Sarah Pruys Angela Fiset entered a draw to win one of the many gift baskets full of Onesta and Nevo natural and organic skin care products during the grand-opening of “Shear Serenity” yesterday. The new “green” hair and skin care shop on Scott Street (formally Jayne’s TLC) was busy with […]
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Staff The “Auto Spa” has been upgraded with a brand new, single-arm car wash system, as well as new lighting, garage doors, and more.
Sarah Pruys The Fort Frances High School atrium was packed yesterday morning as students got a break from classes to view this term’s co-op students’ displays featuring their work placements. Alyce Ewald, right, a Grade 12 student who was in a Grade 9 art class, showed Teagan Lauzon how to […]
Sarah Pruys Tess Coish, from Tess’s Kitchen, helped Kiwanian Robin Wright make the club’s trip-of-the-month draw for May yesterday morning at International Travel Services here. Nicole Cheetham of Devlin won a trip to St. Marten, valued at $4,200. Next month’s draw is a Vancouver Island Tour, worth $4,300.
Sarah Pruys Toni Cupp, the new owner and tattooist at Tonic Tattoos on Scott Street, prepared the inks before starting a tattoo yesterday afternoon during her store’s grand-opening, which continues through 6 p.m. today. Cupp, whose slogan is “Stabbing victims since ’02,” has dainties, coffee, and a selection of select […]
Heather Latter The disguised evil queen, played by Mackenzie Wright, offered “Snow White” (Callahan Wiedenhoeft) a poisoned apple during a rehearsal of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” yesterday. Presented by the St. Francis School Drama Club, the play will be staged tomorrow in the school gym for staff and […]
Heather Latter Lauryn Marchant, 10, checked out the colourful beaded necklaces for sale at John Grabish’s Caring Hands Society booth at the Business & Community Expo hosted by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce on Friday and Saturday. The group, based in Thunder Bay, markets the recycled paper jewellery made […]
Duane Hicks Sarah Marusyk, right, had fun picking out clothes for Meagan Berry during the “Swap ’Til You Drop” clothing exchange last Wednesday at the Fort Frances Museum. A total of 45 people came by, most of whom were early-birds, and exchanged more than 270 articles of clothing. Samantha Manty […]
Lucas Punkari Debi Gustafson looked over a table box that will be up for bid at the annual Ducks Unlimited banquet this Friday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous, which currently is on display in the front window of McTaggart’s. At last report, only about a half-dozen tickets were still available, […]
Lucas Punkari AJ Revus launched skyward Monday afternoon as he took to the local skate park behind the Memorial Sports Centre. With the snow that had covered the facility finally disappearing over the weekend, skateboarders and bike riders hit the ramps and jumps after a long wait over the winter […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie Derek Kameingh worked on his passing skills yesterday afternoon as the boys’ and girls’ teams finally left the Fort High gym and held their first outdoor practice of the season. Both squads will be travelling to Thunder Bay this weekend for a tournament hosted by the Thunder […]
Heather Latter Kayden Ellis, three, got a chance to check out the fire trucks at the local fire hall this morning as youngsters from the Fort Frances Nursery School toured the facility and learned about what firefighters do. The children also stopped by the OPP station afterwards.
