Jessica George Tess Coish, of Tess’ Kitchen here, is getting her Hallowe’en spirit on by building a haunted backyard for kids to enjoy next Friday night. Coish always has loved Hallowe’en, and has been truly disappointed with the number of kids who have come to her home over the years. […]
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Mitch Calvert It was a tough road trip for the Muskie court teams in Dryden yesterday. The senior girls’ basketball team (4-3) fell 50-36 to the host Eagles and now can finish no better than second place in NorWOSSA play, with the regular-season finale set for Tuesday here against Kenora. […]
Staff With the deadline for nominations coming up next Friday (Oct. 31), the town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking the public to think of individuals who have made a difference in our community and nominate them for the award, which is being given out for the 21st […]
Paige Desmond Confederation College students, faculty, and administration were on hand yesterday to celebrate the local campus’ record enrolment of 102 full-time students. Local campus director Anne Renaud noted the college has seen an overall increase at all of its campuses, but added the jump here was the highest. Celebrating […]
Duane Hicks Keynote speaker Maggie Chicoine used a sash to explain planning in the “now, near and far,” as well as how to avoid “knots,” during a customer service workshop last night at Confederation College here. The session, held in conjunction with Small Business Week (Oct. 19-25), was attended by […]
Peggy Revell Kelly Gooselin showed off one of the many knots she learned to tie at the Girl Guides’ weekly meeting last night. There’s still plenty of room in all units for any interested girls, and more leaders are always welcome.
Duane Hicks St. Francis student Mackenzie Wright got a chance to be mayor temporarily this morning at the Civic Centre as Solange Busch’s Grade 4/5 French Immersion class took a tour of town facilities in conjunction with Local Government Week (Oct. 19-25). She and some fellow students, acting as councillors […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres’ six-game winning streak is over. An early second-period goal by Kelin Ainsworth broke a 2-2 tie, then the Fort William North Stars hung on the rest of the way to edge the Sabres 3-2 in the opener of their three-game road trip. “We […]
Duane Hicks While Hallowe’en hasn’t even come and gone, and hopefully a “winter wonderland” is a ways off yet, the local Business Improvement Association already is planning for the 51st-annual “Parade of Lights.” The popular event, meant to kick off the holiday season in downtown Fort Frances, is scheduled for […]
Paige Desmond The “In Search of Your Warrior” program offered by Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services Inc., scheduled to start this past Monday, was delayed due to a lack of participants, facilitator Harold Tookenay said. Originally aimed at a group of 10, Tookenay still has four empty spaces and […]
Peggy Revell FORT FRANCES—While some people may be celebrating the countdown to the holiday season, another less-popular season also is just getting started: ’flu season. But protecting yourself against the ’flu is not complex, said Donna Stanley, manager of controls of infectious disease for the Northwestern Health Unit. “Really, the […]
Peggy Revell FORT FRANCES—Local speech pathologist Ann Anderson soon will be on her way to the other side of the world after being selected by the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists to be part of a delegation heading to China at the end of the month. Anderson, who […]
