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Peggy Revell St. Michael’s student Lily Matthews successfully spelled one of the words she was given during the Grade 1 spelling bee held there yesterday morning. The event was one of many being held in Catholic schools across the district to mark Catholic Education Week.
Peggy Revell J.W. Walker student Jorja Pope was served up a pile of pancakes this morning as part of the breakfast held to celebrate Education Week. Students and their families came out for the morning meal, which is just one of many activities in schools across the district as part […]
Dan Falloon Members of the Wildcat and Lions Division 1 soccer teams bundled up to fend off the chilly elements on the first evening of Fort Frances Youth Soccer action at the St. Francis Sports Fields yesterday. The season started a week later than normal this year, but cool weather […]
Staff A motion on whether the Rainy River District School Board should join the Town of Fort Frances and Northwest Catholic District School Board to build tennis courts at the St. Francis Sports Field here will be voted on tonight. Under the proposal, the local Catholic board would provide the […]
Staff The 31st-annual Kiwanis auction is underway this week on the Internet auction site ebay.ca, with bidding having opened Sunday and closing this Saturday (May 8). The Kiwanis’ eBay store, where all of the items up for bid can be found, is located at http://stores.ebay.ca/kiwanisauction People also can search eBay […]
Staff Local player Anika Alexander picked up her first victory at the 2010 Yonex Junior & U23 national badminton championships in Toronto yesterday. Competing in the under-13 girls’ singles, Alexander swept Evelyne Wilkie 21-15/21-13 on the consolation side of the draw. Earlier in the day, Alexander and partner Rachel Livergant […]
the OPP A member of the OPP from the North West Region was arrested and charged with two counts of assault on May 2 after the OPP received a complaint following two domestic incidents. The incidents, which occurred April 29 and 30, were investigated by members of the OPP’s North […]
One of the great surprises of the last few years has been the so-called “destocking” by consumers and retailers who do not want to carry the high-priced brand names. This is starting to affect the bottom line of many companies. Consumers, in response to the “Great Recession,” have begun to […]
Staff Muskie boys’ soccer coach Shane Beckett maintained his crew was better last night than it was on Friday. The black-and-gold squeezed in a quartet of games at the annual St. John’s-Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend, dropping their first two before rebounding with a pair of victories. The […]
