Mitch Calvert A new face was behind the Muskie girls’ bench during the team’s annual home tournament this past weekend—and she’s there to stay. Michelle Veldhuisen officially has joined fellow coaches Mel Langtry and Rudy Anderson, making her the first female coach in the program’s history. “I have been a […]
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Mitch Calvert The Olympic flame soon will be embarking on its 106-day, 45,000-km cross-country trek ahead of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver in February. The torch relay is scheduled to begin this Friday (Oct. 30) on Vancouver Island and culminate at BC Place on Feb. 12 with the lighting […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie girls’ hockey team earned more than just a passing grade en route to a silver-medal win at their home tournament over the weekend. “We’re a young team so it takes time to establish ourselves, but we had five games to see where we’re at and it […]
Duane Hicks With so many Indian dishes to choose from, Tammy Kellar, left, and Catherine McGuire had their plates full Saturday evening during the “Diwali” dinner at St. John’s Anglican Church. The event drew about 70 people of all ages. See story, more photos on A5.
Heather Latter Siobhan Mackintosh got a chance to see what it was like to be mayor as Solange Busch’s Grade 4/5 French Immersion class at St. Francis School visited the Civic Centre last Thursday afternoon. The students also stopped by the museum and courthouse as they learned about local government […]
Peggy Revell Erma Armit, along with two of her children, Wanda Botsford and Victor Armit, serenaded those who gathered at the Cranberry Peatlands Interpretive Trail on Friday afternoon for a ceremony to dedicate the trail’s newest additions: two park benches in honour Armit’s father, the late Victor Raiche.
Heather Latter Ruth Caldwell, left, treasurer of the “Friends of the Library,” poured a cup of tea for convener Edith Newman on Friday afternoon during their appreciation tea at the Fort Frances Public Library.
Mitch Calvert Brad McDonald (#88) tried to get a handle on Portage Collegiate Institute Trojans’ running back Dylan Brydges during the regular-season finale at Muskie Field on Friday afternoon. The black-and-gold never had a handle on the game, either, losing 57-0 to finish the 2009 WHSFL season at 0-7.
The high-profile death of a Toronto teen, an otherwise healthy hockey player who succumbed rapidly to the H1N1 virus over the weekend, is a chilling example of the potential seriousness of the swine ’flu pandemic that has been sweeping the globe since the spring. But with word parents are now […]
Ken Grynol Dear editor: As the work on the new public school gets into full gear, I will ask again: Will the Rainy River District School Board come clean and let the residents of this district know where and what has transpired to the missing funds from Fort Frances High […]
Mary Jane Pearson Dear editor: On behalf of the La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary, I would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming response to our fall tea. Without the willingness of the membership to volunteer many hours, it would not have been possible. The food and baking was superb, […]
As the daylight grows shorter, the leaves of the trees have turned colour and have begun to fall. The first to disappear were the Manitoba maple leaves, followed by the ash. A golden blanket of birch leaves now hides my green grass. They seemed to suddenly chose to fall from […]
