Duane Hicks Pearl Pidlubny put the finishing touches on the Remembrance Day display in the storefront windows at Howarth’s Home Centre on Scott Street yesterday afternoon. The display, which features photos and newspaper clippings featuring local war veterans, will remain up until Nov. 16. See story A2.
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Duane Hicks Pam Munn got an H1N1 vaccination from public health nurse Myrna Kraynyk-Cooper last Wednesday afternoon at the Northwestern Health Unit office here. The health began administering the shots by appointment that day to people in high-risk groups. Two public walk-in clinics are planned in Fort Frances—one at Robert […]
Dave Ogilvie Ike Dyck, Margaret Ferris, and Nancy Gamache peeled and cored apples for hours during the annual “pie sale” fundraiser held Saturday at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. The amazing work of dozens of volunteers produced 1,000 apple pies in one day, with proceeds going to support the […]
Peggy Revell Jamie Steel tested her skills at eating an apple hanging from a string during the Fort Frances Museum’s Hallowe’en activities Saturday afternoon. Children who dropped buy ghost-bowled, ghost-busted, and much more.
File Both Muskie girls’ basketball squads likely will have byes to their respective league finals next Thursday in Kenora. The two teams finished regular-season action last week with identical 6-2 records.
Staff The Rainy River District School Board is set to approve an architectural services’ proposal for the renovation of the board’s office and demolition of the old Robert Moore School. With three proposals submitted by architectural firms, the board is looking to accept the one submitted by Evans Bertrand Hill […]
Staff With no new bear reports made in the past two weeks, it appears the bruins started to find their dens to hibernate for the winter. And with chilly winds and regular bouts of rain and snow lately, who can blame them? Local bylaw enforcement/animal control officer Arlene Byrnes said […]
Heather Latter Local CN Police Cst. Pete LeDrew offered up railway safety messages to Brad Hill’s Grade 4 class from J.W Walker School at the McIrvine Road crossing here yesterday. He will be giving a similar presentation to students at St. Francis School on Friday in conjunction with national “Safe […]
Staff Now that’s kicking off the season in style. The Muskie boys’ hockey team sent an early message it will be a force to be reckoned with this season by capturing the gold medal at a tournament in Dryden over the weekend. David Chambers grabbed the spotlight in Saturday’s final—scoring […]
Staff The “Citizen of the Year” selection committee will have its work cut out this week as it must review nearly two dozen applications before making a recommendation to town council at its meeting Nov. 9. A total of 23 nominations, some of which are for the same person, came […]
Staff Kris Sinclair and her rinkmates came up a dollar short in “The Big Nickel.” The Fort Frances Curling Club skip and her rink of third Lisa Penner, second Cathy Gruttner, and lead Cyndy Strand went 1-4 to finish in a tie for fifth in the six-team field at the […]
Staff A hot goalie can be one’s best friend if they’re wearing the same jersey and one’s worst nightmare if wearing the opposing one. But the Muskie girls’ hockey team decided it wasn’t leaving Winnipeg empty-handed—potent puck-stoppers be darned. Seven goals over the final two periods propelled the Muskies to […]
