Heather Latter Heidi Putzer, left, got some career advice from Dennis Roach of Roach Electric, second from right, and his daughter, Courtney, who is a pre-apprentice electrician, last Wednesday during the “I Wanna Be . . .” junior career fair at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. More than […]
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Heather Latter Participants of Lindsay Hamilton’s “The Power of Art” workshop tried their hand at drawing yesterday morning as part of a two-day wellness conference being held at La Place Rendez-Vous here. Presented by the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre and Fort Frances Area Tribal Health Services, the conference theme is […]
Lucas Punkari Local skip Raymond Roy delivered a rock Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club against Stratton’s Bryan Bonot in The Dominion Curling Club Championship regional playdowns.
Heather Latter Local artist Lindsay Hamilton conducted a workshop called “The Power of Art” this morning as part of a two-day wellness conference being held at La Place Rendez-Vous. Presented by the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre and Fort Frances Area Tribal Health Services, the conference theme is “Gana Wenidizon,” which […]
Lucas Punkari Katie Sinclair prepared to pass the ball to a teammate in the Fort High gym yesterday afternoon as the Muskie girls’ and boys’ soccer teams held their opening day of tryouts. Both squads will have a lengthy amount of time to prepare for their season-openers, which are slated […]
Lucas Punkari Kathie Jackson, at left, and Raymond Roy had different reactions as they watched their rocks head down the ice Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club as the local skips competed in the Dominion Curling Club Championship Region 1 playdowns. Jackson, who was joined by Teresa McFayden, […]
Lucas Punkari Jordan Christianson worked on his stick-handling skills at the Ice For Kids Arena on Friday as he and his Fort Frances Lakers’ teammates got ready for practice. The squad is getting set for its SIJHL semi-final series with the Dryden Ice Dogs, which is set to get underway […]
Duane Hicks Town plows were busy this morning after last night’s snowfall dumped more than five cm (two inches) on Borderland. Light snow was expected to keep falling through tonight, with a possible accumulation of another four cm (less than two inches). On the bright side, temperatures are supposed to […]
Heather Latter Spring officially arrives next week but there’s still plenty of opportunities for winter fun here. Katherine Payne, at left, enjoyed an afternoon of skating at the east-end rink yesterday along with the rest of the youngsters from the St. Michael’s School day care. Meanwhile, above, students at J.W. […]
Duane Hicks Caroline Mahoney made a dot painting yesterday afternoon as a March Break activity at the Fort Frances Museum. The technique is a form of indigenous Australian art. Sorry, kids, but it’s back to school on Monday.
Duane Hicks Terri Forster, right, taught a group of people a number of traditional jigging dance steps yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Museum. Children and adults alike also got to play the spoons and with a “jigging man” wooden toy. March Break activities there tie into the new exhibit […]
Heather Latter St. Michael’s School students had a blast Thursday morning as they were given the chance to go for dog sled rides around the school grounds with Burton Penner of Borealis Sled Dog Adventures from Vermilion Bay. The dog sled team also stopped by St. Francis School in the […]
