Last week was graduation day for students at Sturgeon Creek and Donald Young School who participated in the Drug Awareness Resistance Education (DARE) program taught by Fort Frances OPP Cst. Mark Boileau. Students had to write an essay on “Ways to Say No” after viewing skits on the subject. Sturgeon […]
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La Vallee council is puzzled after being told it will be subsidizing child care on an 20/80 split with the province starting this year. It isn’t sure if the $4,000 it’s been told to pay by the province will go to the private-owned day care centre operated at Crossroads School […]
Donald Young School’s inaugural career fair for students in grades seven and eight last Friday passed the test with flying colours, scoring high marks with both teachers and students. DYS teacher Kim Bolen and principal Nancy Fretter, who organized the fair, were all smiles as students from their school, Sturgeon […]
Mr. Clarence Elton Showalter, formerly of Keewatin, Ont., passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 7, 1998 at the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Born at the Port Arthur General on March 23, 1922, he was raised and educated in Morson, Ont. He had lived in Emo, Ont. for 19 […]
This is the month to think about your heart–yours and everybody else’s. February is “Heart Month,” and the heart flag is now up at the Civic Centre to remind people that this is the month when we pledge to try to beat down Canada’s #1 killer. In Fort Frances this […]
“Who should get flu shots?” asked the interviewer. And the expert looked earnestly at the television camera to answer. “Well, to begin with, the elderly should get shots,” he said. “Anyone over the age of 65.” And that’s when I stopped listening. Now, I have nothing against flu shots. Without […]
The Fort Frances Visserettes and Boys Artistic competitive team travelled to Red Lake last weekend to challenge ones from Red Lake, Kenora, Thunder Bay, and Sioux Lookout at an inter-club meet. Our gymnasts performed very well and came home loaded with medals, ribbons, and trophies. Representing the Regional boys from […]
The Atikokan Angels skated away with the gold medal in both the Belle and Tween divisions at a ringette tournament in Emo last weekend. In the Belle final against the Emo Bandits, the Angels skated hard, handled the “puck” with authority, and shut down Emo’s offence, especially in the second […]
For the first time ever, a Fort Frances Special Olympics curling team will hit the ice in an exhibition game later this month against a squad from Kenora. “Curling so far is a demonstration sport but it will be the next one in line [to be accredited],” Special Olympics community […]
