Heather Latter Tarran Enge, seven, channeled his inner “Frank Sinatra” as he belt out the lyrics to “New York, New York” during the opening number of the “Gleek Week” performance at the Townshend Theatre on Friday. The week-long summer musical theatre program, offered by Renée Martin-Brown and Awesome Productions, saw […]
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Lindsay Campbell Crews continued to clean up the site of the 14-railcar derailment yesterday near Barwick. One railcar leaked an estimated 10,000-12,000 gallons of petroleum distillates.
Joey Payeur Val Smith of the Northwest Bay Beavers (71) didn’t need to surrender, as she safely beat out a grounder to short that Couchiching Lady Raiders first baseman Darcy Jones had to go skyward to corral the corresponding throw. The Beavers piled up 22 hits in a 29-6 win […]
Joey Payeur Almer Godin from Rainy River and his granddaughter, Sarina Godin, from Saskatchewan, blasted out onto the water to begin their quest for big fish as part of the morning boat launch on Day 1 of the “Castin’ for Cash” bass fishing tournament at Lake Despair, north of Devlin. […]
Lindsay Campbell Marilyn Rittau, left, with her children, Annalise and Caitlin and their friend, Devlin Onichuk, enjoyed a hamburger at the Investors Group customer appreciation barbecue hosted by Adrian Chapman yesterday evening at Lions Park. As well as complimentary food, many activities such as face painting, bubble blowing, and a […]
Lindsay Campbell Erin Campbell from Science North, showed off pet snake, “Corny,” for “Rec ‘N Crew” kids’ “Mad Scientist Week” at the Memorial Sports Centre yesterday. Science North worked with the kids for an hour, during which time they also built rockets and raced them.
Lindsay Campbell Logan Neurinski was pretty in pink yesterday evening as she proudly posed by “her garden” during the kids’ garden club session at the Fort Frances Community Garden. The sessions are held every Wednesday from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m., where a number of plants and flowers are fostered and […]
Joey Payeur McKenna Begin of the Fort Frances Juniors, with father and third base coach Kevin Begin encouraging her in the background, blazed around the hot corner to eventually score on Sara Jackson’s two-run triple in the third inning of last night’s game in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball […]
Lindsay Campbell Local resident Owen Johnson eyed up the newest attraction at the Fort Frances Tourism Centre’s during its welcoming reception last Tuesday afternoon. At six feet tall and previously weighing about 1,000 pounds, the stuffed moose is here to stay as a tourist attraction.
Lindsay Campbell Students from the “Circus Club” at J.W. Walker School showcased their unicycling skills during the annual Canada Day parade here last Wednesday morning.
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 to the public this Friday […]
Lindsay Campbell Rochelle Bird, left, a summer program instructor at the United Native Friendship Centre, and elder Dorothy Friday showed Ayden Nastiuk how to weave a basket out of tree bark. The activity, held at the “Circle of Life” building on Mowat Avenue, aimed to pass cultural traditions onto youths […]
