Sarah Pruys Eager to be done with school for the summer, Grade 8 students at J.W. Walker practised their jubilant exit this morning while spending time outside playing “Hunger Games.” Today is the last day of school for students across the district—with no more “pencils, books, or teacher’s dirty looks” […]
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Sarah Pruys Student Leslie Mortimer shook hands with Fort High principal Peg Keffer while vice-principal Dan Bird waited to present her Ontario Secondary School Diploma. Thirty-one students graduated from the United Native Friendship Centre’s Alternative Program yesterday morning at the Townshend Theatre.
Douglas Mills (Spruce Grove, Alta.) won the $500 up for grabs on Father’s Day in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for June 16-22 were Cliff and Angie Paul (Thunder Bay), Allan Covel (International Falls), Heidi Ivall (Rainy River), Isabelle Kempf (Fort Frances), […]
Sarah Pruys Presley Fader accepted her diploma from Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal “Head Start” teacher Charity McMahon yesterday morning. Almost 30 pre-schoolers from the program will be heading off to kindergarten next year—already set with their backpacks and lunch boxes they received at their graduation ceremony.
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers added International Falls native Lucas DeBenedet to their roster late Tuesday afternoon in their first signing of the off-season. The 18-year-old centre had a strong senior season for the Broncos’ hockey team last winter, scoring 25 goals and adding 31 assists in 25 games. “We […]
Press Release Our country turns 146 years old this year–and a collection of local community groups think that’s something to celebrate! In the true spirit of working together, several committees have joined forces with one goal in mind: to organize and implement a day chalk full of activities in celebration […]
Staff The town is conducting a survey to determine the need for on-demand accessible taxi cabs required in the community. Human Resources manager Christine Ruppenstein explained yesterday that all municipalities are required to do this in accordance with the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities […]
I’m a bridge junkie and take every opportunity to play, especially with the computer. No day is complete until I take on my computer partner before bedtime. Sometimes, I take every random hand that is dealt to me. But other times, I hold out for only spectacular hands. That’s the […]
With spring finally sprung and mudding in the garden in full swing, it’s just amazing what kind of critters are coming out of the woodwork, or burrows as the case may be. The skunks are roaming widely and soon a new batch of little ones will be busy getting themselves […]
As I write my “Moos” on Monday morning, I am awaiting for the Grade 2/3 classes to arrive from J.W. Walker School in Fort Frances. Maddie and Marlee were able to take the day off to help Auntie Kimmie (and more likely to be sure no one will chase the […]
Writing from the heart is tricky business. I found that out in a sheepish—albeit comical—way when, once upon a column, I put it all “out there” and wrote about issues with my Greek figure (and included how much I weighed) and my subsequent choices to begin to lead a healthier […]
As we near the end of June, many students from across the region are preparing to celebrate their graduation. This is a very special time for grads and their families as we celebrate not only the years of hard work that went into this accomplishment, but also the graduation to […]
