“Be ambitious, stay motivated, and never lose faith in yourself.” That was the advice valedictorian Rhonda Ruymar gave to her fellow graduates Friday night during Confederation College’s commencement exercises at La Place Rendez-Vous. Ruymar was among 14 graduates who received their diplomas in either business, international business, or law and […]
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The missing money from the “Friends of Animals” Nevada ticket sales at the East End Confectionery was the result of a counting error, not some criminal impulse. It was a fact pointed out by Neil Kabel’s lawyer, Robert Morgan, during Monday’s pre-trial hearing at which a charge of theft exceeding […]
With a June 15 strike date approaching, no negotiations are slated yet between Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers of Canada. And that has all the union locals with Abitibi planning to meet next Friday to discuss the situation. Cecil Makowski, Ontario region administrative vice-president with the CEP, […]
Last year I got sunburned. This year, it was frostbite–or at least close to it. On the bright side, though, the cold, windy weather kept the bugs away for the third-annual “Freedom Ride,” which saw 13 riders collect $4,700 for the Northern Therapeutic Riding Association (NorTRA) on Saturday morning at […]
Are you in touch with your higher self? If not, Nikki Katchur is willing to help you reach it at a “Shamanic Empowerment Through Vision Quest” retreat at Crawford’s Resort in Nestor Falls on July 4-11. Katchur has studied shamanism for the last 20 years, taking the “wisdoms” from several […]
After seven years of operating a Christian-oriented primary school in Fort Frances, the Emanuel Christian Academy is planning to offer a high school program starting in September, Pastor Steve Laing said. The school is based out of the Calvary Tabernacle at 308 Butler Ave., where 12 students presently are enrolled […]
Girl Guides and Pathfinders from across the La Verendrye Division came together as their annual year-end rally, dubbed “Ticks and Tornados,” took to the field at Sturgeon Creek School in Barwick over the weekend. And meeting new friends was a priority, with 110 participants plus leaders sharing a campsite for […]
Rose Coward, 74, of 851 Colonization Rd. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, May 30, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born March 5, 1924 in Stuartburn, Man. to the late John and Rose Makarenko. Rose moved as a child with her family to […]
Using a tight-checking, in-your-face style of play, the Muskie boys’ soccer team overcame the odds and upended the favoured Dryden Eagles 1-0 in the NorWOSSA final here Saturday afternoon. And that will be exactly the style the black-and-gold will have to use this weekend in Marathon if they hope to […]
After weeks of waiting, the town has received word back from LM Architects of Winnipeg stating it could not construct a new double-rink ice facility here within the $4.9-million budget. CAO Bill Naturkach informed the committee of the whole of council at Monday’s meeting after speaking with the company by […]
Mountain biking–it’s not a sport for the weak of heart or timid in spirit. You have to ride up hills normally reserved for black-diamond ski runs in the winter. You have to rush through narrow trails where even walking would be difficult. You have to be careful to watch for […]
Joel Morris tore up the trail at the annual “Sapling Snapper” mountain bike race Sunday at the Quadna Hill Resort in Hill City, Mn., finishing second in the 18-34 age class and third overall among “beginners.” Morris, 21, part of Team GT/Skates and Blades from Fort Frances, finished the 7.6-mile […]
