Duane Hicks While she may be recovering from shoulder surgery, and will have her arm in a sling for the next eight weeks, local choir director Diane Maxey will get going with several musical projects starting this weekend—and is welcoming new people to get involved. This Saturday (Oct. 24), Maxey […]
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Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will be celebrating its 16th birthday after all. “We’re still in a ‘go’ pattern,” committee chairman Tom Fry said this morning. “We actually did quite well in terms of filling out director positions, but now we’re just looking to fill positions with […]
Duane Hicks Testimonials sought from immigrants With a launch date set for March, work is continuing on the Northwestern Ontario Immigration Portal Project (NOIP), a provincially-funded Internet-based project that hopefully will help attract more residents to Rainy River District. The NOIP will be a web portal having general information pertaining […]
Duane Hicks After requesting last month that town council help make the intersection at King’s Highway and Keating Avenue safer as part of its 2010 budget, OPP Cst. Anne McCoy of the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition is garnering more and more support for the initiative. Cst. McCoy said she […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie senior and junior girls’ basketball teams had their hands full when they returned home from tournaments in Thunder Bay on Sunday. Both teams nabbed silver medals. The seniors had opened with a 30-25 win over the host Churchill Trojans. “We generated a lot of turnovers off […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team is on some kind of roll. Perfect so far in NorWOSSA action, the black-and-gold carried that momentum into the annual “Pumpkin Smash” tournament in Dryden over the weekend en route to a gold-medal performance. Fort High split into two squads, with the […]
Mitch Calvert It is time. Time to put away the kid gloves and attempt to end a trying season on a high note. Time to forget about the 0-6 record and lengthy injury list, and simply lay it all on the line. The Muskie football team will conclude its WHSFL […]
Peggy Revell Signs in hand, Maija Goranson, Deanna Goranson, Ruth Belanger, and Kaitlin Belanger were just four of the roughly 85 people from across the district who turned out Friday night to participate in the “Take Back the Night” march. Walking and chanting along King’s Highway, participants “reclaimed” the night […]
Heather Latter Debbie Jean, JK teacher at St. Michael’s School, used a UVA light to check for germs on the hands of her students. The special “GlitterBug” fluorescent lotion allows kids to have fun while learning about germs and proper hand-washing techniques. The “GlitterBug” kit has been offered to schools […]
Heather Latter Jill Kellar, right, participated in the “Dental Challenge” at the Northwestern Health Unit’s booth at a health fair at the Emo Legion on Saturday as dental hygienist Nicole Rogozinski looked on. Those who played the “Jeopardy”-style game won a toothbrush. Presented by the Emo-La Vallee-Chapple Healthy Communities Coalition, […]
Peggy Revell Kieran Weir added some dirt to the base of one of the nine trees the congregation of Zion Lutheran Church here planted at the south property line of the church Sunday morning. Alongside being dedicated and blessed on behalf of passed loved ones, the trees are part of […]
Mitch Calvert Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Ben Hilborn stopped Fort William North Stars’ Ryan Magill in his tracks with a solid open-ice hit during SIJHL action at the Ice For Kids Arena on Saturday night. The Lakers dropped a 4-2 decision after losing 11-6 the night before to fall to […]
