Heather Latter Monika Ruppenstein, left, and Dahlia Kaun were just a few of the Sparks and Brownies who were busy selling Girl Guide cookies door-to-door here Monday evening. If the girls did not make it to your house, and you’d like to support the Girl Guides by purchasing some of […]
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Heather Latter Fort Frances High School student Melissa Fobister, left, danced with fellow classmate Shai Loyie last Wednesday during an event called “Take a Stand, Lend a Hand” in support of the anti-bullying “Day of Pink.” Presented during the lunch hour by members of the “Best Buddies” program, any students […]
Lucas Punkari Jon Carlson hollered for joy as he was embraced by teammate Kevin Kurm after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime in the Fort Frances Lakers’ thrilling 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Minnesota Wilderness in Game 2 of the SIJHL final Sunday night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Duane Hicks Pioneer Player Fern Perkins spoke to students at Robert Moore School yesterday about the life of her ancestor, Isabella Mainville, who lived here in the early 1800s, as well as the history of the Métis people. Perkins is making her way to several schools this week, and also […]
Heather Latter Hailey Joyce, left, Samantha Halliday, Angie Spuzak, and MacKenzie McClain were just a few of the Sparks and Brownies who were busy selling Girl Guide cookies door-to-door here yesterday evening. If the girls did not make it to your house, and you’d like to support the Girl Guides […]
Lucas Punkari Nick Beyak of Investors Group tried to make a shot but found Pat Gagne of the Rendez-Vous Voyageurs right in front of him during the late stages of the championship game of the local men’s basketball league last night at Fort High. The Voyageurs captured this year’s title […]
Lucas Punkari Lakers’ blueliner Jon Bachman raced towards Minnesota Wilderness forward Zach Thielen while goalie Talor Joseph looked on during the home squad’s 2-1 overtime win in Game 2 of the SIJHL final last night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Heather Latter Rainycrest residents were treated to a concert Tuesday afternoon by “Command Brass,” a brass quintet from the Royal Canadian Air Force. The talented group—featuring two trumpets, a tuba, french horn, and trombone—played a variety of musical styles, from jazz and swing to Dixie, Latin, and pop.
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Power Corp. is in the process of converting all of the town’s old high-pressure sodium streetlights with new, brighter, more energy-efficient LED lights, such as this one on Armit Avenue. The ambitious replacement program, which will see the town’s 1,000-plus aged streetlights replaced, is costing the […]
Submitted Betty McLeod, left, and Robert Schulz of the Assisted Living Action Group (A.L.A.G.) made a presentation on the “Aging with Dignity” initiative Wednesday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The group made a series of presentations here, as well as in Emo, Rainy River, and Barwick, […]
Heather Latter Nancy Daley-Fulton, dressed up in pink, handed a pink carnation to Marjorie Advent at Rainycrest yesterday on behalf of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Fort Frances branch. Supporting the international “Day of Pink,” the flowers were distributed to the residents there.
Heather Latter Grade 5 student Ally French offered a speech on bullying yesterday during the first anti-bullying assembly held at Robert Moore School. The student-led assembly, which coincided with the international “Day of Pink,” featured presentations, poems, video clips, and music focused on stopping bullying.
