Joey Payeur A ceremony in honour of Remembrance Day was held prior to last night’s game between the Lakers and Dryden Ice Dogs.
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Heather Latter Pat Basaraba checked out some of the silent auction items displayed at the Fort Frances Museum during the Friends of the Museum’s second-annual fall wine-and-cheese fundraiser gala last night. The event, which was deemed a success by organizers, also featured music by the Rainy Lake Community Orchestra, Shannon […]
Submitted Captain C.M. Johnston-Brown, Area Cadet Officer of Northwestern Ontario, presented the 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadet Squadron with the Proficiency Award last week. CV Cathy Richards was on hand to accept the award, which is given out annually to the organization that best exemplifies the co-operative efforts between the […]
Staff This poster, made by Cassidy McKinnon of Crossroads School, was one of the four local winners in the Fort Frances Lions Clubs’s annual peace poster contest. The other winners were Callahan Wiedenhoeft (J.W. Walker), Maggie LeMesurier (Robert Moore), and Abby Sanders (St. Francis). The four posters have moved on […]
Duane Hicks BDO Canada dropped by the United Native Friendship Centre yesterday to donate food collected during its recent “Drive Away Hunger” campaign. BDO staff gathered 2,100 pounds of food—half of which was donated to the UNFC food bank and half of which will go to the Atikokan Native Friendship […]
Joey Payeur Jason Gervais of Fort Frances literally was on his game Sunday as he raised $1,060 for the Children’s Miracle Network after completing a 24-hour Xbox marathon at his home. Gervais bettered his own world record of 13,290 gamer points with a total of 18,085, which he soon will […]
courtesy of Tyler Yatchuk Local resident Blake Yatchuk and his son, Tyler, placed a Canadian flag on the grave of Lt.-Col. John Alexander McCrae, a surgeon during the second battle of Ypres in Belgium and author of the famous war memorial poem, “In Flanders Fields,” during a nearly month-long trek […]
Heather Latter Nicke Baird, left, Chelsey Simpson, and Heather Bridgeman, owners of the new online business “Smashing Tea,” poured themselves a cup of one of their favourite flavours. The business, which offers a variety of loose leaf tea, will be officially launching with an event this Sunday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. […]
Duane Hicks Pam Williams, second from left, owner of new pet supply store, “4 Your Pets,” cut the ribbon during the grand opening of the business Friday morning. Williams was accompanied by her daughter, Beverly Fowler, left, Martin Dufresne, chair of the Rainy River Future Development Corp. Business Investment Committee, […]
Joey Payeur Dryden Timberwolves’ goalie Jacquie Grandmont got just enough of this close-in chance by Muskie forward Amy Penner (13), with Dryden blueliners Cassidy Hoedl (foreground) and Rachel Getson supporting their netminder. The play came during the second period of the Muskies’ 3-3 tie with the Timberwolves in their round-robin […]
Joey Payeur Junior Muskie Claire Hyatt and Hayley Arpin of the Rainy River Owls were in a close footrace to track down this loose ball during the first quarter of Fort High’s 25-20 triumph in exhibition action here yesterday.
Duane Hicks A small sampling of work submitted for the inaugural Fort Frances Fibre Arts Festival was spotted at the Fort Frances Museum yesterday. The new exhibit, being held in conjunction with the “Threadworks 2013” one there, features fibre art made by local crafters. The exhibit opens Thursday evening during […]
