Staff The win-loss record wasn’t a big deal to Anne Jean. The fact her team got to be around to post any kind of record was a reward in itself. “It was definitely amazing,” said the Grade 11 member of the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team, which went 1-3 at […]
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Joey Payeur Wyatt Cota was getting no end of grief from his teammates for his stick selection. But it was Cota who got the last laugh in a way the English River Miners found none too amusing. The 20-year-old Kingston product netted a natural hat trick Friday night to key […]
Heather Latter Grade 5/6 students in Debbie Jean’s class at St. Francis School are striving to create clean water in a Third World country through “Free the Children.” Calling it the “Change 4 Change” campaign, the students are asking staff and students at the school, as well as the community, […]
Heather Latter Community Living Fort Frances and District is encouraging people to pull out their brightest, funkiest socks in support of World Down Syndrome Day on Saturday. “Community Living Ontario celebrates it every year but this is the first time we are promoting it here,” noted Faith Moen. “We want […]
Heather Latter Ryan Wood of Spruce Grove, Alta. was watching Global National’s news on Friday afternoon and was surprised to see a photo of his hometown of Fort Frances during the broadcast’s sign-off. Former resident Carrie Halwachs-Zechel, meanwhile, said she almost jumped off the couch after seeing the photo of […]
Duane Hicks Bill Krag has big plans for the former White Pine Inn here. “I’ve been chasing a dream of owning a multiplex building in town,” said Krag, who took over ownership of the inn after buying it last month. Krag, who owns other rental properties, said he’s looked at […]
Duane Hicks Town council will keep $120,000 earmarked for new tennis courts in its 2015 budget. But during Monday’s budget meeting, Coun. Paul Ryan said the money will be set aside “on the condition that the committee raises the rest of the money.” He noted the tennis court committee’s estimate […]
Duane Hicks Young entrepreneurs was the theme of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 19th-annual Tbaytel business awards gala here Thursday night and looking at some of the winners, it’s clear newcomers are making a splash on the local business scene. From the Grind Up, which young entrepreneur Ben Morelli […]
Duane Hicks The new National Geographic and Heart of the Continent Partnership geotourism MapGuide and website—traveltheheart.org—officially is launching tomorrow. The “landmark project,” which has taken two years to plan and execute, is “historically significant for all who live, work, and play in the Superior border lakes region,” also known as […]
Joey Payeur For the seven players who had skated their last stride with the Muskie girls’ hockey team, it was a close call as to what was the more overwhelming feeling. There was the pain of coming up one win short in their bid for a first-ever OFSAA ‘A/AA’ crown […]
Heather Latter Ella Evans, left, Portia Spuzak, David Morrison, and Taryn Oster tried their hand at “smooshing” last Wednesday during winter carnival activities at J.W. Walker School. The carnival originally was scheduled for Friday but with the mild weather, staff were worried there wouldn’t be enough snow left for the […]
Heather Latter Judges Kim Jo Bliss, left, and Shane Beckett talked to Grade 8 student Austin Mason about his science fair project—“The Dawn of Density of the Egg”—at J.W. Walker School last Wednesday, where he tested different diets for chickens to see which would produce the best eggs. Mason captured […]
