Dan Falloon Heading into the NorWOSSA playoffs this Friday (Feb. 19) in Dryden, the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team’s biggest challenge is realizing the first set actually counts. The black-and-gold, who finished the regular season in second place with a 3-5 record, won the first set only twice in eight […]
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Dan Falloon With one game left to decide the NorWOSSA champion, Muskie junior boys’ basketball coach Greg Ste. Croix is reiterating the same message he preached all season: keep the fundamentals strong. “At this time of the year, if you can do the little things really well, the bigger picture […]
Peggy Revell Anne and Rachel McCoy took a bumpy ride down the big tobogganing hill in Alberton on Family Day (Monday) during the township’s ninth-annual winter fun day. There was a big turnout for the afternoon as families came out to skate on the Millennium Rink, toboggan, and roast marshamallows […]
Peggy Revell Bev Rinke and Marie Anderson manned the booth set up by the Fort Frances Horticultural Society during “Seedy Saturday” at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here. The seed exchange gave residents a chance to select from favourite and useful seeds other gardeners and growers use, as well as […]
Peggy Revell Carrieann Brown, a culinary arts student at the Seven Generations Education Institute, served a bowl of “three sister soup with partridge” to Mitaanjigamiing First Nation Chief Janice Henderson during Friday evening’s benefit dinner for the Good Life for Young People Foundation.
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Timbit player Marti Woods cradled a teammate’s pass in a game against International Falls on Saturday night as part of a girls’ hockey tournament here. The Timbits finished fourth in the Novice division. On the Atom side, Kaemingh Esso finished second while the Rolling Lake Lightning […]
Peggy Revell Liz Henderson, right, and Kaayla Fox get ready to taste the main course of the gourmet dinner served by the culinary arts students at Seven Generations Education Institute during Friday night’s wild game benefit dinner for the Good Life for Young People Foundation (Oshki-Aa-yaa’aag Mino Bimaadiziiwin). Along with […]
Duane Hicks Jennifer Rogowsky created a watercolour painting with her son, Nicolas, during Family Day activities at the Fort Frances Museum yesterday.
Peggy Revell Grade 2 students at St. Michael’s School, including Kade Kocuiba, left, Cassidy Morrisson, Dale Berg, and Carson Noga, lined up in the hallway this morning to head back to their classroom after receiving a plate full of pancakes to enjoy to commemorate Shrove Tuesday. Several community pancake suppers […]
Dan Falloon Kaemingh Esso forward Emma Noga chased down Lauren Hamilton (Rolling Lake Lightning) in the Atom semi-finals of a girls’ hockey tournament here Sunday morning. Esso blanked Rolling Lake 2-0 to earn a berth in the final, where they fell to International Falls. Rolling Lake finished third in the […]
Dan Falloon Liam McEvoy stayed close to his dad, Bill, at the Family Day free skate at the Ice For Kids Arena yesterday morning. More than 100 residents took part in the skate, sponsored by the town, while a free swim was offered in the afternoon.
Peggy Revell With the help of Fort Frances Horticultural Society members, Wanda Johnson and Sean Turgeon picked out some seeds to buy during “Seedy Saturday” at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here Saturday. Gardening advice and all sorts of local favourite seeds were available, with proceeds going towards the courtyard […]
