Colin Hewitt toasted his boat, “Ariba,” with a small bottle of champagne cooler after winning his first race of the Rendezvous Yacht Club spring series last Wednesday. But he was extra careful not to break any glass on the bow. After all, he had spent many months getting this Tanzer […]
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The Zone 1 Northwestern Ontario Games in Kenora last weekend featured a bevy of local Special Olympic athletes who put on quite the show. More than 100 competitors from Kenora, Dryden, and Thunder Bay joined the Fort Frances contingent in the two-day event. On the track, Ray Bedard was the […]
Shade squeaked past the Spuds 14-12 in a close ‘A’ final of the first slo-pitch tournament of the season in Devlin last weekend. The contest between the two Fort Frances teams was tight in the late innings, with both teams trading leads in the sixth and seventh innings. Shade pitcher […]
Vice-principal Kendal Olson welcomed the audience to Sturgeon Crek Alternative Program’s 2001 graduation ceremonies last Tuesday (June 19) at the Sturgeon Creek School gym. Olson led in prayer to open then exercises, then introduced each item on the evening’s agenda. Don Ricci first provided a multi-media presentation reflecting on each […]
The first-annual “Relay for Life” here last Friday night was an overwhelming success, raising close to $75,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. The “relay” featured 350 participants and close to 100 volunteers who occupied the grounds of Pither’s Point for a night of fun and focus to help stop the […]
They may be off to a slow start this year but Capt. Eric Alcock of the Fort Frances Salvation Army is optimistic they still will be able to reach their goal for this year’s Red Shield appeal. “The campaign was supposed to be over the last week in May,” Capt. […]
Last Wednesday (June 20) was the last day of school for students at Mine Centre School. At 1 p.m., friends, family, staff, and students gathered in the gym for the senior kindergarten to grade seven graduation. The first presentation was made by Mrs. Dennis as she presented each student from […]
After 31 years as an English teacher and librarian, Joyce Cunningham received the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation’s Norm Snyder Award at a retirement barbecue last Thursday. Cunningham, the first person in Northwestern Ontario to receive this award for her career-long commitment to OSSTF, was beside herself as OSSTF 5B […]
Donald Young School held its awards assembly last Tuesday morning (June 19) in the gym, attended by few parents and friends. The program was emceed by teacher Lucinda Meyers. Third-graders Taylor Latimer and Marcas Veldhuisen this year were the recipients of the Grant Shine Memorial Plaque, presented by Linda Angus. […]
The Emo Bulldogs once again showed why they’re the cream of the Rainy River District Fastball League, drubbing a recently-hot Sight and Sound squad 14-0 at VanJura Stadium last Thursday. Sight and Sound once again was felled by a pitcher who can hit quite well. Two weeks ago, it was […]
Sarah Hebert proved she’s got talent as she sang an original song to capture the Fun in the Sun queen entertainment night Sunday evening at the Townshend Theatre. “Everybody did so well,” Hebert said Monday, stressing that while winning a bouquet of roses and gift basket was an honour, the […]
Morley Reeve Gary Gamsby, who also is the president of the local Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, has pledged to shave his beard for striking CUPE members. Gamsby, who has had his beard since 1976, is joining Pinewood resident and CUPE #65 member Kevin Kennedy–who has only shaved once since […]
