Heather Latter Local Boston Pizza franchisees Elizabeth Leishman-Fortes and Dale Fortes showed off a sample of the heart-shaped pizzas they will be selling on Saturday for dinner and for Valentine’s Day on Sunday. The special pizzas will be available in individual, small, and medium sizes in any of Boston Pizza’s […]
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Heather Latter Emma Mainville, left, and Abby Roach enjoyed reading books yesterday at St. Michael’s School as students, along with many parents, participated in literacy and numeracy activities there.
Heather Latter Genevieve Jourdain browsed the selection of books this morning during the local Alzheimer Society’s sixth-annual book sale at Revco Carpet here. The sale will continue tomorrow from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and again Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The public can drop by the store, fill a bag with […]
Submitted Ruth Caldwell and Barb Marr were busy setting up for the “Friends of the Library” annual Valentine’s Day bake sale, which is being held tomorrow from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library. Residents also are invited to check out the “cookie walk” and penny auction while […]
Heather Latter Music students from J.W. Walker, Robert Moore, and Our Lady of the Way joined together with band members from across the boarder yesterday to participate in the second-annual All-School Music Festival at the Backus Community Center in International Falls. The massed band of about 250 students rehearsed in […]
Dan Falloon Muskie senior girls’ spiker Rebecca Armit waited to set the ball during NorWOSSA action Tuesday against the visiting Dryden Eagles. Both volleyball squads were swept 3-0 to fall to 2-5 but Fort High’s boys’ basketball teams both coasted to easy victories. All four teams round out the regular […]
Dan Falloon Even though the Muskie boys’ hockey team already has handily won the NorWOSSA regular-season race, it’s hard not to notice the rest of the pack gearing up for the next stage. The Dryden Eagles, in particular, have come on as of late—subduing the black-and-gold 5-2 here Tuesday night. […]
Staff Talk about a mirror image. Almost. The Fort Frances Lakers’ second-straight 5-4 victory over the third-place Sioux Lookout Flyers (19-26-3) last night was nearly the opposite of Saturday night’s win—for the better part of the game, anyway. The Flyers (19-26-3) gave up a 3-1 third-period lead last night—the same […]
Staff It was a winning Wednesday for Tim Nordin. The Stratton Curling Club rink picked up its first wins at the provincial men’s playdowns in Sudbury yesterday to improve to 2-4 heading into their two draws today. Nordin and his rink of third Mitch Seguin, second Mike Badiuk, and lead […]
Peggy Revell The public is invited to support aboriginal youth by attending a wild game benefit dinner tomorrow night at the Nanicost complex here. “It’s going to be a wonderful evening, delicious gourmet food, [and] a nice evening out,” enthused Al Hunter, founder and president of the Good Life for […]
Robin McCormick Emo Legion Br. #99 will host the monthly “Country Jam” this Friday (Feb. 12) at 7 p.m. The evening involves local talent performing their favourite tunes, so come out and enjoy! Who knows? The musicians may even sing a few love songs in honour of Valentine’s Day on […]
Dave Ogilvie Thanks to the many customers from across the district who shopped at Cloverleaf in Emo last Thursday (Feb. 7). The store was able to donate $3,843.14 to the “Canada for Haiti” relief fund. Owners Mark and Dan Loney had pledged to donate 15 percent of the day’s total […]
