Sarah Pruys Victoria Brandli, six, got a butterfly painted on her face by performer “Emily” on Tuesday afternoon prior to the Shrine Circus at the Memorial Sports Centre. The annual event, which once again featured two shows, had activities for children including pony rides and bouncy slides, as well as […]
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Duane Hicks Think you’ve seen it all at the Fort Frances Museum? Think again. The permanent exhibits showcasing local history in the upstairs gallery recently were rearranged by Lindsay Hamilton, with some artifacts swapped out for others that haven’t been on display for some time. The kids’ activity area/meeting room […]
Sarah Pruys Peggy Loyie, right, of the Rainy River District Victim Services Program, passed a “Tree of Warm Wishes” to Donna Bohler, with the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, on Wednesday. The tree, made by St. Francis student Alyssa Chiasson, is one of 30 currently circulating […]
Sarah Pruys Vivian Callaghan, who actively volunteers with the local community garden, prepared kits for new gardeners there Saturday. She has spent a lot of time putting information, seeds, and tools together into containers to help the rookies begin their plots.
Duane Hicks Dennis Copenace of Kenora was one of more than 800 people who enjoyed a walleye dinner Friday during the 42nd-annual Manitou fish fry at the Rainy River First Nations’ pow-wow grounds.
Lucas Punkari Sight & Sound Wolves’ pitcher Marcel Pagee prepared to fire a pitch towards the plate as his team took on the Stratton Eagles last Thursday evening at VanJura here. The defending league champs cruised to an 11-0 victory to improve their record to 1-1 on the young season […]
Heather Latter Dozens of people turned out Saturday afternoon to join local MPP Sarah Campbell’s rally at the former Ontario Travel Information Centre (OTIC) here in support of tourism and to show the provincial government that the OTICs in Northwestern Ontario are not for sale. Campbell is urging the public […]
Duane Hicks Aaron Meyers enjoyed a walleye dinner Friday during the 42nd-annual Manitou fish fry at the Rainy River First Nations’ pow-wow grounds. Despite the heat, more than 800 people from across the district came out to eat fried walleye, smoked sturgeon, fried potatoes, bannock, wild rice, coleslaw, and macaroni […]
Sarah Pruys Krista Nielson, left, a health promoter with the Northwestern Health Unit here, helped avid volunteer Vivian Callaghan measure out garden plots Saturday at the community garden. Located on Lillie Avenue in the north end, the site has expanded this year and now contains two large gardens. Volunteers have […]
Sarah Pruys Emma Dykstra (Donald Young School), left, captured third place with her speech, “The Titanic,” during the annual Rainy River District Speech Contest yesterday evening. She was joined by Anne Jean (St. Francis), who finished second after speaking on “Reaching for Your Dreams,” and Dylan Ossachuk (J.W. Walker), who […]
Duane Hicks Local artist Eric C. Keast set up his wares to sell yesterday on Scott Street for the opening of the BIA’s “Market Thursdays Downtown” for the season. Vendors are welcome to participate, and can book their table now by calling Richard Boileau at McTaggarts (274-5371) or Doug Anderson […]
Lucas Punkari RJ McDonald of the Stratton Eagles slapped a ball just foul as he and his teammates squared off against the defending champion Sight & Sound Wolves during Rainy River District Fastball League play yesterday evening at VanJura here. The Wolves rolled to an 11-0 victory to improve their […]
