Elementary and secondary students at several district schools are getting a helping hand from college students now that the Rainy River District School Board and Confederation College recently implemented the “Tutors in the Classroom” program here. Melissa Daupe, Chris Dent, Christina Haney, Paul Daoust, Ken McKay, and Barb Kwasnicia–all enrolled […]
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An enclosed “agriplex” could be just the thing to open up numerous revenue-generating opportunities for the district–and that’s exactly what the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fair board wants to build. Gary Beck, who sits an the agriplex sub-committee with fair board president Ken McKinnon, Keith Caul, and Allan Teeple, […]
If confidence is the key to success, then Kelly Moulik is going to go far. The 18-year-old Fort High student from Nestor Falls is working on two demo packages, including one with her uncle Jim Peterik, who co-wrote and performed the ’80s hit “Eye of the Tiger” as part of […]
With a banged up offensive line and their starting running back lost early in the game, the Muskies offence looked to be in precarious shape last Friday in Dryden. Enter quarterback Gary Wager. Wager, protected by a patched-up offensive line, threw the ball consistently all afternoon to lead the Muskies […]
Despite going winless in their first three games this season, head coach Rob Tysz said he’s been very pleased with the Muskie ‘C’ team’s progress. The latest setback was a 14-0 defeat at the hands of Warroad here last Thursday (their second-straight shutout loss) but Tysz said his players continue […]
Despite downing the Hammarskjold Vikings (Thunder Bay) 46-34 in the final game of the first-annual West End Motors Muskie Invitational senior girls’ basketball tournament here last weekend, the black-and-gold had to settle for second place. With four of the six teams–including the Muskies–ending the two-day tournament with 2-1 records, Hammarskjold […]
The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team picked up their first victory of the NorWOSSA season yesterday afternoon, sweeping the best-of-five match with the Dryden Eagles by scores of 25-14, 25-15, and 25-20. The win avenged a loss to Dryden–in which the Eagles overcame a 2-0 deficit–to open the season here […]
As rumours abound concerning the possible end to the so-called “fish war” between the province and Minnesota, Ontario NDP leader Howard Hampton is concerned Ottawa may sell out to the U.S. in order to solve the dispute. “I’m very much afraid the federal government just doesn’t care about this issue,” […]
The Safe Communities Incentive Plan is paying off for about 140 district businesses but organizers are on the lookout for new recruits as the program enters its third year here. “The next step, from now to January, will be to accept more registrations,” said SCIP co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston, who noted […]
The Fort Frances Kiwanis Club celebrated its 75th anniversary with a dinner Sept. 24 at La Place Rendez-Vous. “The 75th went off quite well. It was great to see everyone out,” said Robin Wright, who took over as club president for 1999-2000 from Ken Allan that evening. Many long-time club […]
Preparations are well underway for the grand opening of the new Fort Frances High School next Wednesday, with a tour of the state-of-the-art facility planned from 4-5:30 p.m. The grand opening also will feature a ribbon-cutting in the school foyer, along with two other special stops at the library and […]
Fort Frances Little Theatre is hoping to attract a good field of actors for its first production, “Cinderella Waltz,” with auditions slated next Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. upstairs at the museum. The play, a broad-based comedy slated to be staged sometime in January, consists of four male characters and five […]
