Heather Latter Fort High student council heads Meghan Metke, right, and Emily Brown offered a heart-felt message during the Remembrance Day assembly there this morning. Students recited poems and sang songs in honour of local veterans. Many of the local elementary schools will be holding Remembrance Day assemblies tomorrow while […]
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Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has started a new contest called “I Made That!”—and is looking for library patrons to enter photos showing what they have made from a library book they have borrowed, such as this quilt seen here. Bring in a photo and enter […]
Heather Latter Del Cumming was among those who got a first look at the completed rug-hooking project “What Hooks You Here?” which was unveiled Thursday evening during the “Friends of the Fort Frances Museum” wine-and-cheese fundraiser there. Also unveiled was a Norval Morrisseau painting that had been donated to the […]
Heather Latter Lori Flinders, director of Nanaadawewinan, presented Radius Kelly with a gift Thursday during the ground-breaking ceremony for “Abinoojii Akiin.” Kelly, along with six-year-old Kianna Shughrue, represent the children the land has been symbolically given to.
Heather Latter St. Francis students Spencer Murphy, left, along with Logan Hamilton, got a sneak peek at the “Mathletics” website last week—an online learning resource labelled as the next generation in learning—that helps students enjoy math and achieve outstanding results. The school was set to begin using the new program […]
Lucas Punkari With Dryden Ice Dogs’ defenceman Jake Berrey watching his every move, Lakers’ forward Jordan Christanson used his feet to keep the power play going here Friday night during a 4-1 victory for the visitors.
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Museum curator Sherry George checked out photos of local World War II veterans there this morning. In the spirit of Remembrance Day, the local Legion Ladies Auxiliary has been busy the past few days putting up the new exhibit, which focuses on local veterans of wars, […]
Duane Hicks Kay Veert, front left, along with Jackie Dalgetty, front right, Olive Eisenhauer, and Gladys Kerr, were among the hundreds of people who attended the annual Remembrance Day tea yesterday at the local Legion. Hosted by the Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary, the popular event featured baking, cabbage rolls, meat pies, […]
Staff The Mid-Town Motel was barricaded all weekend as police investigated the scene in connection to the suspicious death of a man there early Friday morning. A post-mortem was scheduled earlier today in Kenora, after which an update will be provided by the OPP.
Duane Hicks A dedicated team of volunteers with the local “Bicycles for Humanity” campaign spent their Saturday morning loading hundreds of bikes onto a trailer parked in front of Pat Ash’s Crowe Avenue residence. The more than 300 bikes, donated by district residents, will head to Thunder Bay tomorrow, where […]
Duane Hicks Mary Gushulak, seen here with her son, Bill, was thrilled to receive a “touch quilt” yesterday at Rainycrest Long-term Care. Eleanor Barron of the local Alzheimer Society presented 30 quilts at Rainycrest and five at La Verendrye Hospital, and was expected to bring 12 more to the Emo […]
Heather Latter Dexter Fichuk, head of the Fort Frances Mob(ilizers), helped deliver boxes of food to the local Salvation Army food bank yesterday after collecting more than 1,500 items as part of the “We Scare Hunger” campaign. Local residents generously donated non-perishable food items to 20 volunteers who were collecting […]
