Jessica George A little young to have drivers’ licences just yet, Shawn and Liam Wyder were greeted by “Leo” the Lion this morning as they walked through the Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “drive-thru” breakfast in the Tim Hortons parking lot. For $10, the brothers received coupons, water, juice, a breakfast […]
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Peggy Revell Maria Gilbert (foreground) and Kelsey Langtry, students in Jodi Easton’s Grade 3 class at J.W. Walker School, got their hands a little dirty with detective work yesterday. The class learned about fingerprinting, shoeprints, and other investigative skills thanks to a visit from Science North.
Duane Hicks The “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign’s “Drive for 35” phone blitz got off to a good start yesterday, having raised $9,000 of the final $35,000 needed to meet its $750,000 goal. Campaign chair Mark Kowalchuk said this morning that thanks to the generosity of area residents, they’ve […]
Staff The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team opened their NorWOSSA season on a winning note Tuesday by beating the host Dryden Eagles 26-16. Chelsea Hill led the way with 12 points but co-coach Dan Bird said the play in their own end was huge. “It was another great defensive effort […]
Staff Close, but no cigar. The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres battled toe-to-toe with the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs on Tuesday night but the outcome was all too familiar in falling 2-1 to the defending SIJHL champs. Backed by a 36-save effort from goalie Sonny Albert, the Ice Dogs stole a […]
Duane Hicks Local residents showed interest in the possibility of a new condominium in Fort Frances last night as 40-50 people showed up at the Civic Centre for a public information session. Economic development officer Geoff Gillon conducted the session, explaining the impetus for it and what residents can do […]
Jessica George Does it get any better than hearing a live musical performance while doing an afternoon of shopping? The Eddie Coffey Group of Newfoundland is set to hit the parking lot at Wal-Mart here from noon-4 p.m. this Friday through Sunday to raise money for Canada’s woundedwarriors.ca—a charitable organization […]
Duane Hicks The “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign’s “Drive for 35” phone blitz carried on yesterday, seeing pledges totalling another $3,000. Campaign chair Mark Kowalchuk said this morning they’ve now reached $734,000, “moving closer to $750,000, which is still our goal, ultimately, and $35,000, our goal for this week.” […]
Duane Hicks Cellphone customers in Fort Frances soon should have more service providers to choose from after town council on Monday night approved a request from Dryden Municipal Telephone System to lease space on the water tower for a cellular antenna, and directed that an authorizing bylaw be prepared. Operations […]
Staff The “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign’s “Drive for 35” phone blitz continued to be a success yesterday, seeing pledges totalling another $7,000 towards the final $35,000 needed to meet its $750,000 goal. Campaign chair Mark Kowalchuk said this morning they’ve now reached $731,000, adding a highlight was seeing […]
Staff Homecoming is one of the biggest parties of the year for high school students—and naturally with celebration often comes alcohol. But teens need to be aware that if they are going to party, they need to do it safely. So with the pressure on to be part of the […]
Press Release What are the benefits of the “alternate school day” schedule? Consistent feedback from school boards throughout Ontario indicates the following benefits of an alternate school day schedule: •more time for instruction; •a more settled day, especially in the last block; •fewer discipline problems; •more easily scheduled presentations by […]
