Residents perused over the local vegetables available at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here Saturday. The Thanksgiving market, which also was open on Thursday, featured perogies, cabbage rolls, pies, and pickles to add to any Thanksgiving feast.
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Grade 3 students Chad Smith, left, and John Bruyere enjoyed 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. Bannock was provided by Couchiching First […]
Students across the district will hear some very important messages as two Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) presentations will be visiting local schools next week. Those in Grades 1-6 will view “The MADD Scientist and the Quest for Power” while Grades 7-12 will be presented with “Friday Night.” Hugh Dennis, […]
Oct. 7-13 is “Fire Prevention Week” and the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service will be busy promoting safety once again. Firefighters will be visiting Robert Moore School on Tuesday, followed by J.W. Walker on Wednesday. On Thursday, they’ll stop at St. Michael’s for the day while Friday they’ll be […]
With less than a week to go, fewer than 100 tickets remain unsold for the Bill Andrusco concert at the Townshend Theatre next Thursday night (Oct. 11). “We want people to know that if they haven’t gotten their tickets yet, there’s still an opportunity,” concert organizer Bill Gushulak said this […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is still looking for more nominations for its 12th-annual business awards. “Things are going okay, but they’re not going fabulously,” Chamber manager Dawn Booth noted late yesterday. “We’ve got about 41 nominations, and I’ve talked to quite a few people in the last few […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres, “Project Porchlight,” and Fort Frances Power Corp. teamed up last night to deliver door-to-door 1,400 free energy-efficient light bulbs to local residents. But those who missed the giveaway need not fret—1,000 free compact fluorescent light bulbs also will be given away during the Sabres’ home […]
Daylin James performed his “Bits of Broadway . . . and More” show, as well as “The Comeback King,” last night at the Townshend Theatre before a small but enthusiastic crowd. Proceeds from the show are going to the local skate park. James will be back in town again in […]
Student council members at J.W. Walker School yesterday helped Capt. Angel Sandoval load up donations for the local Salvation Army’s food bank. Students at the school brought in plenty of food over three days to help fill the food bank in time for Thanksgiving.
With representatives from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, and Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association asking questions, the four candidates vying for the Kenora-Rainy River riding had a lot to say about education issues at Tuesday night’s forum. In response to Progressive Conservative leader John […]
After passing a resolution Sept. 25 to appoint a candidate to fill the vacancy left by Tannis Drysdale, town council changed its mind yesterday and instead will hold a byelection to let the people decide. Voting to reconsider the previous resolution, which had been unanimously approved, councillors then discussed why […]
Eight-year-old Morgan Haw, a Sturgeon Creek student, led the district’s Grade 4 girls in her cross-country race—the first of the day—at Crossroads School in Devlin yesterday. Schools from across the district sent students from Grades 4-8 to Crossroads to compete in races, broken down by age and gender.
