A love affair of 18 years culminated in a marriage on Friday afternoon—the first-ever in the chapel at La Verendrye hospital here. Clifford Legarde and Judy Yerxa were married in the tiny chapel on the first floor of the hospital surrounded by dozens of family, friends, and well-wishers. Most had […]
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Given the success of River Theatre’s Summer Musical Theatre program over the last four years, director Renée Martin-Brown has decided to go ahead with the camp for another summer. In fact, she’s even expanding the program. Instead of holding it over one week, with space for only 30 eight to […]
The Donald Young School parent council reinstated the school’s family barbecue this year, holding the event Monday evening. An annual function in the past, it hadn’t been held in the last few years. Along with the multitude of hotdogs, hamburgers, and other goodies, there also was a DYS “Idol” competition […]
Multi-sport athlete Natalie Desjardins was recognized for her long list of achievements during Fort High’s annual athletic awards banquet at La Place Rendez-Vous last Thursday night. The prolific Muskie athlete took home three awards, including female MVP of the badminton team, female athlete of the year, and the prestigious Hall […]
The Fort Frances Cubs finished with a hard-fought 2-1 record at the Fort William Nationals junior baseball tournament over the weekend in Thunder Bay. The Cubs were one of 16 squads, made up of players aged 13-14, to compete in the four-day event. Cubs’ manager Clint Barton said he was […]
Margaret Cameron just missed her putt at the 10th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament last Friday at Kitchen Creek Golf Club. Fifteen teams raised roughly $3000 for the Confederation College scholarship awarded annually to a district student. —Alex Cruickshank photo
Fort Frances High School principal Gord McCabe presented Lindsey Sockolotuk with the Principal’s Award for Student Leadership during the school’s recognition assembly in the Townshend Theatre on Thursday. Sockolotuk was also recognized for making the Most Valuable Contribution to the Student Executive Council, and received a pen for making the […]
Chad Westover of Fort Frances accepted a smokie from Bonnie Allan, a department manager at Wal-mart, during a charity BBQ there on Friday. The company raised $688 for Donald Young School eighth-grade student, Katie Kuitunen, who has been sick for some time although the reason is still unknown. The money […]
Susan Bodnarchuk, curator Pam Hawley, and John Rafferty yesterday helped move boxes from the Fort Frances Museum to its temporary location further down Scott Street for the next six months. Members of the community were invited to spend their coffee break at the museum. —Crystal Green photo
Bryan Gustafson and Jenna Cousineau paraded across the Townshend Theatre stage on Saturday during Fort Frances High School’s Prom 2006 “Grand March,” which allowed the couples to show off their stunning evening wear to family and friends. About 175 students participated in the event before heading to prom at La […]
The Muskie boys’ soccer team ended the all-Ontario championship on a positive note today but failed to qualify for the quarter-finals. The black-and-gold closed out round-robin play in Pool ‘B’ with a 2-2 draw against the Bayridge Blazers of Kingston. Kevin Plett and Tyson Quibell had given the Muskies a […]
While the 10 spots for “Kiddie Quest” are filled up, organizers still are looking for more contestants to strut their stuff on stage for this year’s “Quest for the Best” on July 25. “We have 11 signed up for ‘Quest,’ so we have nine spots available and the deadline to […]
