Erin Deschamps now knows the real meaning behind fast “home delivery” after giving birth to a 6 lb., 9 oz. baby girl on the bathroom floor of her Fifth Street West home last Thursday morning. Not only was she all alone at the time, it was a breech birth. Deschamps […]
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After five weeks of learning what to expect in the employment field, those enrolled in the Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living’s “Youth at Risk” pre-employment program soon will begin the second phase of their training–work placement. This week, program co-ordinators Allene Perusse and Rosanne Zimmerman spent much […]
On Monday, Val Martindale’s grade 12 English Media class got a rare opportunity when independent film-maker Carol O’Brien talked to them about the film-making industry. O’Brien, now a Winnipeg-based Canadian film-maker but a former graduate of Fort High, came in on the request of Martindale, who has two classes that […]
What do Robin Williams, Thomas Edison, and Albert Einstein have in common? They all had attention deficit disorder–a problem affecting a child’s “good behaviour” and, equally importantly, their ability to learn. That’s why the local ADD support group, headed by Heather Whitburn and Cynthia Donald, is thrilled an expert on […]
While most children begin to learn to read and write without any problems, some struggle. And that’s where the new “Reading Recovery” program comes in. Phillip Whitefish, a grade one student in Helen Mose’s class at Donald Young School here in Emo, is in the program. He loves animals, and […]
Jay Neilson is one of the few kids in the world who was able to bring worms into class and not get in trouble for it. Mind you, the fifth-grader’s collection of dew worms, red wigglers, and a mysterious variety dubbed “garden” worms were all part of his science fair […]
With only four games national junior women’s curling playdowns, Angela Lee’s Stratton rink had their record fall to two and six by press time after losing a squeaker to Suzanne Gaudet’s PEI team this morning. Both teams jumped onto the ice with impressive scores at the beginning of the game, […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball continued their hot play of late, downing the Dryden Eagles by a convincing 71-35 score on the road yesterday afternoon. The black-and-gold dominated the game from the opening tip-off, using their run ‘n’ gun style of offence to wear down the eagle defenders. Leading by […]
Matt McLellan scored twice while Taylor Jorgenson added the other to pace the Times Tigers (Fort Frances) to a narrow 3-2 win over the Rainy River Legion on Sunday afternoon to capture top honours in a novice hockey tournament in Emo. Rainy River opened the scoring in the first on […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team claimed its first Kenora Invitational Tournament title with a thrilling 62-59 victory over the Churchill Bulldogs (Winnipeg) there Saturday. Trailing 31-20 at the half to the much taller Bulldogs, the Muskies starting hitting their shots and taking the ball hard to the basket in […]
As last Friday’s contest between the Muskies and the Dryden Eagles wore on, the question wasn’t if the black-and-gold were going to take over but rather when. Despite being held scoreless in the first period, the Muskies slowly began to dominate the game more and more on every shift. Time […]
More than 250 hunters and tourist operators converged on the Legion Hall in Dryden last Thursday night to protest the Harris government’s decision last month to cancel the spring bear hunt. And they’ve decided to fight back against the negativity surrounding the bear hunt as a result of the million-dollar […]
