Sarah Pruys Madison Thomson, eight, had Dr. Elaine Spencer examine her teddy bear’s eye at the “Teddy Bear Picnic” on Friday afternoon at the library. The doctor was kept busy by a steady stream of stuffed patients coming through with scratches and broken limbs, which she healed with band-aids and […]
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Sarah Pruys Nine-year-old Simone Payne, left, Cassidy Roach, 10, Mya Hamilton, nine, and Kaden MacNeil, 12, set up shop beside Tim Hortons on Friday afternoon selling lemonade as temperatures continued to rise. With their reduced prices, they hoped to attract a few customers to buy lemonade rather than coffee.
Heather Latter Allison Ogilvie of International Travel Services here reached in and pulled out the winning ticket for this month’s “Trip of the Month” draw as Kiwanian Dr. Bob Lidkea looked on there this morning. Andrew Hallikas of Fort Frances was the lucky winner of a Maritime Driving Tour valued […]
Sarah Pruys Addison Noonan, four, pointed our the start of the Canada Day parade on Sunday evening, while Ava Botsford, four, and Ethan Noonan, six, watched. The parade featured multiple floats, antique cars, emergency service vehicles, children biking, bagpipers, and of course, candy.
Sarah Pruys Following the Fort Frances Day Care’s annual Canada Day parade down Portage Avenue this morning, when children waved flags and yelled, “Happy Birthday Canada,” preschoolers Portia Spuzak, left, and Olivia Arch-Allen sat down to enjoy freezies before continuing to play outside.
Lucas Punkari Shane Beckett of the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs prepared to blast the ball up the field during his team’s contest against International Travel Services in Borderland Soccer League action last night at St. Francis Field. The Voyageurs would end up coming out on the losing end of a […]
Heather Latter Ryan Parisien of Naicatchewenin Development Corporation (NDC) Food Services Division showed off his culinary skills while mak ing flambéed strawberries, which were served on ice cream, yesterday during Mall Days on Scott Street. The yummy treat was part of the grand opening of NDC’s Scott Street office held […]
Sarah Pruys Tessah Labbe, left, eight, along with her sister, Taylor Godin, four, and their friend, Sydney Anderson, seven, cooled off at Pither’s Point Park yesterday afternoon. With temperatures reaching 28 C, cooling off in Rainy Lake was a great way to spend the summer afternoon.
Heather Latter BIA president Connie Cuthbertson, left, Gary Councillor, president of the Naicatchewenin Development Corporation (NDC) board, The UPS Store franchisee Lillian Gerley, Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, and NDC chief business development officer Tony Marinaro cut the ribbon yesterday to officially open the business at its new location on […]
Sarah Pruys “Mini-Queen 2012” Serena Cousineau, was presented with a crown necklace by “Mini-Queen 2011” Piper Lidkea yesterday in front of the Fort Frances Museum. With her big smile, her love of catching butterflies, playing with Barbies, and ballet, Cousineau won over the judges in a competition that included six […]
Sarah Pruys Melissa Gushulak, organizer of the “Fun in the Sun” mini-king and queen event, interviewed one of the four mini-king contestants, Even Bagacki. Bagacki, who told the audience his favourite colour is silver and his favourite band is Alvin and the Chipmunks, went on to win the title of […]
Sarah Pruys Juliana Sprovieri, left, who worked with Margaret Sedgwick for over 30 years at the Fort Frances Public library before retiring herself, and came out to the library yesterday for Sedgwick’s retirement tea. They stood talking around a table filled with cards and gifts for the chief librarian and […]
