Heather Latter Lauren Penney, a Grade 4 student at St. Francis School, wheeled her way around pylons toward the basketball net as she and her classmates learned about disabilities by “Walking in the Shoes of Someone Else.” Moving through 10 different stations, the purpose of the lesson was to build […]
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Duane Hicks OPP Cst. Chris Halverson, accompanied by his German Shepherd partner, “Diesel,” spoke to youth and staff at the United Native Friendship Centre here this morning. Cst. Halverson explained how he works with “Diesel” and a second dog, “Sophie,” who sniff out drugs, people, guns, and explosives during police […]
Duane Hicks Carole Mackintosh got ready to enjoy an authentic East Indian meal Saturday evening at St. John’s Anglican Church here. The annual supper, featuring beef curry, navratan korma, dal makhani, chole, and much more, was held in conjunction with the festival of “Diwali”—the Indian equivalent to Christmas.
Duane Hicks In conjunction with National Addictions Awareness Week (Nov. 19-25), a group of walkers strolled along King’s Highway this morning to promote healthy living. The group then met up with more walkers at Couchiching, where they marched throughout the community. A series of events has been planned throughout the […]
Duane Hicks Lill Morrison, centre, and her grandchildren, Cassidy and Alexander, picked out some baked goodies during the annual C.W.L. Christmas bazaar yesterday at St. Mary’s Church here. The well-attended event featured various crafts for sale and a kiddies’ corner, as well as coffee, tea, and dainties.
Lucas Punkari Skip Jon Thompson kept an eye on the line while second Pat Gagne, left, and lead Steve Hosegood swept the rock during their 8-7 loss to Jim Jackson’s rink in the ‘B’ final of the Fort Frances Curling Club’s annual men’s bonspiel Saturday night. The overall title went […]
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Bantam ‘AA’ Canadians’ defenceman Mike Drouin prepared to blast a shot toward the net Friday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena during his team’s 4-1 win over the Southeast Blizzard of Steinbach, Man. in a round-robin contest in the 48th-annual local Bantam ‘AA’ tournament. The […]
Heather Latter Local Red Hat Society members Dawn Jarvis and Linda Budreau escorted OPP Commissioner and keynote speaker Chris Lewis to and from the podium Friday evening during the “Hats Off to Seniors” gala at La Place Rendez-Vous. The event, hosted by the Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) group, […]
Heather Latter Fort Frances High School First Responders Cassandra Jackson and Samantha Martin enacted a scenario with the recently-arrived “METIman” (a.k.a. Rory Paulson) there yesterday. After months of fundraising and grant writing, the group was able to purchase the $60,000 technologically-advanced mannequin to use for a variety of training purposes.
Heather Latter Cast members Cynthia Hudson, left, Maxwell Williams, and Mallory Duffy performed their rendition of the mash-up “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” and “One Way Or Another” during the opening night of Fort High’s “Mash It Up” musical revue. The show goes again tonight and tomorrow at the […]
Duane Hicks Paulette Henttonen admired some knitted work by Natasha Shack during the “Christmas Extravaganza” open house yesterday evening at the Fine Line Art Gallery on Mowat Avenue. From now until Christmas, the gallery is showcasing a wide variety of unique items made by local artisans, ranging from fused glass […]
Duane Hicks Melissa Carpenter knitted a cap to raise funds for the Border Roller Derby League yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The Fireside Yarn Club has resumed meeting for the fall/winter every Wednesday at 7 p.m. People who want to knit together—and learn from one […]
