Duane Hicks Local artist Eric Keast, left, and his father, Eric Sr., chipped away at a cube of snow at the water treatment plant here yesterday afternoon as they got started on their pair of sculptures for the Rainy River Arts Collective’s “Winter Sculpture Garden” demonstration. Various teams began their […]
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Heather Latter Junior kindergarten students Taylor Godin, left, Avah Chapman, and Savannah Marchuk paraded around St. Michael’s School this morning with their teddy bears in celebration of Valentine’s Day. A Teddy Bear Picnic and other activities followed in their classroom.
Heather Latter Ruth Caldwell, with the “Friends of the Library,” organized the table of goodies yesterday morning during the group’s annual Valentine’s Day bake sale and cookie walk.
Duane Hicks Kathy and Greg Mercure checked out a roll-top desk donated by the Boileau family as an silent auction item at the Fort Frances Community Chest benefit dinner yesterday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous. The event drew 200 people and raised $16,000 for the cause, which helps Rainy River […]
Heather Latter Boston Pizza employees Randi Stewart, left, Caitlin Hogan, Laureen Luchka, and Megan Soderholm displayed a heart-shaped pizza there Saturday in preparation for Valentine’s Day. The restaurant will have the special pizzas available for dine-in, take-out, or delivery beginning at 11 a.m. and throughout the day tomorrow. One dollar […]
Lucas Punkari Samantha Kelly of the Fort Frances Timbits raced in towards Lake of the Woods Red Devils’ goalie Jayme Redsky during the Novice final of the FFGWHA’s Novice and Atom tournament yesterday afternoon. Kelly scored on this play as the Timbits went on to capture the tournament title by […]
Heather Latter Students at St. Michael’s School showed off the hundreds of red and pink heart-shaped cookies made by Tess Coish, left, of Tess’ Kitchen and delivered this morning. Coish is selling the Valentine’s Day cookies for $1 each, with proceeds going to the Fort Frances Community Chest. Her goal […]
Lucas Punkari Senior Muskie Caleb McIntosh worked his way around Devon Noel of the Dryden Eagles as he drove towards the basket during the second quarter of an eventual 49-27 win for the black-and-gold yesterday afternoon.
Heather Latter Grade 3 students Lily Matthews and Lauren Penney helped three-year-old Ben Wielinga use the computer this morning during his tour of St. Michael’s School. The youngster stopped by with his mom to register for the Early Learning program there this fall. Registration continues until the end of the […]
Duane Hicks Who knows what these blocks of snow outside the water treatment plant will become once an artist gets working on them as part of the Rainy River Arts Collective’s “Winter Sculpture Garden.” Artists have until Feb. 19 to finish their creations at four locations around town. Then Monday, […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie forward Katie Sinclair she grabbed the puck during third-period action against the Kenora Broncos here Tuesday night. Sinclair scored during the second period but it was the Broncos who skated away with a 4-1 victory. The black-and-gold will travel to Kenora tomorrow night to face the St. […]
Heather Latter Frigid temperatures didn’t stop students at St. Michael’s from having a blast while going on dog sled rides around the school yard yesterday morning. The rides were provided by Burton Penner of Borealis Sled Dog Adventures from Vermilion Bay and kicked off a fun-filled day there, with students […]
