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Heather Latter Members of the “Real-Eighties for Life” team posed during their garage sale and bake sale fundraiser here Saturday. The group raised $380, which will go towards the annual “Relay for Life” that runs from this Friday at 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. on Saturday at Fort Frances High […]

Peggy Revell Gladys Martin added a wallop of strawberries and sauce to shortcake and ice cream as she and fellow La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary members Jane McLeod (left) and Chris Lowe worked as an assembly line for yesterday afternoon’s annual “Strawberry Social” here. It was a perfect sunny day for […]

Peggy Revell Decked out in their gowns and caps, Raven Kasper, Alysha Big George, and Wynter Tom anxiously waited in the corridors of the Memorial Sports Centre before they and other graduating students from the Seven Generations Education Institute marched out in front of family and friends yesterday afternoon. Hundreds […]

Heather Latter Jamari Smith was among students in the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal Head Start Program who received certificates and backpacks from Charity McMahon during yesterday’s graduation ceremony at the Townshend Theatre, which was held in conjunction with the United Native Friendship Centre’s Alternative Secondary School Program graduation ceremony.

Zoey Duncan Jordan Bragg (left), Leah Bagacki (front right), and Mia Tullio practised their nastiest sneers as part of “Pirate Day” activities for Grade 1 students at St. Michael’s School today. The morning was filled with crafts, including building telescopes, drawing treasure maps, and making paper pirates, with outdoor games […]

Zoey Duncan Kerry Robertson and Stephanie Weir led their fellow Canada Post employees around the block in front of the post office here yesterday to protest being locked out by the Crown corporation. The picketers told passers-by that their mail was locked inside and so could not be delivered. The […]

Duane Hicks Lois Faragher worked on a watercolour painting yesterday during an open studio session at the Fine Line Art Gallery here. Artists can drop by Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. and all day Wednesdays to work on projects and chat with other artists, with the fee being $5. In related […]

Peggy Revell Bev Mylenchuk, left, and Barb Gustafson were busy greeting all those who came through Rainycrest’s doors last Friday as they and other members of the family council worked to raise awareness about the many things it does.

Heather Latter Local artist Lindsay Hamilton sketched a portrait of Evan Woodlawn during “Market Thursdays” last week in front of the Fort Frances Museum on Scott Street. A handful of booths took part, with the event scheduled to run each Thursday through September. The BIA is encouraging all artisans, musicians, […]

Heather Latter Isabella Campagna, four, checked out her graduation certificate with resource teacher Laurel Basaraba during the Fort Frances Nursery School’s graduation ceremony last Thursday at the Legion Park. The wind-up picnic featured activities, a penny table, and delicious food. The pre-school program, for children aged two-five, will start up […]

Zoey Duncan Destiny Sadewasser (left), Casey Oster (centre), and Summer Leonard inspect a tikinagan—a traditional baby carrier—as part of Weechi-it-te-win Family Services’ Cultural Teaching Days yesterday at its new property on McTavish Road in La Vallee. The three-day event was an opportunity for elders to pass their knowledge to youth, […]