Lucas Punkari Thanks to the work of event volunteers, the main stage for the 2012 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is starting to take shape at the Ice For Kids Arena here as one of the large video screens was put into position late yesterday afternoon. The set-up process is […]
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Lucas Punkari Finley Holt lined up her tee shot on the second hole at Kitchen Creek yesterday afternoon as she took part in the club’s monthly “Quality Time Family Scramble.” The youngster, who lives in Calgary, was on the course with her grandfather, Al Holt, for a chance to learn […]
Lucas Punkari Aiden Wielinga showed off the bass he and his partner, Troy Norman, hauled out of Rainy Lake yesterday morning during the annual Safeway KidPro tournament held in conjuction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. This 4.64-pound lunker proved to the biggest bass caught during the day, and […]
Sarah Pruys Library employee Jenna Wilson held up a pair of SkullCandy headphones, which is the prize for this year’s the teen summer reading program, “Top Teen Novel.” Students can vote weekly for their favourite of the four pre-chosen novels, with a winner being drawn at the end of the […]
Lucas Punkari Colton Spicer skated around Tyler Mosbeck on Friday night at Bronco Arena in International Falls during the Fort Frances Lakers’ prospects camp. Players from both sides of the border showcased their skills to the Lakers’ brass over the course of the weekend as they looked to receive invitations […]
Sarah Pruys Eveyln Barker is this month’s featured artist at the Fine Line Art Gallery here. Specializing in buildings and scenery, acrylics and watercolours are her favourite mediums to work in. Her paintings will be on display at the gallery throughout July.
Sarah Pruys About a dozen youngsters, including Amber Chenier, 10, and Josaiah Peltomaki, seven, came together at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday to celebrate the Summer Olympics and London during this week’s “Tween Thursday” activities. They made edible medals out of sugar cookies and fruit roll-ups, ate scones and […]
Heather Latter Mayor Roy Avis welcomed H2O Power to Fort Frances, as company president Jim Gartshore looked on, during the official opening of its facility here yesterday afternoon. The building, located in a wing of the former Fort Frances High School, will be the main office and workshop for the […]
Lucas Punkari Progress on construction of an arena at Couchiching has become more noticeable in recent days. The building of the metal “shell,” which began last week, is expected to be completed next week, with the next stage seeing the outside “skin” being built over a two-month span. The arena […]
Heather Latter Emo Fair Queen contestant Jillian Gustafson admired some of the flowers in the garden, sponsored by the Activation Department at Rainycrest, along with her grandmother, Mary Bender, during a “garden party” there yesterday afternoon. The public was invited to stop by to view the newly-developed courtyards and enjoy […]
Sarah Pruys Julia Cawston, 12, painted the dragon section of “fire” in the “Elements” mural yesterday afternoon at the Little Beaver Cultural Centre here. The week-long Confederation College youth mural project, led by local artist Lindsay Hamilton, has 12 youth aged 11-15 coming out to plan and paint a wall-sized […]
Heather Latter Paige Anderson was among the participants in this year’s River Theatre Summer Program, called “Gleek Week,” who performed before a large crowd at the Emo Legion on Friday afternoon. After spending the week rehearsing, the final show allowed the 34 talented performers to highlight plenty of singing, acting, […]
