A member of the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team got ready to serve during yesterday’s match against the visiting Dryden Eagles, which the black-and-gold lost in straight sets.
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SK student Carious Wawia dipped bannock in his vegetable soup during a Thanksgiving meal Friday at Huffman School here. Students from all grades had worked together to prepare the soup the day before, as well decorate the gym for the special occasion. The bannock was provided by Couchiching First Nation.
About 115 residents joined in the “World Record Walk” here Thursday. They gathered at the Sorting Gap Marina at 11:30 a.m. and walked to Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle and back. Across the province, people were trying to set a new Guinness World Record for the most walkers at any […]
Donald Young School student Gareth Dunn pondered his next move during a game of chess at the Rainy River District School Chess Tournament on Friday. The annual event, held at Crossroads in Devlin, saw a number of participants qualify for the Northern Ontario Schools Chess Championship on Oct. 20 in […]
NDP leader and incumbent MPP Howard Hampton cast his ballot in the provincial election this morning at the polling station at Robert Moore School here. Hampton and his supporters will be at La Place Rendez-Vous tonight to watch the numbers come in. Voting continues until 8 p.m.
The Muskie football team fell to 0-5 after a 33-7 loss to the host Kenora Broncos on Friday. The Muskies’ final home game of the season goes this Friday at 3 p.m., but may prove to be somewhat of a mismatch. The black-and-gold will host the Kelvin Clippers—holders of what […]
Town council will receive a letter of concern from Doug Murray, Abitibi-Consolidated regional manager, regarding available building lots and housing for sale in Fort Frances at tonight’s regular meeting. In a letter dated Oct. 2, Murray noted that between 2007 and the end of 2015, the mill potentially could see […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department was called to the apartments on Sixth Street West and Webster Avenue around 2 a.m. on Sunday after smoke was reported in an unit there. The fire department said this morning that a resident there had fallen asleep on the couch in the midst of […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres had plenty to be thankful for this weekend, earning a split against a very tough Thunder Bay Bearcats squad in a two-game home series. The Sabres took Friday night’s game by a score of 5-3 thanks to goals from across the board, including from newcomers […]
More than 140 students from across the district participated in the Rainy River District Schools Chess Tournament on Friday at Crossroads in Devlin. A number of the players qualified for the Northern Ontario Schools Chess Championship, which will be held Oct. 20 in Thunder Bay.
Robert Moore School students Josh Liggins, right, along with Thomas Onichuk and Matt Cheetham, helped to run the student vote today. Youth in Grades 4-8 there, as well as at Fort Frances High School, are participating in the student vote, which is taking place across the province. Results will be […]
Madeline Jones made a turkey out of construction paper Saturday morning at the Fort Frances Resource Program/Ontario Early Years Centre. The centre offers activities every Saturday as well as on most weekdays.
