Duane Hicks Rainycrest residents now have one of the best shower rooms in any long-term care facility. The east wing shower room—one of three in the home—recently was renovated, significantly upgrading the level of service and care able to be provided. “We wanted to make it homey. We wanted to […]
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Haley Anderson Like most of the graduating class of 2014, John Piotrowski is preparing for a change of pace come fall. But instead of spending his summer months anticipating another year of study, Piotrowski will be preparing to embark on a mission serving the National Evangelization Team (NET) Ministries of […]
Duane Hicks Town council Monday night approved a draft copy of a new asset management plan that outlines future infrastructure needs. But councillors were quick to note a recommendation in the plan to implement a 2.3 percent tax increase every year for the next 10 years is merely that. The […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances will be working with Agency 1 bands to rename the area known as Pither’s Point Park. As a first step, the land now will be referred to simply as “The Point” on an interim basis until a new name is determined. Fort Frances […]
Heather Latter While future funding for the Emo Agricultural Research Station is uncertain at this point, research technician Kim Jo Bliss feels this will be a significant year for trials there as they set out to determine how such a late spring will affect crops locally. “It’s almost as if […]
Joey Payeur The road trip has been so enjoyable the previous two times, Dougie deBernardeaux is bringing plenty of friends to share it with this time around. The starting running back for the Muskie football team will be attending the North Dakota State University Bison high school football camp in […]
Joey Payeur Thunder Bay’s Daniel Flewelling (background) and Collin Maronese ignored any warnings about a “no-fly” zone as they caught big-time air while battling in the Junior MX-3 division at the season-opening race of the Superior Dirt Riders’ circuit Saturday at the Emo Motorcross track.
Duane Hicks Shower renovations Darryl Galusha, director of seniors’ services and administration, eyed up the renovations recently done in one of the shower rooms at Rainycrest Long-term Care. Facility maintenance staff also recently fixed up a dedicated foot care room to provide better service and care for residents there.
Heather Latter Mary Strain sprinted to the finish line and was the top female participant (with a time of 20:34) during the second-annual “Beat the Band” 5K run/walk, which saw about 60 people join in. A fundraiser for the FFHS band and Muskie track-and-field team, the event also staged a […]
Courtesy of Chris Marchand – Dryden Observer Muskie Sierra Cousineau, right, was ferocious in her pursuit of the ball against a Dryden Eagles’ opponent during the teams’ 2-2 draw in NorWOSSA action there last Wednesday. Both the Muskie girls’ and boys’ teams finished the regular season in first place to […]
Staff With warmer temperatures here to stay, it’s finally okay for residents to stop running their taps. “You can stop ‘bleeding,’” Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown announced at last night’s council meeting. “The weather’s changed and the frost is just about out of the ground,” he noted. Since January, […]
Heather Latter More than 60 participants took off from the Sorting Gap Marina on Saturday for the second-annual “Beat the Band” 5K run/walk. A fundraiser for the FFHS band and Muskie track-and-field team, the event also hosted a 1K kids’ run before.
