Heather Latter Frigid temperatures didn’t stop students at St. Michael’s from having a blast while going on dog sled rides around the school yard yesterday morning. The rides were provided by Burton Penner of Borealis Sled Dog Adventures from Vermilion Bay and kicked off a fun-filled day there, with students […]
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Duane Hicks Infant Anthony Brunetta, seen here with dad, Ryan Brunetta, and mom, Ellen Gibson, was the focus of attention for students in Becky Booth’s Grade 2 class at Robert Moore School on Friday during the “Roots of Empathy” program. It works to create emotional literacy and prevent bullying amongst […]
Duane Hicks “Friends of the Library” president Cathy Robinson admired some of the penny auction items on display at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre in preview of the annual Valentine’s bake sale and cookie walk slated there this coming Monday (Feb. 13). The organization is accepting new or […]
Lucas Punkari Alex Gustafson went airborne to keep the play alive for the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team last Wednesday as they took on the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action here. Gustafson was able to keep the ball in-bounds as the black-and-gold cruised to a 53-21 victory. See story C8.
Duane Hicks With the possible financial impact of an assessment review board hearing for the mill property still looming on the horizon, town council agreed yesterday to set up a corporate contingency reserve fund to help soften what could be a massive blow. In a report from treasurer Laurie Witherspoon, […]
Staff The Jeff Currie rink, which includes Devlin’s Mike Badiuk at lead, pulled off arguably the biggest surprise thus far at the Northern Ontario men’s provincial curling playdowns in Sault Ste. Marie. The Thunder Bay crew upended defending champ Brad Jacobs 9-3 in nine ends last night to sit at […]
Staff After becoming the first team all season to beat the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA play Friday night, the Muskie girls continued their winning ways with a 3-1 exhibition win over the visiting Baudette Bears last night. The black-and-gold broke a 1-1 stalemate midway through the third period when Shilo […]
the OPP On Jan. 20, one female was charged with trafficking a Schedule I drug when she tried to sell three containers of methadone to a plainclothes police officer. She was arrested, charged, and later released with a court date of Feb. 17 in Fort Frances. Then on Jan. 27, […]
Heather Latter Despite the chilly temperature this morning, St. Michael’s School students were all smiles as they had a chance to go for dog sled rides around the school grounds with Burton Penner of Borealis Sled Dog Adventures from Vermilion Bay.
Heather Latter Grade 1 students Izzy White, left, and Emily Fitzgerald of St. Michael’s School celebrated the 100th day of classes yesterday by donning spiffy “100th day” glasses and taking part in a variety of classroom activities based around the number “100.”
Staff A pair of rinks with local connections earned their first wins yesterday on the opening day of action at the Northern Ontario men’s provincial playdowns in Sault Ste. Marie. Trevor Bonot’s rink from the Stratton Curling Club and the Jeff Currie foursome from the Fort William Curling Club (Thunder […]
Staff Attention all entrepreneurs! The Northwest Business Centre is hosting a workshop, entitled “The ABCs of Entrepreneurship—Aboriginal Business Day,” at the Couchiching Bingo Hall on Thursday, Feb. 16. Running from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., the event will provide the opportunity to learn about business support services, programs, and accessible funding through […]
