Joey Payeur Nicole Stout, left, who is doing her optometry externship at Lidkea Optometry, and Robin Wright of the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club teamed up at International Travel Services to draw the name of the lucky winner of the club’s “Trip of the Month” contest for April. Peter Spuzak of […]
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Cameron Penney Erin Tomalty, left, along with Sarah Strain and Ashtyn Dokuchie, carefully observed the fire they created during the “Outdoor Activities” class at Fort High. Students have also learned skills such as knot tying, and will eventually put their skills to the test when they embark on a camping […]
Heather Latter Bride-to be Darcy Jones entered her name in a draw at McTaggart’s booth during the 2015 Bridal Show presented by Northwoods Gallery & Gifts and received some information about tuxedo rentals for her groom and wedding party from Richard Boileau. A total of 37 brides-to-be and their guests […]
Heather Latter Abby Hardy, left, and Olivia Mainville, from Debbie Jean’s Grade 5/6 class at St. Francis School, displayed some of the tasty goodies available during their bake sale last Thursday. The students raised $410, which will be sent to a Third World country to create clean water. In conjunction […]
Joey Payeur Former NHL star Theoren Fleury, centre, was the special guest for a ceremonial puck drop before Game 2 of the SIJHL best-of-seven semifinal between the Fort Frances Lakers, represented here by captain Miles Nolan, left, and the Thunder Bay North Stars, with captain Kris Kellaway doing the honours […]
Heather Latter Tori Sikora, foreground, and Mary Wood of the Community Development Class at Confederation College helped stock the shelves of the pantry at the Loaves and Fishes community kitchen at the New Beginnings Fellowship yesterday. As an assignment, the class was asked to work together to develop a community […]
Joey Payeur Leland Hoagland of the Muskies showed plenty of energy during his game against Myron Armstrong of the Rainy River Owls during a five-team exhibition tournament which kicked off the NorWOSSA badminton season on Friday at Fort High. Whitefish Bay, Atikokan and Ignace were the other teams participating at […]
Joey Payeur Madison Godin of the St. Francis Sentinels, left, and Monica Young of the Atikokan Voyageurs ‘B’ team, right, wrestled for this loose ball while the Sentinels’ Lauren Penney observed the roundball battle during the first Rainy River District Athletic Association Grade 8 girls basketball tournament of the season […]
Joey Payeur The reaction of the Lakers’ Wyatt Cota (22) told the tale of fallen teammate Carter Chorney’s second-period goal-scoring achievement which gave Fort Frances a 2-1 lead on the way to a 6-2 victory over the Thunder Bay North Stars in Game 1 of their best-of-seven SIJHL semifinal on […]
Heather Latter Arlene Georgeson checked out some handmade necklaces from Kris Krag’s “Once Upon A Spoon” booth at the handmade arts and crafts festival held at the old CN station on Saturday. Local artisans showcased everything from stained glass, bottle art, and woodworking to baking, photography, and painting.
Cameron Penney Joey Onichuk, left, and Ben Whitburn started a fire using kindling and cotton as part of the “Outdoor Activities” class at Fort High. The class has participated in a variety of activities, such as Nordic cross-country skiing and archery. Students also have had lessons on winter survival and […]
Heather Latter Tatum Glowasky, left, Darnell Kempf, and Joe Hardy, from Debbie Jean’s Grade 5/6 class at St. Francis School, displayed some of the tasty goodies available during their bake sale yesterday. The students raised $410, which will be sent to a Third World country to create clean water. In […]
