Heather Latter Gabrielle DeGagne, eight, snuggled with Santa on Saturday during his stop at Walmart here. With Christmas just a month away, local children can expect to see jolly St. Nick at various locations around town over the next few weeks.
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Joey Payeur Lead Adam Esselink, left, and second Wayne Roy put their backs into sweeping this shot by skip Dan McFayden during Thursday night men’s league action at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The town is marking “Curling Week” through tomorrow.
Joey Payeur Muskie Katie Sinclair had a clear lane to the net on this first-period scoring chance much to the dismay of Kenora Broncos’ defender Kylie Lindquist and goalie Aryn Puls. Sinclair had a goal and two assists in the black-and-gold’s 10-0 shutout win last night.
Joey Payeur Muskie Tyler Mosbeck (11) had no time for stopping despite the presence of Kenora Broncos’ defencemen Eastin Gautier (95) and Rhyse Mandamin (24) during the second period of Fort High’s 6-3 victory here Tuesday night.
Heather Latter Grade 12 student Taylor Shouldice, right, who had a co-op placement in the music room at Fort High, explained to fellow student Maria Ball about her display called “The Instrument You Were Born With.” Students who participated in co-op placements this semester lined the atrium yesterday with their […]
Heather Latter Glenn Craig, president and CEO of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation, presented members of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. with a grant for $12,200 from the Northern Cancer Fund yesterday at La Verendrye Hospital. The funds will be used to purchase new equipment for chemotherapy, including […]
Duane Hicks Hugh Masson spoke with Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath last Thursday evening during a spaghetti supper hosted by the Kenora-Rainy River NDP Riding Association. The fundraiser dinner at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau was brimming with party supporters.
Duane Hicks St. John’s Anglican Church truly was transformed into a “Winter Wonderland” on Saturday. The event was lavishly decorated by Pattie Anderson and Karen Sockolotuk, with the true showcase being this scene depicting two women in vintage clothing getting ready to ice skate. The display featured “snow,” lamp posts, […]
Duane Hicks District trapper Ken Wilson demonstrated how to skin a martin yesterday at the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal “Head Start” program. Children there got to learn about trapping as well as touch animal pelts, including a weasel and a wolf.
Joey Payeur Kristen Setala of the Hammarskjold Vikings found herself the centre of attention as the Muskie quartet of Cassandra Moffitt, left, Keira Kowalski, Maisie Fichuk, and Jenny Hammond tried to strip her of the ball during Game 2 on Saturday morning. The visitors won 57-15 to sweep the best-of-three […]
Staff Members of “Day Tripper” performed a song from the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper-era last night during a “Tour de Fort” performance at the Townshend Theatre. The Montreal-based Beatles’ tribute band served up all of the excitement of “Beatlemania” to a packed house—complete with spot-on costumes and vintage instruments for each […]
Duane Hicks Christina Hahkala, left, with the Canadian Mental Health Association here, gave Sarah Olson one of the 2014 Mental Health and Awareness Calendars yesterday at Safeway. The free calendars include information about all the CMHA’s many programs, with each month providing not only a pleasant photo to admire but […]
