staff Members of the student leadership council at Fort High dropped off the food collected through its “We Scare Hunger” campaign to the local Salvation Army this morning. Instead of collecting candy on Hallowe’en, the teens chose to collect non-perishable items to donate to the food bank. The group collected […]
Heather Latter Darcy Banman, left, Dawn Gray, and Sheri Payne of The Bargain Shop showed off the array of goodies available there this morning. Staff at the store were holding the bake sale to help raise some funds to “adopt-a-family” through the local Salvation Army’s annual Christmas hamper program. The […]
Duane Hicks Like many other Borderland residents, Rod Pattison was out shovelling snow before heading to work this morning. The area received about five cm (two inches) of the white stuff but blustery west winds continue to blow it around, reducing visibility. Shaw also confirmed a weather-related Internet outage early […]
Duane Hicks Andrea Avis, program director at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, showed off poles used for urban pole walking. A free urban poling workshop is scheduled for this Monday (Nov. 23) from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the library, which will be lending out poles for patrons to try. […]
Heather Latter Drivers are reminded to make sure their licence, plates, and insurance are up-to-date since the Rainy River District OPP has been nabbing offenders thanks to automatic licence plate recognition (ALPR) equipment borrowed from the Kenora detachment.
Heather Latter Paisley Riches rolled out some “dough” during the Northwestern Health Unit’s “Play Date” yesterday at St. Michael’s School. The event, for children of all ages, offered families a night to slow down and spend some time playing. There were fun, interactive, and messy activities for parents and children […]
Joey Payeur Members of the local Fire ’N Ice volleyball club bounded their way through various jumping drills during a practice session yesterday evening at Fort High. The first-year club mixes technical training with dryland conditioning for players in the U14, U16, and U18 age groups.
Joey Payeur Fort High co-op student Kevin Metke mixed together chemicals to create a colour wall while demonstrating some of the skills he learned while assigned to help out in the school’s science department. Metke was one of about 40 students showcasing their work placements this semester during “Co-op Display […]
Heather Latter Michael Weisgerber and Angie Tester, who hail from Manitoba, ran the final leg of the “Dash 4 Diabetes” on the trails on Rocky Inlet on Saturday. About 100 people attended the event, which also included a 1K run, lunch, and a presentation by local youth with diabetes. More […]
