A Bake Sale and Cookie Walk will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 29 in Fort Frances. It will take place today, Thursday April 14, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Proof of vaccination required.
Avery Raquel will be entertaining crowds with her vocal talent, Friday April 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. Tour de Fort is hosting the event. Tickets are $25 for adults, available at Ski’s Variety and the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. For more information, visit www.tourdefort.com. Attendees will be given the first chance for tickets to Choir!Choir!Choir!, coming in June.
A Good Friday Fish Fry will take place at the Emo Legion. Take-out will be available from 4 p.m. Dine-in will take place from 5-6:30 p.m. A two-fillet dinner is $20, or $10 for one fillet. For tickets, call 482-2250.
The Couchiching Multi-use Facility will play host to an Easter Market, to be held Friday April 15 from 4-8 p.m. and Saturday April 16 from 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Fresh baking, farm fresh meat, crafts and more! Free admission.
An Easter Flower and Vendor Pop-up will be held at Lowey’s Greenhouse and market Garden, on Saturday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Kiwanis Easter Egg-Stravaganza is back! The event will run Saturday, April 16, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Rainy Lake Square. Bring a bag or basket, follow the map and collect goodies and a chance to win prizes! All are welcome to this free event.
Clean up your library fines, while helping someone in need. Bring in your unused full-sized or travel sized toiletry items to the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre by May 1, and your library fines will be forgiven. Items will be donated to the Substance Abuse Prevention Team, to help those working to get on their feet.
Spring workshops at the Museum are back! On April 23, Meredith Croswell will tach card making, from 1-4 p.m. Cost is $51.25. On April 30, join Meaghan Spooner for Cookie Decorating, from 1-4 p.m. Cost is $30. On may 7, Cher Pruys will teach Stained Glass Suncatchers, from 1-3 p.m. Cost is $80. On May 21 and 22, Jamie Nelson will teach Felting Spring Toads. Cost is $55. Register early – class size is limited!
Emo Spring Fever Days will be April 22 and 23. Head out for two days of luncheons, sales and fun! Keep an eye on the Emo Chamber of Commerce facebook page for more updates and schedules!
An Absolutely Fabulous Craft Sale will be held Sunday, April 24 from 1-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Senior Centre. Just in time for Mother’s Day! If you’re a vendor looking to sell, call Cindy at 271-2021.
The annual Income Tax Clinic is being offered by the Volunteer Bureau. Assistance is available Tuesdays and Fridays from 1-5 p.m. throughout April.
Riverside Foundation for Health Care monthly 50/50 tickets areavailable. Don’t miss out on your chance to keep health care close to home! Get your tickets now at www.riversidefoundation.ca/5050.
Ukraine fundraisers
A fundraiser to benefit Ukraine is being organized by Tess Coish of Tess’ Kitchen. The caterer will be donating $2 from every dozen perogies or cabbage rolls sold being donated to Unite With Ukraine, which supplies protective equipment to the Ukrainian military. To place an order, call Tess at 274-0787 or message her over Facebook.
La Place Rendez-Vous is offering several opportunities to help Ukraine. Check out the ad on the right of this page for full details!
Volunteer
The Fort Frances Family Centre is in need of cereal and men’s shoes. Please bring any donations to the Centre, located in the old CN Station, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
A clean-up work session for the Stratton Sales Barn will be held Friday at 10 a.m. If you can help, just show up and you’ll be assigned a job.
The LaVerendrye Hospital Auxiliary is looking for volunteers for its lobby gift shop to work a few hours a month. If interested call Jan Beazley at 276-1360. They are also looking for people to work on other projects such as Strawberry Social, Rocking for a Reason, fall tea and Spirit of Christmas. If interested or wish to learn more about the auxiliary, please call Linda Plumridge at 275-9260
Are you a reader? Do you like books? Friends of the Fort Frances Library Technology Centre is looking for new members. Our mandate is to help the library be the best it can be. We support the library’s programming financially and by helping out at library events. For more information call Arlene at 274-5477.
