Zoey Duncan Will Pike lugged one of dozens of televisions onto a trailer during the Recycle Your Electronics tour here yesterday. The tour, which has collected 70 metric tonnes of materials throughout the province, continues today from 2-8 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre parking lot. Yesterday, 113 vehicles dropped […]
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Peggy Revell Construction is underway at St. Michael’s School in anticipation of the province’s roll-out of full-day junior kindergarten there this fall. Local contractors Ed Kaun and Sons are pushing out the walls of the two classrooms by about 15 feet in order to expand the classrooms’ square footage to […]
Lucas Punkari The participants in this year’s Safeway KidPro event smiled for the camera after a long, hot day of bass fishing on Rainy Lake yesterday. A total of 20 youngsters took part in this year’s tournament, which saw a tie for first place between Kale Bruyere-Huntley (partnered with Mike […]
Lucas Punkari Eric Miller (#8) tried to knock the puck away from Dan Chesser as they took part in a scrimmage Friday night at Bronco Arena over in International Falls as part of the Fort Frances Lakers’ annual summer camp. Scrimmages took place all weekend as players from Canada and […]
Lucas Punkari Denny Trimble (#66) was under attack by Glen Strachan for top spot in the WISSOTA Modified feature at the Emo Speedway on Saturday evening. But both Trimble and Strachan fell out of the running due to mechanical issues, which allowed Gavin Paull of Fort Frances to capture his […]
Heather Latter Astrid Sobkowicz put together a beautiful bouquet of flowers Saturday at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market, where the Fort Frances Horticultural Society was offering a “make and take” workshop. Flowers and vases were supplied by the members, with residents being invited to create their own bouquets or have […]
Zoey Duncan Dedicated fans for the past decade, Kaila Elders, left, and Scott Walsh (beside her) wore their best wizarding gear while they camped out in line with friends for more than three hours prior to the midnight premiere of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II” last night […]
Peggy Revell Madison Botsford and Naomi McManaman poured chocolate on top of the Nanaimo bars they were making yesterday afternoon during Confederation College’s annual culinary camp for youth. Upcoming weeks will see day camps on art, music, sports, and trades, which youngsters still can register for by calling 274-5395.
Peggy Revell Cheryl Wilson Smith and Debbie Metzler discussed the piece of craftwork created by Judy Martin of Sheguiandah First Nation during the opening reception night of the “CraftCurrents: Contemporary Craft in Northern Ontario” exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum. The pair were two of the 44 artisans who are […]
Zoey Duncan Amber Audette showed her knowledge of hand signals during a bike rodeo this morning at the Memorial Sports Centre. More than 20 children from the “Rec’N Crew” summer program and the summer learning program at St. Michael’s learned bike safety and practised their skills.
Heather Latter Fort Frances Museum curator Sherry George, left, talked with Sarah Marusyk about a rice pot made by local artist Marke Henteleff, which is being featured in a craft exhibit opening there tonight. The first-ever touring exhibit, showcasing craft-specific work from Northern Ontario, will be on display here until […]
Heather Latter Tylyn Silander piled a plate full of spaghetti for Ryley Booth last night at the Church of the Holy Spirit here during a fundraising supper for her upcoming trip to Peru. She will be taking part in World Vision’s “Destination Life Change” program Aug. 7-20 in an effort […]
