Duane Hicks Audiologist Jackie McCormick was at the controls of a sound booth this morning at the Fort Frances Enhanced Hearing Centre, which just opened its doors today. The business, located in the Senic River Mall (130 Second St. E., offers services such as hearing assessments as well as hearing […]
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Dan Falloon Madisyn DeGagne of Super 8 whacked a backhand rebound towards the net in a 7-1 win over the Thunder Bay Sabres here Saturday afternoon. Super 8 finished the girls’ hockey tournament with a 2-2 record and didn’t advance to the playoff round. But the other local team, the […]
Duane Hicks Scott McGinnis, right, the newest addition to the Investors Group Financial Services team here, drew the ticket for the local Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” winner for March as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on this morning at International Travel Services. Alton Pollard of Fort Frances won a […]
Staff Judy LaBelle has gotten off to a perfect start at the senior women’s provincial playdowns in Blind River. LaBelle and her Fort Frances rink of third Mary Beth Tkachuk, second Maureen Thomson, and lead Trudy Badiuk downed Marion Clark (Port Arthur) 7-4 this morning to improve to 2-0. The […]
Dan Falloon Don’t tell the Muskie boys’ hockey team that they roundly defeated the Red Lake Rams by a combined score of 35-2 in their four meetings during the regular season. Rather, the black-and-gold (9-1-2) are taking a more cautious approach to their first-round opponent in the NorWOSSA playoffs, especially […]
Faye Whitbeck In a rare circumstance, the Border Concert Association will be opening one of its seasonal concerts to 150 lucky individuals. On a first-come, first-served basis, 150 free tickets will be available for the presentation of “Circus INcognitus,” featuring the one-man acrobat show of Jamie Adkins, on Sunday, March […]
Peggy Revell This group of Robert Moore students tried to hold their ground during a game of tug-of-war earlier today as the whole school headed outside to celebrate the Winter Olympic Games. With the Grade 8s leading the activities, the school split up into different “countries” to rotate through activities […]
Dan Falloon Muskie senior boys’ basketball player Dustin Eyolfson soared as he tried to come down with a rebound during the squad’s 66-36 romp over the Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA final last Friday in Dryden. That win advanced the Muskies to the NWOSSAA final against Thunder Bay champion Churchill, […]
Peggy Revell St. Francis students Garrett Woods and Daniel Vanderbrand held up the hearts they received on the school’s “Spirit Day” on Tueday. The hearts—given in exchange for donations—are part of the “Hearts and hands for Haiti” Lenten project taking place across the Northwest Catholic District School Board. Having already […]
Peggy Revell St. Michael’s School yesterday received a donation of 10 digital cameras to use and learn with thanks to the local Wal-Mart’s “Adopt-a-school” program. Pictured here with the cameras are students in Cheri Tolton-Whatley’s senior kindergarten class.
Peggy Revell Susan Bourne, a naturalist with Quetico Provincial Park, spoke with Natasha Petawanaqueb, Kayla Shine, and Courtney Armstrong about youth job opportunities with the Ministry of Natural Resources during the “Careers in Natural Resources 2010” job fair yesterday at the Couchiching multi-use facility. Students from across the district attended […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers opened their home-and-home series with the Dryden Ice Dogs with a little extra motivation to make off with a win. The second-place Ice Dogs (36-8-5) were the only team the Lakers (14-32-5) hadn’t beaten entering the final week of the regular season. But the […]
