French Drama Wednesday, April 2 •French Solo Poetry, Grades 7 and 8—1. Janissa Judson 2. Alexa Veldhuisen •French Solo Prose Reading, Grades 7 and 8—1. Siobhan MacKintosh 2. Abby Sanders and Lyzzie Klem (tie) •French Solo Poetry, Grades 9 and up—1. Mackenzie Wright and Libby Paleczny (tie) 2. Claire Hyatt […]
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Staff What hopefully was Old Man Winter’s last hurrah last Monday was enough to throw a monkey wrench into the playoff plans of the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League. A major storm that blew into the region cancelled the league semi-finals scheduled for that night. With the gym at Fort […]
Staff Two Fort Frances natives have moved forward in their respective quests to live the dream of many Canadian youths. Goalie Ryan Faragher, who just completed his junior season with the NCAA Division I St. Cloud State (Minn.) Huskies, on Saturday signed a free-agent, entry-level contract for reportedly one year […]
Joey Payeur Can the Fort Frances Lakers see the Bill Salonen Cup in their sights? Yes, they “KAN.” Thanks largely to the “KAN Line” of Kevin Kurm, Brent Aiken, and Miles Nolan, the Fort Frances Lakers completed a four-game sweep of the English River Miners in their best-of-seven SIJHL semi-final […]
Heather Latter Sue Schaefer, a diabetes nurse educator a.k.a. “Mrs. Pudding,” will be offering a free information session tomorrow night at La Place Rendez-Vous. “Everyone who has seen her performance has rave reviews,” said Janet Drennan of the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre here. She noted “Mrs. Pudding” has visited the […]
Staff In response to a recent online petition requesting revised bylaws for cats and dogs impounded by the Town of Fort Frances, the town bylaw enforcement department has clarified its rules and regulations, including the fact it does not sell animals to research facilities. Local non-profit animal rescue, “Whiskers and […]
Heather Latter Members of the WECC Brass Band from Bermuda performed several traditional Christian songs this morning during a concert at Rainycrest, which was the kick-off for the local Salvation Army’s three-day 100th anniversary celebration. The band also marched down Scott Street and performed at the high school today. A […]
Joey Payeur Teams only get better when playing better competition. So at least the Fort Frances Vipers’ U17 girls’ volleyball team can embrace the fact they got plenty of chances to improve this past weekend. The Vipers went 0-4 at “VolleyJam” in Winnipeg—Manitoba’s biggest club volleyball tournament of the year. […]
Staff Bump It Up might want to run out onto the court next week with the theme from “Rocky” playing in the background. Now all they need to do to finish the classic underdog story is to knock out the regular-season champions in their upcoming title fight. Entering the playoffs […]
Press Release Students at Robert Moore School and J.W. Walker School have been showcasing their projects in preparation for the Sunset Country Regional Science Fair. It will be hosted by the Rainy River District School Board at J.W. Walker here tomorrow (April 5). The regional fair invites school boards from […]
Instrumental Thursday, April 4 •Violin Solo, Method Courses, Level 1—1. Mackenzie Jolicoeur •Guitar Solo, Level 1—1. Rachel Anderson 2. Connor Dent •Guitar Solo, Level 2—1. Reese Jolicoeur •Guitar Solo, Grade 1—1. Scott Jolicoeur •Guitar Solo, Beginner—1. Reese Jolicoeur •String Solo, Popular Music, Intermediate—1. Scott Jolicoeur •Instrumental Duets, Junior—1. Bryan Ribey […]
Joey Payeur Raymond Roy yelled to his sweepers during the first end of the men’s grand aggregate final last night at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Roy, who earlier claimed the men’s ‘A’-event club championship, edged Greg Gustafson 6-5 to earn the grand aggregate crown. Kathie Jackson, meanwhile, beat Christine […]
