Heather Latter Jane Councillor showed Robert Moore School teacher Chantel Gallagher and her Grade 5 students how to remove a goose’s down feathers over a fire yesterday afternoon during the Seven Generations Education Institute’s “Fall Harvest” preparations workshop yesterday at the Nanicost grounds here. Students from across the district attended […]
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Heather Latter Leo Melanson, of 91.3 The Border, interviewed Kiwanian Karla Rogozinski yesterday morning during a radio-a-thon for the “Together We Can” campaign to purchase a digital mammography unit here. The four-hour event saw $85,304 pledged in the final effort to help reach its $650,000 goal.
Staff Beta Sigma Phi member Susan Sieders showed off the “bra purse” she made last Thursday evening. The sorority made the purses in “support” of the “Together We Can” campaign. They will be up for auction at the Riverside Foundation’s “Evening in Paris” fundraiser here Oct. 13.
Jack Elliott The shores of the Rainy River put on a spectacular show for the Rainy River Walleye Tournament anglers and spectators over the weekend. Here, volunteer spotter Archie Wiersema admired the beautiful fall colours while cruising down the river on his pontoon boat.
Lucas Punkari Muskie running back Cam Gobeil laid a stiff-arm to TK Dayasa of the Tec Voc Hornets last Tuesday afternoon during Fort High’s 33-0 win. Gobeil rushed for 220 yards on 14 carries and scored three touchdowns during the game, which earned him the WHSFL’s offensive player-of-the-week award in […]
Heather Latter Adrian Chapman, right, of Investor’s Group drew the October winner for the Kiwanis “Trip of the Month” draw yesterday at International Travel Services here as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on. Les Gurski of Fort Frances will heading on a trip to Nassau, Bahamas, valued at $3,500. Next month’s […]
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances junior football quarterback Eric Matthews prepared to make a pass on a bootleg route yesterday evening as his team battled the International Falls Grade 7/8 team at Bronco Stadium. Matthews scored a touchdown on the ground, and delivered another through the air, during his team’s first-ever […]
Heather Latter Mayor Roy Avis went live on 93.1 The Border’s broadcast from the cafeteria at La Verendrye Hospital this morning during a radio-a-thon for the “Together We Can” campaign to purchase a digital mammography unit. Avis donated $3,600 on behalf of his family and West End Motors. The radio-a-thon […]
Heather Latter Participants lined the north side of Scott Street yesterday afternoon for “Life Chain 2012,” an annual time for prayerful self-analysis, repentance, and serious commitment to helping end abortion and euthanasia in Canada.
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ teammates Shane Fitzpatrick, left, and Joel Bogacki sandwiched Minnesota Wilderness forward Jordan Shockley while Joseph Drapluk was able to corral a loose puck during the opening stages of the visitors’ 5-2 win Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Duane Hicks The beauty of autumn is everywhere in Borderland these days, with just one example being the vivid colours on this tree at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Church Street. This weekend will be a good time to enjoy the outdoors and get yard work done as the […]
Duane Hicks Selina Haltom admired the sequence of mixed media images, known collectively as “Becoming An Adult,” during the opening of “A Part: Painting Exhibition by Visual Artist Lindsay Joy Hamilton” yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Museum. A steady stream of art admirers attended the event, as well as […]
