Peggy Revell Beta Sigma Phi members Donna Penny (foreground) and Gloria Bergner cut bunches of daffodils at Knox United Church last night in preparation for the local sorority’s annal “Daffodil Day”—a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. Daffodils were on sale today at various local businesses, costing $7 per bunch […]
News
Staff At this point, being second will work for Tirzah Keffer. Keffer and her Muskie girls’ rink of third Samantha Mueller, second Carley Busch, and lead Taylor Hartlin clinched second place in Pool ‘B’ at the all-Ontarios in Toronto with a 7-2 victory over Paul Dwyer High School (Oshawa) this […]
Staff Coun. Sharon Tibbs yesterday filed her nomination to run for town council again—the first person to throw their hat in the ring for the Oct. 25 municipal election. She has served on council for 16 years in all, including a 12-year stint from 1991-2003. Coun. Tibbs did not sit […]
Staff Lorne Jackson dropped his first game at the NOCA mixed provincial championships in Kenora yesterday. Jackson and his rink of third Kathie Jackson, second Todd Moxham, and lead Christine Sinclair were edged 7-5 by Dylan Johnston (Fort William Curling Club). The loss dropped Jackson to the ‘B’ event against […]
Staff TBayTel announced plans this week to build a new third-generation (3G) High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) wireless network across Northern Ontario, with the upgraded network to be deployed in Thunder Bay, Kenora, and Dryden this year, and then Fort Frances and Rainy River District sometime in 2011. “Phase One will […]
Duane Hicks With the region having seen an unusually mild and short winter, black bears are starting to stir early this spring. As such, the Ministry of Natural Resources is urging the public to take heed that they will be hungry. “It’s a bit early in the northwest and the […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers’ clock might be nearing midnight. The Lakers, whose Cinderella playoff run has brought them to within two wins of the SIJHL final, were edged 2-1 by the Dryden Ice Dogs last night to trail their best-of-seven semi-final series 3-2. The Lakers will try to fend […]
Staff The big city hasn’t been getting to Tirzah Keffer so far. The Muskie skip and her rink of third Samantha Mueller, second Carley Busch, and lead Taylor Hartlin improved to 2-0 at the all-Ontarios in Toronto with a 7-4 win over St. Joseph High School (Nepean) this morning. The […]
Gord Anderson The Muskie boys’ hockey team did their part to qualify for the quarter-finals. Unfortunately, a 9-2 win this morning over the Widdifield Wildcats (North Bay) wasn’t enough to advance out of Pool ‘B’ at the OFSAA ‘AAA/AAAA’ tournament being held in St. Catharines/Grimsby. The Muskies ended up tied […]
Staff Fort Frances OPP reported yesterday afternoon that a third teen missing from the Training and Learning Centre in Watten Township has been found safe and sound. Three teenaged girls had run away from TLC staff on Sunday around 6:30 p.m. while on a visit to the Lions Park on […]
Peggy Revell Alasha Perrault concentrated on pouring out a watering can while playing in the big pool brought out yesterday morning for the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal Head Start Program’s beach party. Besides splashing around in the pool, the youngsters also had the chance to limbo, play frisbee, and do other summertime […]
Peggy Revell Grade 1 students Sean Schatull and Lily Grace Matthews built geometric shapes yesterday evening during a “Family Math Night” held for Mr. Cousineau’s class at St. Michael’s School. Parents and children worked together through different activity stations while learning how to make mathematics more understandable and fun.
