Heather Latter Hue Eldridge’s Grade 1 class from Robert Moore School performed “Sing a Rainbow” yesterday during the vocal division of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. The vocal competition wraps up today, concluding the three-week Festival. The annual “highlights” concert, showcasing the award-winning performances, will take […]
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Heather Latter News station producer Pam Gerard (Susie Tilley) berated reporter Warren Kimble (Jason Kabel) during the opening scene of “Office Hours” last night at the Cooper River Inn. The Canadian comedy, being staged by Fort Frances Little Theatre, was part of a dinner theatre that runs again there tonight […]
Submitted Pam and Beau Guild and their son, Ben, were among the families and individuals who dropped by the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Wednesday to pick up free sunflower starter kits in celebration of “Earth Day.” The library has launched its new “Seed Library”—a free, accessible community […]
Duane Hicks Forgot a plastic bag while walking your dog? No problem. The town installed seven plastic bag dispensers along the La Verendrye Parkway this week. This means dog walkers have no excuse not to pick up after their pooches.
Duane Hicks The new “Local Hockey History” exhibit is now ready upstairs at the Fort Frances Museum. Just in time for next week’s Dudley Hewitt Cup, the small exhibit features photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. It will be up until the end of May.
Cameron Penney Fort High senior band members prepared to depart by bus to Winnipeg to catch a flight to Whistler, B.C. yesterday morning. The group will perform at the “Con Brio Whistler Music Festival” and stay at the “Whistler Village,” which orginally was constructed for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Heather Latter Zeila Dal, left, Mark Fitzgerald, Natalia Saciuk, and Maxten Hanson—from Lisa Cousineau’s Early Years class at St. Michael’s School—showed off some of their “Earth Day” creations yesterday, including a painting of the Earth and decorated grocery bags. Several of the classes there were decorating brown paper bags that […]
Heather Latter Ainsley Matheson got a chance to pet a lamb, held by Maddie Bliss, on Saturday during “Spring Fever Days” festivities in Emo. A pen full of sheep and lambs, as well as one bunny, brought by Kim Jo Bliss were a draw for families at one end of […]
Heather Latter New Gold general manager Grant Goddard pointed out where the opening of the mine will be when work gets going on development in the fall. Until then, clearing and grubbing is taking place at the site in preparation for construction.
Heather Latter Leah Seguin brushed “Hollywood,” a miniature horse from Angela Halvorsen’s “Dreamweaver Ranch,” who was visiting “Spring Fever Days” in Emo on Saturday. Set up between Tompkins Hardware and the CIBC, people of all ages visited with both “Teaspoon” and “Hollywood.”
Courtesy of Michael Christianson – Dryden Observer Roshen Jaswal bellowed in delight after hoisting the Bill Salonen Cup following the Lakers’ 3-1 win over the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs in Game 6 of the best-of-seven SIJHL final Saturday night. The Lakers next will host the Dudley Hewitt Cup starting […]
Heather Latter Sydney Beck was among the Grade 9 FFHS band members who performed yesterday at the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts during its first day of the instrumental division. Directed by Lisa Loney, the junior band received positive feedback for its performance of “Ghost Ship” and […]
