Staff About a dozen local business will be participating in a “Moonlight Madness” event next Friday (Nov. 16), offering extended hours, promotions, discounts, and draws. “We’re just hoping to generate a little excitement; to try something a little bit different,” enthused Richard Boileau of McTaggart’s. He said the event is […]
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Staff “Bag it. Donate it. Win it.” While the Canadian Diabetes Association’s “Clothesline” program regularly gets quite a few donations locally, a new contest is giving donors an even better reason to give during November. Those who donate their gently-used clothing, small household items, and electronics to “Clothesline” prior to […]
Heather Latter Teachers at St. Francis School here are incorporating a new program into their lesson plan as a way to engage and motivate students in mathematics. “Mathletics,” an online learning resource, has been labelled as the next generation in learning—helping students enjoy math and achieve outstanding results. “Anything different […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is taking the next step in turning the former Huffman School property on Williams Avenue into a residential subdivision, and will hold a public meeting on a proposed re-zoning Nov. 26. The purpose of the re-zoning—from institutional to residential—is to accommodate the creation […]
Heather Latter Buoyed by the success of last year’s project, students at St. Francis School here once again will be decorating and dispersing trees into the community as a way to spread “warm wishes” all year long. Members of the student council, along with several class reps, initiated the “Tree […]
Nicole Horn A group of Fort High art students still are raving about their trip to Greece last month. The 10-day excursion consisted of different tours throughout the islands of Greece, with many stops along the way to take in the beauty. The first two days were spent in Athens, […]
Nicole Horn Fort High students participating in this year’s “Musical Revue” have been very hard at work over the past few weeks. With opening night coming up next Thursday (Nov. 15), all the students involved are fine-tuning every part to make sure it will be one of the best. This […]
Duane Hicks More than 100 “touch quilts” crafted by area volunteers are making their way into hands across Rainy River District, helping to provide sensory stimulation to those with Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia. Eleanor Barron, the local Alzheimer Society’s “First Link” and public education co-ordinator, presented 30 […]
Duane Hicks While many people may not realize it, Rainy River District has helped create jobs in Africa while providing environmentally-friendly transportation to residents there. Well over 300 unwanted bicycles from the district will be heading to people in Africa in the spring thanks to the recent “Bicycles for Humanity” […]
Lucas PunkariNicole Horn Thanks to victories over the Broncos in their regular-season finale here last Thursday, the Muskie girls’ basketball teams are hoping the sweet taste of victory will carry over into the NorWOSSA playoffs tomorrow in Kenora. Both squads will face different paths in their quest for championship glory, […]
Lucas PunkariNicole Horn If the Muskie junior and senior boys’ volleyball teams both want to come away with NorWOSSA gold tomorrow in Kenora, they’ll have to do it the hard way. After both squads finished in second place in the regular-season standings, they’ll square off against the host Broncos in […]
Staff Despite a chilly wind, a large group gathered at 071 McTavish Rd. in La Vallee last Thursday morning for a ground-breaking ceremony for the “Abinoojii Akiin” (Children’s Land) Centre, which is expected to be completed in June. The project represents a legacy for Weechi-it-te-win Family Services, which is made […]
