Staff Local badminton player Anika Alexander dropped both of her opening matches at the 2010 Yonex Junior & U23 national championships in Toronto. In under-14 girls’ singles action, Alexander fell 2-1 (21-16, 16-21, and 21-12) to Quebec’s Camille Leblanc yesterday. Then in mixed doubles with partner Cam Jensen, they lost […]
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Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin improved one spot on his first Nationwide Series result, finishing 25th at the Bubba Burger 250 at Richmond on Friday night. Arpin had finished 26th in his Nationwide debut in the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega on April 25. For Friday’s race, Arpin was 37th […]
Duane Hicks Water tower to be down for two-three weeks Phase II of the biomass road construction project—which this year will see the reconstruction of Portage Avenue from First Street to Third Street, and Fifth Street to Sixth Street—will start up next Monday, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown confirmed […]
Peggy Revell Jean Boileau presented Katelyn Shortreed with a Rose Bowl for her outstanding performance in the vocal category for this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts following the annual “highlights concert” yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre. Also presented with a Rose bowl were Melissa Fletcher […]
Peggy Revell Paige and Cameron McFayden placed their bets at the cake roulette booth, which was raising money for Fort High’s annual “chem-free” grad, at the Home & Leisure Show held Friday and Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre. Businesses, community organizations, demonstrations, and kids’ games, along with a boat […]
Duane Hicks Local MPP Howard Hampton did the honour of cutting the ribbon Friday at the grand opening of the NCDS Transition Centre (242 Scott St.) Hampton was accompanied by NCDS executive director Jennifer Greenhalgh, left, Coun. Ken Perry, NCDS president Mike Anderson, Northwest Training and Adjustment Board co-chair Gary […]
Dan Falloon Muskie Jameson Shortreed charged through the Miles Macdonnell line Saturday morning during the black-and-gold’s pre-season tournament in Winnipeg. Fort High dropped that game 2-0 but rebounded to capture the consolation final with a 5-0 pummelling of host St. John’s-Ravenscourt.
Peggy Revell Some of the “orphans” (Jayda Price, Mackenzie Taylor, Savannah Whalen, and Janelle Ball) practised a song-and-dance routine from the musical “Annie” during Saturday morning’s rehearsal at Robert Moore School. The students will be presenting the show this Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. in the school gym.
Duane Hicks Kiwanian Robin Wright and Joan Foley of Investors Group read the winning ticket for this month’s “Trip of the Month” draw held this morning at International Travel Services. Tom and Emily Mosbeck of Emo will be heading to Prince Edward Island—a trip valued at $3,000. In related news, […]
Duane Hicks A crew with Grimsby, Ont.-based modular building specialists NRB Inc. hoisted a building module into the air and set it down on the foundation of the new Treaty #3 Police station going up at the corner of Idylwild Drive and School Road at Couchiching. The pre-fabricated, modular building […]
Peggy Revell Liam Quast added baking powder to the mixing bowl for a batch of tea biscuits—one of the multiple activities Grade 3 students at St. Michael’s School participated in for “Pioneer Days” yesterday. Students learned how pioneers lived by writing with quill pens, making shadow portraits, quilting, baking, and […]
Press Release Icebox Radio Theater of International Falls has released another edition of the popular series, “Frozen Frights,” as its latest podcast. “Frozen Frights” returns with an original story twistier than a North Country back road. “Shack Weekend” takes the idea of a “domestic drama” and paints it in the […]
