The auditorium at Sturgeon Creek School once again was packed with family, friends, and Christmas enthusiasm for its annual Christmas concert. “When we had our dress rehearsal, the program just skipped through two hours,” noted teacher David Ogilvie. So they decided that was long enough and cut the program at […]
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If all it takes to drop your first game of the season is to lose two of your key players, face an opposing player with a hot hand, and be taken to three overtime periods, then consider the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team in good spirits after a busy week […]
More than 200 people slurped spaghetti over placemats coloured with messages of holiday cheer at a fundraising dinner Tuesday night which raised $1,100 for children in the Third World. Grade seven and eight students at St. Francis School hosted the event at St. Mary’s Church to raise money for the […]
The Town of Fort Frances has a blueprint for the future now that it’s strategic plan is in place. “It’s the first full-blown strategic plan that the town has done in-depth,” CAO Bill Naturkach said Tuesday. “There’s things in there that have to be done next year, in three years, […]
With their favourite teddy bears in one hand and a book in the other, students at St. Michael’s School here participated in worldwide campaign for reading last Friday morning. The third-annual “United We Read” campaign is designed to have children all over the world reading together. Organized by Scholastic Books, […]
The Couchiching Volunteer Fire Department held its 28th-annual “Santa Run” there Sunday night, with 300 children receiving a gift this year. Santa was chauffeured around by a fire truck that was decked out with lights, decorations, presents, and speakers. Three trucks filled with elves and presents followed. Jan Adams, an […]
As the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee continues to work at landing financial support for a $150,000 feasibility study, NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton said he sees a future in its plans. “I’d like to see provincial dollars go into it,” he noted last Thursday. “The concept is an […]
On the eve of contract talks, local public servants said Monday they are prepared to face off against the province to rebuild a crumbling public sector. “There’s a crisis in Ontario and it’s not a financial crisis, it’s a public service crisis,” Bob Dakin, president of Ontario Public Service Employees […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team showed signs of a comeback in the second period last night, but then the Baudette Bears opened the floodgates en route to a convincing 13-3 win in exhibition action there. Muskie defenceman Kyle McTavish scored two quick goals late in the first and early in […]
Fort Frances will be requesting $2.4 million from the province after the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.’s Northern Communities Capital Assistance program was announced earlier this month. Community Services manager George Bell said at Monday night’s committee of the whole of council meeting that the town will be applying for […]
It was a battle of the up-and-comer versus the veteran with a berth at the district playdowns on the line. And experience won. Thunder Bay skip Diane Adams, curling under the Rainy River club banner, upended first-year ladies’ competitor Angela Lee of Stratton 7-5 in an extra end in Sunday’s […]
When Brendan Cawston opened his carton of milk at school recently, he didn’t get milk—he got a snowboard. The grade four student at St. Francis School heard a “moo” when he opened the carton and knew right away he was a winner in the “Moo You Win” contest. Local dairy […]
