Duane Hicks Despite the cloudy skies and rain, the annual “Purina Walk for Dog Guides” organized by the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club here this past Sunday ended up being a success, organizers said. The event, which is held across Canada to raise funds for the Lions Foundation of Canada […]
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Peggy Revell While the trio of local students who travelled to southern Ontario last month for the Canada-Wide Science Fair may not have placed in the competition, they still gained much insight and inspiration from the experience. “If anybody had a chance to go, I’d tell them it’s a great […]
Duane Hicks Recognizing excellence in customer service amongst district businesses, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. unveiled the winners of its 2010 Customer Service Champion awards last Wednesday. This year’s top 10 champions, named during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s “Business After Hours” deck party at La Place Rendez-Vous, […]
Peggy Revell The business plan created by three Fort Frances High School students was a top contender at the 10th E-Spirit National Aboriginal Youth Business Plan Competition last month—finishing ninth out of the 50 teams. “I thought it was just an amazing experience,” said Max Calder, who travelled to Ottawa […]
Dan Falloon With such a short NorWOSSA soccer season, the balance of power can change quickly. The Muskie boys’ team found that out the hard way at the NorWOSSA playoffs in Dryden last Wednesday as the host Eagles shot from a distant third place heading into the day to being […]
Dan Falloon Muskie shot put thrower Garnet Paxson kidded that he joined the track-and-field team just to get out of one day of school. However, he did so well that he earned his way out of a couple more. The rookie’s throw of more than 12 metres at the NWOSSAA […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie girls’ soccer team certainly picked an opportune time to record its first NorWOSSA win of the season. The black-and-gold, who went 0-4-2 during the regular season, blanked host Dryden 1-0 in the NorWOSSA semi-final last Wednesday. Unfortunately, they weren’t unable to pull off another upset in […]
Dan Falloon It’s never too early to dust off the helmet and pads, and to dig the caked dirt out of those cleats. The Muskie football team will be hosting its annual spring camp next week (June 7-11), with workouts slated from 6-8 p.m. at Muskie Field. Then on June […]
Dan Falloon A trio of local figure athletes are going to be showing off their physiques at a provincial qualifier this Saturday in Sault Ste. Marie. Alana Pierce, who attended last year’s qualifier in Sudbury, will lead rookies Andrea Turgeon and Kailey Curtis into action this weekend. Pierce said deciding […]
Bryce Forbes Karen Homich tossed her ballot into the draw for one of four grand prizes of incredible Ontario getaways as Whitney O’Donnell, with the Ontario Travel Information Centre here, looked on. The draw runs until July 4, with the winners being picked July 12. Friday marks the beginning of […]
Bryce Forbes Jordan Allan (above) showed up every other fellow male from Fort High by taking part in the annual “Grand March” on Saturday with five girls on his arm. His “angels” were (from left) Jessica Roen, Dana Drennan, Carrie Bragg, Chelsea Craig, and Samantha Brown. Meanwhile, below, Jake Witherspoon, […]
Dave Ogilvie Brandon Pelepetz (left) and Connor Pocock went head-to-head in the final round of the “Guitar Hero” competition held Friday evening in conjunction with the Emo Walleye Classic. Pocock repeated his performance of last year and was declared the champ for 2010, taking home the $100 prize. Next year’s […]
