Grade 11 and 12 French Immersion students from Fort Frances High School, including Kayla Brady, visited Debbie Jean’s French senior kindergarten class yesterday to help run a “restaurant.” The children placed their orders in French, then were served crepes with their choice of strawberry or blueberry filling. —Melanie Béchard photo
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Some of the district’s brightest talent will be joining performers from northeastern Minnesota tomorrow night to participate in a fundraiser for the United Way. “Hooked on Talent” takes place at 7 p.m. at Backus Auditorium in International Falls in conjunction with the Governor’s Fishing Opener. Of the 18 singers signed […]
As part of a national fundraising campaign, the Voyageur Lions and its Fort High-based Leo Club are planning a “Purina Walk for Dog Guides” here May 28. And with only a few weeks to go, organizers are focusing on getting more people to register, collect pledges prior to the walk, […]
The Fort William North Stars dropped a 3-2 heartbreaker to the Burnaby Express yesterday at the Royal Bank Cup in Brampton, Ont. The loss moved the North Stars into a three-way tie with the Joliette Action and Yorkton Terriers. Two of the three teams will advance to the playoff round […]
The Muskie boys’ soccer team got off to a promising start in regular-season play by going undefeated at a tournament here on Friday and Saturday. Muskie head coach Shane Beckett was pleased with his team’s performance en route to three wins and a draw, saying he was particularly encouraged by […]
Every athlete dreams of playing at the highest level possible in their sport. It’s what drives them to spend years practising their craft. The cruel reality, however, is that only a handful of athletes ever realize their dreams. Sarah Noonan is one of those lucky ones. The 23-year-old Fort Frances […]
Brent Tookenay admits he’ll probably spend a few minutes at work this week checking hockey scores on the Internet. But unlike many Canadian hockey fans caught in the grips of NHL playoff fever, the Fort High vice-principal and former Borderland Thunder general manager won’t be checking for the latest news […]
The Muskie girls’ soccer team enjoyed mixed results weekend at a tournament here last weekend, managing two wins, a loss, and a draw in their four games. Muskie co-head coach Adam Craig was happy to come away with a winning record, but believes the team has a lot of work […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team gave it their all but ultimately came away from the all-Ontario championship in Dryden earlier this week winless in four tries. Their final loss was a 25-18 and 25-13 sweep at the hands of Penetanguishene on Wednesday morning. “The girls did play a very […]
The Tamarack Motocross Club has changed its race dates for this season—pushing each back a day and racing on Sunday instead of Saturday. “Saturday will be the practice and the race on Sunday,” owner Mike Scheibler noted. He explained the ambulance must be at the motocross races and the stock […]
Muskie badminton players Natalie Desjardins and Akira Kikkawa played to the best of their abilities at the all-Ontario championships last week in Timmins. Desjardins was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the “B” flight of the girls’ singles division while Kikkawa, competing in boys’ singles, brought home the fourth-place medal in […]
The Muskie Midget girls’ regional basketball squad competed in the Manitoba spring provincial championships in Winnipeg over the weekend and finished with a 1-2 record. Head coach Dan Bird said he was pleased with the results despite the losing record. Bird was forced to put a young and inexperienced team […]
