The Associated Press WASHINGTON—Don’t just talk to your toddler—gesture, too. Pointing, waving bye-bye, and other natural gestures seem to boost a budding vocabulary. Scientists found those tots who could convey more meaning with gestures at age 14 months went on to have a richer vocabulary as they prepared to start […]
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Press Release With current tough economic times, many people are disheartened to hear the news of job loss and unemployment levels rising. The OPP is please to report it is hiring and recruiting new members. The local detachment is hosting a constable/cadet recruitment information session this Wednesday (Feb. 18) at […]
Staff The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres seem to have found their confidence at just the right time. Despite allowing three unanswered goals in the final four minutes of Friday night’s 5-3 loss, the Sabres rebounded with a 4-1 win over the SIJHL-leading Fort William North Stars on Saturday night to […]
Staff Mike Jakubo of Copper Cliff went the short route—capping an undefeated run at the NOCA men’s provincial curling playdowns here with a 9-4 victory over Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie) in Saturday night’s final. The two teams traded deuces in the second and third ends, but the turning point […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances will get $513,260 in funding towards $769,890 in improvements to the sewage treatment plant here, ranking among the hundreds of Ontario communities that will benefit from a $1 billion-plus federal-provincial funding announcement made Friday. Mayor Roy Avis said he was pleasantly surprised to hear the news. […]
Mitch Calvert The Dryden Eagles junior boys’ basketball team outworked the Muskies here Friday afternoon, winning 44-35 to hand Fort High its first loss in NorWOSSA regular-season play. The Muskie senior boys remained undefeated in league action with a 49-16 romp but the junior girls’ volleyball team lost in five […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie David Chambers prepared to corral the puck on his backhand during the black-and-gold’s 13-0 romp over the visiting Kenora Broncos at the Ice for Kids Arena here Sunday afternoon. The Muskie girls lost 4-3 in a shootout in Kenora against the Broncos on Friday.
Mitch Calvert Lead Lee Toner (left) and third Matt Seabrook helped sweep the Mike Jakubo rink to the Tim Hortons Brier with a 9-4 win over Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie) in the final of the NOCA men’s provincial playdowns Saturday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The Sudbury-based […]
Duane Hicks Museum assistant Katie Urban, left, helped Hannah Anderson, five, make a paper flower for Valentine’s Day at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday. Kids also were welcome to come by and make cards for their parents that day.
It is with great sadness that the family of Arlene Hekl (nee McEvoy) announce her passing on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009 at the Grace Hospital following a lengthy illness. She will be sadly missed by her husband, Robert; and daughters, Kimmie Jo Hekl (Alain Dumonceaux) and Karen Mae Hekl (Gord […]
Jean Katherine Ann Peterson, of International Falls, Mn., passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, Feb. 12, 2009 at her home surrounded by family. Jean Blake was born March 15, 1935 in Fort Frances, Ont. She was a graduate of the Class of ’56 from Port Arthur General Hospital School of […]
Peggy Revell Naomi Cochrane put the finishing touches on a Valentine’s cookie—one of the many holiday-themed activities held yesterday at the Fort Frances Nursery School.
