Heather Latter This Early Learning class from Robert Moore School, led by teacher Michelle Cain, recited the poem, “When Your Sucker Sticks,” yesterday during the English Drama division of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. Yesterday’s performances wrapped up the three-week long Festival and the 2014 event […]
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Piano Division Friday, April 11 •Piano Solo, Method Courses, Popular, Level 4—1. Kaylyn Levesque •Piano Solo, Method Courses, Popular, Level 3—1. Grace Kooistra 2. Isaac Dykstra •Piano Solo, Method Courses, Children’s Songs, Level 4—1. Kaylyn Levesque •Piano Solo, Method Courses, Children`s Songs, Level 3—1. Katrina Koomans 2. Grace Kooistra •Piano […]
Staff The first-annual Community Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt, organized by the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club, along with “The Shops on Scott Street,” is all set to go for this Saturday. The event runs from 10 a.m. to noon, starting at Ink Spotz Apparel+ (279 Scott St.). There, they will pick […]
Joey Payeur Top “convict” Tyler Cousineau, left, of Gillons’ Insurance, who raised $670 in last year’s Voyageur Lions Club’s “Jail or Bail,” sent out a challenge for others to raise more bail than he does when they participate in this year’s event May 10 at Canadian Tire. Meanwhile, new Voyageur […]
Joey Payeur Another hunting season is in the books for Northwestern Ontario and many would think the adventures of local hunters solely is the telling of manly tales. But be advised: more than a few pages in this past season’s novel have been authored by a female demographic, which may […]
Joey Payeur Chantelle Spuzak had no problem finding superlatives when asked about how the weekend went for her Dancemakers School of Dance team at the Hall of Fame Challenge in St. Paul. “It was amazing—they did awesome,” beamed Spuzak, whose 21-member competitive squad not only cut a rug, they sliced […]
Joey Payeur The press release from Muskie athletic director Shane Beckett stated the black-and-gold football would have co-coaches this fall—one just learning the job and the other the one who used to have the job. That job title, though, is all a matter of perspective depending on who one talks […]
Joey Payeur Aaron Bujold proved to be a top gun, while the Robert Moore School Mustangs were left feeling the need for Skead. Bujold nailed a clutch three-pointer late in the second half as part of his team-high nine points to lift the St. Francis School Sentinels to a 17-11 […]
Staff For a pair of rookies, Noah Armstrong and Parker Wiersema seem to know their way around a wrestling mat. The Fort Frances residents were part of the 21-member Mighty Mustangs wrestling team based in International Falls that travelled to the Minnesota Jaycee state wrestling championship in Grand Rapids, Minn. […]
Joey Payeur It was short, but sweet. Two teams from Fort Frances prospered in the pool at the Northwestern Ontario Open Swim Meet hosted by the Kenora Swimming Sharks, the final event of the short-course swimming season. The Fort Frances Aquanaut Swim Team and the Cyclone Swim Club each racked […]
Joey Payeur They were the few, the proud and most likely the very tired by the time they played their last point. But the Fort Frances Vipers 17U girls club volleyball team continued to make steps forward in their play as they captured ninth place at the Vision Elite 18U […]
Staff Finishing on top during the regular season was one thing. But doing it when it mattered most proved just as attainable a goal for Scared Hitless. The regular-season champs of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League repeated their achievement in the playoffs—capturing the league title last Thursday with a […]
