Sarah Pruys Eight-year-old Kayleigh Walton, left, stood with her sister, Tia, seven, in front of one of the 41 cars that took part in the annual “Scott Street Show ’n Shine” on Saturday. The warm, sunny weather drew lots people to the event, which ran from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and […]
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Heather Latter Midge McTaggart was honored by Mayor Roy Avis on Saturday night for her 25 years of service to the children of the Fort Frances Day Care as the cook there. The town’s annual appreciation dinner, held this year at Sunny Cove Camp, also formally recognized Citizen of the […]
Sarah Pruys Siblings Matthew Fuhrer, five, Jennifer, two, and Simon, three, enjoyed hotdogs for lunch at the annual “Fly-in, Drive-in BBQ” yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Airport. More than 200 people showed up to see a Bell 412 Griffon military helicopter, along with various other planes, cars, and motorcycles […]
Sarah Pruys These colourful birdhouses, painted by the Early Learning students at Robert Moore School here, are part of a BIA initiative to brighten up the downtown core this summer. The houses should be going up in the trees along the 100-300 blocks of Scott Street this weekend, along with […]
Lucas Punkari Kym Whalen, foreground, Cindy Gauthier, Mandy Lahti, and Sarah Marusyk paddled towards the dock at the Sorting Gap Marina yesterday evening as they brought the dragon boat into place in preparation for the second-annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Canada Day. Teams and individuals still can sign […]
Sarah Pruys Six-year-old Jordyn Oster, left, and Jade Belluz, seven, held up their coloured popsicle sticks listing what types of vegetables they had chosen to grow at the first-ever meeting of the Kids Garden Club at the community garden here yesterday afternoon. Led by the Northwestern Health Unit and meeting […]
Heather Latter Laurel Basaraba placed a Fort Frances Nursery School bucket hat—instead of the typical graduation cap—on Lorelai Lake’s head during the school’s annual graduation ceremony at the Legion Park yesterday. The wind-up picnic featured activities, barrel train rides, and delicious food. The pre-school program, for children aged two-five, will […]
Heather Latter Grade 4 students from Debbie Jean’s class at St. Francis School showed off the rolls and rolls of pennies and nickels they collected during a drive held recently. The $253.50, combined with $316.15 raised from a bake sale, is going to “Free the Children” to help fight child […]
Sarah Pruys Eight-year-old Samantha Halliday, left, and her friend, Trinity Lee-Ward, seven, enjoyed giant freezies following their burgers at J.W. Walker’s annual family barbecue Tuesday evening. While it was chilly outside, the playground was full of families spending time together as school begins to wrap up for the year.
Heather Latter Author Neil McQuarrie read an excerpt from one of his earlier books during a “Meet the Author” event at the Fort Frances Museum last night. A small group stopped by to hear McQuarrie speak about the seven books he has written, including his latest, “The Forgotten Trail,” the […]
Sarah Pruys Hal Mickelson and Norma Jean Calder enjoyed their spaghetti dinner last night at the Fort High cafeteria before the FFHS band’s spring concert began. The “chem-free” grad committee hosted the supper as a fundraiser, serving spaghetti, salad, buns, and cheesecake with the assistance of the Fort Frances Kiwanis […]
Heather Latter Melanie, Ria, and Melissa McPherson set out for a walk along the waterfront with their dogs Sunday afternoon as part of the local Lions Foundation of Canada Purina Walk for Dog Guides. The event, which started at the Sorting Gap Marina, was deemed a success, with a total […]
