Heather Latter Award-winning musician Sierra Noble kicked off the “Harmony of Nations” workshop series this morning at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, showing off her fiddling skills and sharing how she overcame bullying to follow her heart and create a rewarding career in music. The main site under […]
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Heather Latter Piper Cross, left and her sister, Blaire, visited with their great-grandmother, Meryle Ogden, yesterday at Rainycrest in the courtyard sponsored by the United Native Friendship Centre. The annual garden party was held yesterday, with many residents and their families viewing the four courtyards, sampling refreshments, and enjoying the […]
Haley Anderson Nine-year-old Andrew Hardy and his brother, Sean, six, were eager to take home their ripe strawberries from the Clover Valley Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning. Organizers invited five local growers to sell their berries in spirit of last week’s “strawberry” theme.
Haley Anderson Volunteers helped pack food boxes at the Métis Hall for the “Healthy Living” food box program yesterday morning. Each of the 234 boxes packaged were filled to the brim with fresh produce, much of it grown locally. Each food box costs $20 and can be paid for on […]
Haley Anderson Nine-year-old Elizabeth Cousineau enjoyed her complimentary sand bucket during the “Do One Thing” campaign event hosted at Lions Park on Tuesday. The campaign, which aims to promote healthy lifestyles and community involvement, encouraged families to partake in a number of activities including blowing bubbles, skipping and relay races.
Haley Anderson Jim Avis helped “Harmony of Nations” co-ordinator Shannon Darby put up the big tent on Tuesday evening in preparation for the event which is slated tomorrow and Saturday. The tent will remain in place at the Sorting Gap Marina until after the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on […]
Jacob Murray, three, inspected a gun aboard the B-24 Liberator that stopped in Superior, Wis. last week. The youngster, who is enthralled with airplanes, revelled in the history of flying in the aircraft with his great-grandfather, who was a navigator on a plane like this more than 70 years ago.
Members of the Murray family visiting the B-24 Liberator even had a chance to take a peek inside the cockpit.
Nicole Thomson Bruce Murray, 93, checked out the interior of the B-24 Liberator, recalling that it was just as it was 70 years ago.
Heather Latter Alyssa McCready of Dryden performed a solo from the ’80s hit “Walking on Sunshine” during the final performance of “Gleek Week”—a one-week musical theatre program run by Renée Martin-Brown of Emo. The choreography was provided by Polly LeBlanc of International Falls. Nearly 50 youngsters took part in this […]
Dave Ogilvie Bill Whiting crafted and donated this pair of “bear” chairs to show his thanks to the Emo paramedics who saved his life.
Haley Anderson Matt Warry-Smith of Union Duke passionately strummed a ukulele during the Toronto-based folk band’s show last Wednesday night at Cornell Farms in La Vallee in the first of this year’s “barn concert” series. It proved such a hit that the band opted to add a second date here—set […]
