There are several age-old sports adages that bear true no matter how many times their validity is tested. Quality pitching is a must for any team looking to win a World Series ring. Or that elite-level goaltending is the key ingredient to a successful Stanley Cup run. And in football? […]
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FORT FRANCES—A group of 50 Grade 5 boys from across the district went camping this week. But besides exploring the wonders of nature, they also discovered the joys of reading and writing. The Rainy River District School Board hosted a literacy camp at Sunny Cove on Monday and Tuesday to […]
There’s an old Chinese proverb that states “a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step.” Chris Hill, head coach of the Muskies girls’ hockey team, couldn’t help but reflect on how far the program has come following the first week of tryouts and scrimmages last week at the […]
Town council got an update Monday night on upgrades being done to the war veterans’ cenotaph site in the Fort Frances Cemetery. The upgrades began last month after parks and cemetery staff met with members of the local Royal Canadian Legion to ensure the proposed upgrades were agreeable to all […]
FORT FRANCES—Twelve Fort High students who wrote special exams back in May to give them a leg up at university now are faced with having to rewrite the exams—or simply accept a refund—after their original ones were lost. “All of our exams were lost,” said Fort High principal Gord McCabe. […]
FORT FRANCES—Three district schools received funding this week to help run their nutrition programs, which provide free, healthy snacks to all students. Robert Moore, J.W. Walker, and Mine Centre schools all received funding from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services through the Northwestern Health Unit, which is the lead […]
What a difference a year can make. On the first day of the Muskie boys’ hockey team tryouts a year ago, head coach Shane Bliss had a pretty good idea concerning who was likely to make his team and who wouldn’t make the cut. The Muskies were returning a veteran […]
FORT FRANCES—The outgoing president of the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists said she’s pleased with the success of the Cranberry Peatlands Interpretive Trail in Alberton since its official opening back in July. “The biggest thing this year was the bog opening,” Henriette Verhoef said in her report at the group’s […]
Sometimes change can be the best thing to happen to a person. When pitcher Bob Andy made the decision to switch Rainy River District Fastball League teams last winter (moving from Big Grassy to the Sight & Sound Wolves), he had no idea the move would work out as well […]
Maybe it was the weather, or maybe it’s the event’s growing reputation. Whatever the reason, a record crowd turned out for the seventh-annual “Fly-in Drive-in BBQ” on Saturday at the Fort Frances Airport. Bruce Caldwell, who has organized the fly-in barbecue since its inception, said Monday that about 400 people […]
Now that students are back in class, local CN police officer Cst. Pete LeDrew is encouraging parents and guardians to make sure their children know about safely crossing the railroad tracks going to and from school. Cst. LeDrew said late last week that parents should make sure their kids know […]
The Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club will be holding its annual Drive-Thru Breakfast next Thursday (Sept. 21) at Tim Hortons, with residents invited to come by early and pick up their bag of goodies in support of local children’s activities. Club members, as well as local volunteers and members of […]
