Heather Latter Shelley DeGagne, left, and Phyllis Johnson were just two of the members of the Cabin Country Quilt Guild who gathered at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau on Saturday to help make “touch quilts” for the local Alzheimer Society. The quilts—made of different textures and materials—provide sensory stimulation to […]
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Joey Payeur Gabe Gunderson of the Fort Frances Robinson Rush (right) tried to shake off the pressure from Reed McKinnon of the Fort Frances Gillons’ Sharks during the final of the FFMHA’s Atom ‘A’ tournament yesterday at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Sharks won 4-3 after taking the shootout […]
Joey Payeur Former Muskie Katie Sinclair (13) skated into the offensive zone during the first period of the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs’ 2-1 overtime victory in the first of a two-game ACHA Division II home series versus the North Dakota State University Bison on Saturday at Bronco Arena. The […]
Duane Hicks Library assistant Penny Shumaker put the finishing touches on a new display at the Fort Frances Public Library in anticipation of “Freedom to Read Week” (Feb. 22-28). In light of the Jan. 7 massacre, in which 12 people were killed at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie […]
Duane Hicks Artwork by teen artists Jada Eide and Julia Cawston is in the spotlight this month at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The piece above was done by Eide. The work of talented local artists is exhibited each month at the library. If you’re a local artist […]
Heather Latter Callahan Wiedenhoeft and her brother, Christian, auditioned a scene from “The Wizard of Oz” yesterday for a talent show being hosted by the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts in celebration of its 75th year. A total of 15 acts were selected to perform in “Fort […]
Heather Latter Gavin Payne loaded up a tree on Armit Avenue during the Fort Frances Fire Brigade’s annual Christmas tree pick-up Saturday. Teams spent the afternoon gathering the trees, which were taken to the wood chipper at Daryl’s Custom Landscapes Ltd. They also collected $1,340 (with more donations yet to […]
Staff With the price of crude oil continuing to plummet, the price for gasoline at both Husky and Canada Safeway here has dipped $1/litre—the lowest it’s been in several years. The average cost of a litre of gasoline in Canada is below $1 for the first time since August, 2010.
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Lion Paul Patterson looked on as Safeway assistant manager Ryan Hood drew the name of the winner of the club’s groceries-for-a-year raffle on Friday. Julia Teeple of Barwick won $5,200 in $100 Safeway gift cards. Al Hunter of Rainy River First Nations won the second-place prize […]
Joey Payeur Cole Kowalski rose above the crowd to drain two of his game-high 26 points for the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team in its 62-51 loss to the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action here last Tuesday.
Joey Payeur Muskie Claire Sandelovich was denied this third-period scoring chance by International Falls’ goalie Kalaya McConnell during the Broncos’ 4-3 win in exhibition action last night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Heather Latter Mary O’Connor, client services co-ordinator with the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, gave a presentation yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library in conjunction with Alzheimer Awareness Month. With women representing 72 percent of Canadians living with Alzheimer’s, the Alzheimer Society is informing women in their 40s […]
