Lily Matthews received her graduation hat and diploma on Wednesday morning from her teacher Angela Gibson. Matthews was one of over 40 kids who graduated from Fort Frances Nursery school. The event took place at the Legion Park. It began with a barbecue, following by the graduation presentation and a […]
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The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada is planning a campaign to call for a regional energy pricing system in Ontario to help the struggling forest industry. “This province should adopt regional power authorities. Where it makes the most sense is in Northwestern Ontario,” said Cecil Makowski, vice-president of […]
The Lac La Croix Indian pony—which is native to Northwestern Ontario and northeastern Manitoba—was once nearly extinct, but now is making a comeback here in Rainy River District. Kim and Rhonda Shoemaker, owners of Running Horse Ranch in Miscampbell, were pleased to welcome a new Lac La Croix pony to […]
The Muskie boys’ soccer team experienced a familiar problem earlier this week at the all-Ontarios in St. Catharines—putting the ball in the net. The black-and-gold managed just two goals in their four round-robin games (two games per day on both Monday and Tuesday) enroute to a 0-3-1 record that left […]
The Fort Frances Lions Club delivered the final cheque in its $50,000 pledge to local health care during the club’s annual dinner here Friday. “We realize how much $50,000 is. We do appreciate it. We do thank you,” said Larry Cousineau, chair of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, who […]
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 […]
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 […]
