Staff It was a tough opening day for a pair of Muskie badminton teams at the all-Ontarios in Sudbury. The senior boys’ pairing of Tim Desjardins and Rory Bagacki fell from the ‘A’ bracket with a loss to John Pham and Brandon To of the ROPSSAA. But they rebounded in […]
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Elisabeth Heslop Grade 12 student Kellianne Legg used teeth to demonstrate the process dental hygienists use to clean them as part of her Co-op Day display at Fort Frances High School yesterday. Legg, who is doing her co-op at the Fort Frances Dental Centre, plans to attend Fanshawe College in […]
Peggy Revell Khali DeGagne raced with a balloon between her knees as part of a Family Fun and Learning Night activities at St. Michael’s School. The event was one of many held to mark Catholic Education Week.
Mitch Calvert Anniss Seid went airborne after a free ball in the Muskie boys’ 3-2 loss to the Dryden Eagles in their NorWOSSA opener yesterday morning.
Duane Hicks The Fine Line Art Gallery’s 2009 spring art exhibit, “Thread,” will kick off tomorrow evening with a mix-and-mingle event. Fine Line co-op member Jean Richards said that as of yesterday, 25 pieces have come in so far, adding it’s possible more will be submitted as the gallery is […]
Mitch Calvert Both the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams opened NorWOSSA play here yesterday—but with decidedly different results. The defending NorWOSSA champion girls’ squad strung together back-to-back shutouts, blanking Dryden 4-0 in their morning game before escaping with a 1-0 victory over Kenora in their afternoon tilt. Veteran keeper […]
Staff The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts will wrap up its 2009 event with the annual “highlights” concert this Saturday (May 9). Slated to start at 6:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre, the concert will feature some of this year’s star performances from the two weeks the […]
Press Release Staff at Family and Children’s Services have teamed up with Gillons’ Insurance Brokers and the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario in providing fleece blankets for children and youth in need. Board member Trevor Fitzgerald made the announcement at the monthly FACS board meeting held April 16. The presentation […]
Press Release The Ministry of Education is performing operational reviews of the 72 district school boards across the province. Composed of external consultants from Deloitte & Touche LLP and Ministry of Education staff, the Operational Review Team conducted the review over a three-day period in January. Four functional areas were […]
Press Release In our second successful year of presenting P.A.R.T.Y. (Preventing Alcohol Related Trauma for Youth) to area grade 10 students, there has been a new sponsor added: McDonald’s Restaurant of Fort Frances. So far this school year, more than 200 students have spent a day at La Verendrye Hospital […]
Staff The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service will be at Canadian Tire this Saturday (May 9) to promote its “Spring into Summer, Spring into Safety” campaign. Fire safety specialist Wayne Riches said firefighters will be on hand from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. to offer information on fire safety as well […]
Robin McCormick Slo-pitch teams will be hold their annual spring clean-up at the Devlin ball park this Saturday (May 9) beginning at 9 a.m. All team members are encouraged to come out and pitch in to get the diamond in tip-top shape for the coming season. Be sure to bring […]
