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.
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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 […]
Dave Ogilvie Thanks to so many people from across the district, the Church of the Holy Spirit in Fort Frances was able to send about 200 bikes to the “Bicycles for Humanity” program in Thunder Bay. These gently-used bikes will help improve access to health care, education, food, water, employment, […]
Heather Latter Deidrick Smith, left, Sydney Johnson, and Mathew Nowak are working as summer students for the local OPP detachment. One of their main tasks is to help promote the “Lock It or Lose It” campaign, which raises awareness of crime prevention and informs people on how to crime-proof their […]
Haley Anderson Carol Jorgenson (foreground) and Sue Drew attended a “Summer Tech Workshop” last Thursday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre to brush up on their computer skills. The workshop, which runs bi-weekly throughout the summer, boasts both PC and Mac workshops.
Nicole Thomson Bruce Murray, a former navigator during WWII, had a chance to fly in this B-24 Liberator aircraft again after 70 years, but this time alongside his son, David, grandson, Daniel, and great-grandson, Jacob. The restored bomber visited Superior, Wis. last week as part of the Collings Foundation’s “Wings […]
Heather Latter Arpan DeAngelo, a runner with the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, passed the torch to Torrie Spence while Mackenzie Kilgour held the organization’s flag in front of the tourist information centre here Monday morning. The international runners brought the torch into Fort Frances, with local youngsters then taking […]
Duane Hicks Lt(N) Dawn Gray, of the 144 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps—Fort Frances, received a share of the Moffat Family Fund from deputy mayor John Albanese during last night’s town council meeting at the Civic Centre. The corps was given $2,800, which it will use for its marksmanship program. […]
