Joey Payeur Tyler Munro, centre, and the rest of the Muskie track-and-field team came out of the starting blocks for the new season yesterday with a nine-medal performance at the Bronco Booster Varsity Invitational at Falls High School.
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Heather Latter Maureen LeMesurier shaved the head of St. Michael’s teacher Jeremiah McCart yesterday during a school assembly. The students had raised $500 for Development and Peace in order for McCart to go under the razor. Fellow teacher Cheri Whatley, meanwhile, had 10 inches of her long red locks cut […]
Heather Latter J.W. Walker School students Paige Eldridge, left, Angie Redford, Tori Toriseva, and Lauryn Marchant worked together to build a marshmallow catapult yesterday during a career exploration event at La Place Rendez-Vous. Offered by Skills Ontario, the event was held to demonstrate that skilled trades and technologies are accessible, […]
Duane Hicks Times’ staffer John Pierce yesterday accepted a special order of pink sticky buns—in commemoration of the International Day of Pink—from Tess Coish of Tess’ Kitchen here, who also was adorned in pink to mark the occasion.
Heather Latter Reo Walton, left, and Terry McMahon were busy grilling up some hotdogs and hamburgers yesterday for the United Native Friendship Centre’s “Day of Pink” barbecue. In celebration of diversity and anti-bullying, the organization hosted the free event to all.
Heather Latter Decked out in pink, Nancy Daley-Fulton, left, and Kristi Albright, both with the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, dropped by Rainycrest yesterday morning to deliver some pink carnations to residents to share the message of the “Day of Pink”—the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, […]
Heather Latter Sarah Kivimaki’s Early-Years class from Robert Moore School recited the poem “Our Teacher Sings The Beatles” by Kenn Nesbitt there yesterday during the opening session of the English drama portion of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. The drama division continues today and tomorrow, with […]
Cameron Penney Jess Steele, left, along with Shanleigh Fryer, April Morrison, and Jaden Bump, marched through the halls of Fort High yesterday during the Pink Day Parade organized by the “Best Buddies” group. Afterwards, students danced to the tunes of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” and “True Colours,” by Artists […]
Heather Latter Tatum Wagner was thrilled to sit with the Easter Bunny, who gave her a bucket full of treats, last Thursday during the Fort Frances Nursery School’s Easter party at Plaza Lanes. It was a busy week for the floppy-eared hare, who made appearances at several Easter events in […]
Heather Latter Neila Booth of Northwoods Galley & Gifts offered up some Easter treats to Jaana Fournier on Saturday during the second-annual “Egg-Stravaganza” on Scott Street. Hosted by the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club, more than 360 children stopped in at downtown businesses to receive goodies. They also were able to […]
Heather Latter Nikki Armstrong, manager of Transportation Services with the Rainy River District Transportation Services Consortium, taped a “Bully-Free Zone” sign on the doors of a school bus yesterday in preparation for today’s “Day of Pink” celebration. The “Day of Pink” is the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia, Transphobia, […]
Heather Latter Martina Woods posed with the Easter Bunny at the CIBC here yesterday. The local branch spent Easter Monday celebrating the holiday with games, activities, and refreshments.
